By Barney Blakeney Special to the NNPA from The Charleston Chronicle Dylann Storm Roof on June 17 walked into Emanuel AME Church through a side door...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For many outside the Black community, they had never seen anything like it. Though suffering and deep in...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Most economists agree that the Great Recession, sparked by the housing market crash, officially ended in 2009,...
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — They’re called managers, and they sometimes work grueling schedules at fast food chains and retail stores. But...
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Groups hoping to squeeze partisan politics out of how states shape congressional districts are hailing a Supreme Court decision...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A Dominican Republic court order threatens to force more than 200,000 Dominican-born Haitians from their homes...
By Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Legislation that would retool and restore the Voting Rights Act was introduced in Congress...
by John Zippert Special to the NNPA from the Greene County Democrat The Shelby County Chapter of the NAACP with support from the statewide organization and...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (The Washington Post) — What finally opened Paul Thurmond’s eyes and changed his heart was in the Gospel of Mark — the very New...
JOHN MORITZ, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The day she was killed along with eight others during Bible study at a South Carolina church, Myra...
MEG KINNARD, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal authorities say they are investigating recent fires at predominantly black churches, though the blazes do not appear...
MEG KINNARD, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal authorities say they are investigating recent fires at predominantly black churches, though the blazes do not appear...
The regional office of the US Department of Health and Human Services is sponsoring a webinar to help churches and houses of worship prepare for emergencies,...
This 4th of July, Bay Area residents can celebrate in a truly patriotic way onboard the historic aircraft carrier-turned museum, the USS Hornet. The highlight of...
Dorothy Morrison, whose spirit-filled contralto lead vocals sparked the 1969 hit “Oh Happy Day” by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, sat in a semicircle last Thursday rehearsing...
Mike Snider, USA TODAY (USA Today) — Netflix’s dominance in subscription streaming video is pretty much taken for granted. The streaming provider got to market...
Michael A. Fletcher, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post) — The governor of Puerto Rico has decided that the island cannot pay back more than...
Peter Dominiczak, Gordon Rayner, and Ben Farmer, LONDON (The Telegraph) — British Muslims must report concerns about family members or friends becoming radicalised or they...
Tre’vell Anderson, THE L.A. TIMES LOS ANGELES (The Los Angeles Times) — At the end of a week full of celebratory moments — Supreme Court...
Mark Sherman, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Supreme Court upheld the use of a controversial drug in lethal-injection executions Monday, even as two...
Lindsey Bahr, ASSOCIATED PRESS WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Jada Pinkett Smith wasn’t exactly sure what she was getting into when she signed on for...
By Mesfin Fekadu, ASSOCIATED PRESS Photos by Chris Pizzello, INVISION, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Though she was absent, Beyonce won three BET Awards,...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT (NNPA) – If ever there was a scourge of the auto industry, it is a minivan. Most people...
By Marquesa LaDawn NNPA Columnist On the Real Housewives of New York (RHONY), arriving in Turks and Caicos brings out the crazy. Before I go...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist On their Website, the Sons of Confederate Veterans describe themselves as preserving the “history and legacy” of the Confederacy. Their...