By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Lawmakers in South Carolina voted last week to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds,...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Lawmakers in South Carolina voted last week to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds,...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Politico) — Not one Republican presidential hopeful bothered — or dared — to show up at this annual gathering of influential Latino activists....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Politico) — Not one Republican presidential hopeful bothered — or dared — to show up at this annual gathering of influential Latino activists....
(NBC News) – The poverty rate has declined for Hispanic, white and Asian children, but has remained steady for Black children, according to a new analysis released today...
(NBC News) – The poverty rate has declined for Hispanic, white and Asian children, but has remained steady for Black children, according to a new analysis released today...
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – It’s labeled as a work of art; an exhibit in Chicago featuring a life size portrayal of Michael Brown after he was...
By Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA NEW YORK (NNPA) – “Mine was a simple hunger,” John A. Williams said of his early desire to become...
More than 2,000 people gathered at Ephesian Church of God in Christ in Berkeley on Tuesday to celebrate the life of a world-renowned Bishop. ...
D’Army Bailey, a civil rights activist, judge, attorney, author and actor who founded the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, has died. He served...
On Friday, the Confederate battle flag came down on the South Carolina Statehouse grounds. This symbolic, long overdue gesture has significant meaning. The flag celebrated the...
Arguments began this week in federal court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in N.C. NAACP v. McCrory, a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the most restrictive voting...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the last week of June, as the nation was still mourning and mulling over the massacre...
(The Washington Post) – In announcing the good news from the latest global HIV/AIDS report that the virus is being beaten back more quickly than expected, United...
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Minority-owned banks are crying foul about the federal government snubbing them for tax credits they say could generate...
By Denise Robbins Special to the NNPA from Media Matters NEWS ANALYSIS Climate change deniers have been talking a lot about “energy poverty” to criticize Pope...
WIMBLEDON, England (New York Times) — In a throwback move at the champions’ dinner Sunday night, this year’s Wimbledon singles champions — Serena Williams and Novak...
By Tayana Lewis Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Rihanna leaves fans cringing in excitement and shock with “B**** Better Have My Money”...
(Bloomberg) – The Grammy-winning rapper known as 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy in Connecticut after losing a lawsuit in a New York court over a...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As Congress works toward a comprehensive education policy that will replace the Bush Administration’s No Child Left...
Matthew Major is a violinist in the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra. A member of the orchestra since 2013, he is a junior at Castro Valley...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the wake of the mass murder of nine Black church members in Charleston, S.C. and the...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the wake of the mass murder of nine Black church members in Charleston, S.C. and the...
COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a black man who died after being placed in a white...
“We find ourselves at crossroads in history” By Larry Miller Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune PHILADELPHIA (NNPA) – NAACP president and CEO Cornell W....