Ed Cropley, REUTERS PRETORIA, South Africa (Reuters) — South Africa sought diplomatic support from countries across the continent on Friday to defeat the “demon” of...
Darren Rovell, ESPN (ESPN.com) — Nike has likely assured itself of the top overall pick in the NFL draft. The world’s largest shoe and apparel...
Baxter Holmes, ESPN (ESPN.com) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing quadruple coronary bypass surgery...
Yesha Callahan, THE ROOT (The Root) — R&B singer Johnny Kemp, best known for his hit song “Just Got Paid,” died Thursday at the age...
Hansi Lo Wang, NPR NEW YORK (NPR.com) — An obscure but riveting genre of theater is being revived in New York City. They’re called “anti-lynching...
B.G. Henne, A.V. CLUB (A.V. Club) — Variety is reporting that How To Get Away With Murder’s Aja Naomi King has been cast opposite Armie Hammer...
Steve Peoples, ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — The Republican Party’s most ambitious have stormed into New Hampshire for an early state showdown that highlighted...
Benjamin Mueller, THE NEW YORK TIMES NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (The New York Times) — Civil rights groups in North Charleston, S.C., asked the United States Department...
Deborah Barfield Berry and Ledyard King, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today) – Five years after the massive BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Gulf Coast communities...
By Walter L. Fields NNPA Columnist When I first viewed the video of Walter Scott being gunned down by North Charleston, S.C. Police Officer Michael...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Two prominent Black Maryland officials – Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist In the House and Senate budget proposals for fiscal year 2016, passed with only Republican votes at the end...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states…Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere....
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist It is ironic that April is Fair Housing Month and the U.S. Senate has yet to schedule a vote on...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Without the video, North Charleston, S.C. police officer Michael T. Slager would likely have gotten away with murder. Without the...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist SAN DIEGO (NNPA) – The high-powered, low volume 2015 Volkswagen Golf R could play a big role in getting...
By Dr. Ro, America’s Nutrition Coach NNPA Columnist There’s a new diet craze that’s so crazy I have to sound off. It’s called mono-meals because...
Philip Elliot and Brendan Farrington, ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI (AP) — Hoping to turn his relative youth into a benefit, Sen. Marco Rubio entered the presidential race...
Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY (USA Today) — Clorox, best-known for turning things white, is red-faced over a misguided tweet that it’s since yanked. The bleach...
Lisa Sharon Harper, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post) — Religious leaders have proven to be powerful voices within a larger conversation about “Black Lives Matter,”...
John Eligon, THE NEW YORK TIMES FERGUSON, Mo. (The New York Times) — Like many people who dive into small-town politics, James W. Knowles III, the...
Olivia Smith and Josh Margolin, ABC NEWS (ABC News) — The FBI has launched a civil rights investigation into a video that appears to show...
By Danielle Young Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Chronicle (NNPA) — Sarah Adelia Graves, 22 and Shelbie Brooke Richards, 21 were sentenced to...
Laura Mandaro, USA TODAY SAN MATEO, Calif. (USA Today) — Nearly 1 million people placed an order for an Apple Watch on the first day...
Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY CLEVELAND (USA Today) — Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin didn’t have the roster he wanted when the season began,...