ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government plan to wipe out loans for many of the students who attended the now-disgraced for-profit Corinthian Colleges...
(Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of Seven industrial nations pledged on Monday to wipe out Ebola but offered little in terms of concrete action,...
by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley officially entered the presidential race May 30 with a...
CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Prosecutors sought to keep the last of the “Angola Three,” Albert Woodfox, behind bars...
CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Prosecutors sought to keep the last of the “Angola Three,” Albert Woodfox, behind bars...
BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — For the sixth consecutive year, the NBA Finals are tied after two games. Sometimes that means a long...
(Bloomberg) – In Georgia’s Gwinnett County where Republicans rule, few really love Obamacare. Few want to lose it either. In parts of the county, about...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – More than 1.9 million Black Americans work in retail, accounting for 11 percent of the industry’s total workforce....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia street performer who gained national attention for his performance on “The Voice” has died. Anthony Riley was 28. The medical...
(The Washington Post) – The host of a Texas pool party that led to the suspension of a police officer says things took a turn for the violent...
BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — It didn’t take long for a grand jury in South Carolina to indict a white former city policeman...
The Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) has been awarded a $14.2 million grant to expand career-based education to over 2,700 at-risk students in the East...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Cleveland.com) – A group of community leaders, clergy and civil rights activists on Tuesday plan to announce they’ve filed affidavits seeking charges against two Cleveland...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After falling into the single digits in April, the Black unemployment rate increased to 10.2 percent...
Fresh fruits and vegetables just became more affordable to low-income families on food stamps, and small farmers just got a much-needed boost, thanks to the USDA’s...
By Marena Brown Volunteers, community partners and members of the Davis Chapel CME Church collaborated on Saturday, May 23 to rebuild the Davis Chapel A....
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT (NNPA) – The Toyota Prius has been around for 15 years. It was the first hybrid on the...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT (NNPA) – The Toyota Prius has been around for 15 years. It was the first hybrid on the...
A recent Field poll indicates that 65 percent of Californians support Governor Jerry Brown’s mandatory 25 percent reduction of water use in urban areas. At the...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The indictment of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and the disclosure that he may have been sexually involved with...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The indictment of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and the disclosure that he may have been sexually involved with...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist “In the Northern states, we are not slaves to individuals, not personal slaves, yet in many ways we are slaves...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist “In the Northern states, we are not slaves to individuals, not personal slaves, yet in many ways we are slaves...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Three recent and separate enforcement actions involving federal and state agencies together prove how coordinated efforts against housing and credit...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Three recent and separate enforcement actions involving federal and state agencies together prove how coordinated efforts against housing and credit...