By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Has Black America made significant progress politically, socially and economically over the past 50 years? This is not...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week I thought Stevie Wonder gave a great State of the Union Speech. Oops, did I say Stevie Wonder,...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Although a series of civil rights laws were enacted in the 1960s, in the 21st Century many of these victories...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist It has been deeply disturbing to hear and read suggestions that there is something inherently violent in Islam that...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The dominance of social media and our never-ending thirst for faster ways to communicate have relegated many of our people...
Ernie Banks, who became the first Black player for the Chicago Cubs during his remarkable lifetime, died last Friday. He was 83. Banks, widely known...
Oakland soul singer Brenda Vaughn began planning a fundraiser benefit for her friend, singer and keyboardist Rosie Gaines, who has gone through periods of homelessness and...
WASHINGTON (Rap-Up.com)—The stars gathered in the nation’s capital for BET Honors 2015, which was taped at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. on Saturday (Jan. 24)....
WASHINGTON (Rap-Up.com)—The stars gathered in the nation’s capital for BET Honors 2015, which was taped at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. on Saturday (Jan. 24)....
David Jackson and Bart Jansen, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)—The Secret Service said it recovered a 2-foot “quad copter” drone on the grounds of the White...
Mike Snider, USA TODAY (USA Today)—Now that we know what’s on Sling TV, it’s time to figure out who will pay for it. The answer...
Michael A. Fletcher, THE WASHINGTON POST PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, M.d. (The Washington Post)—African Americans for decades flocked to Prince George’s County to be part of...
Michael Lee, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—When Kobe Bryant made his first public comments after signing a two-year extension in November 2013, the Los...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist There is something at work in both the appearance itself of Ana DuVernay’s “Selma” and in the controversy over...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama knocked it out of the park during the State of the Union address. He was strong, progressive,...
Everyone has a story to tell. In the inspirational musical stage play “Lord Why Can’t I Do Right,” writer and producer Richard Torrence pens a story...
By Leland Kim and Laura Kurtzman, UCSF News UC San Francisco medical students helped sparked a national movement in December when they launched #whitecoats4blacklives to bring...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist My Husband Holds Grudges Dear Alma, My husband cannot let things go – he holds grudges for way longer than...
MAIGUDURI, Nigeria (BBC.com)—Nigerian Islamist Boko Haram fighters have attacked the strategically important north-eastern city of Maiduguri, with dozens reported dead. Earlier on Sunday they captured the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising sales helped boost hiring at U.S. businesses in the last three months of 2014, and companies are optimistic that continued improvement...
Elizabeth Wagmeister, VARIETY MAGAZINE LOS ANGELES (Variety)—Viola Davis won the outstanding lead drama actress prize at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role in...
Bill Wilner, ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX (AP) — Relishing no longer being in the “villain” role, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is painting his team’s Super Bowl...
Adam Edelman, THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (New York Daily News)—Even Hillary is finally ready for Hillary it seems. Hillary Clinton will “100%” run for...
Dionne Searcey and Robert Gebeloff, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times)—The middle class that President Obama identified in his State of the Union speech last...
Christine Byers, THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH ST. LOUIS, Mo. (STLToday.com)—Like many officers involved in deadly force encounters, Darren Wilson said his training took over when...
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