Royal A. Shepherd, USA TODAY (USA Today)—The United Way of the Big Bend, in naming its first African American president and CEO, hired an area...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In the interest of full disclosure, I have been a W.E.B. DuBois fanatic since my teenage years in...
By Kim M. Keenan NNPA Columnist Selma. For those of a certain age, the word Selma is evocative of a time when people stood...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist There are two related violent phenomena in that are now getting renewed public attention and research around...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Much research points to the widespread existence of unconscious bias…We all – white and black – carry various...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist For 50 years Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) has been the primary...
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist They were young and largely impoverished. To find work, they had migrated from their native Egypt to a mid-coastal...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist By doubling down on his vile slur on President Obama’s love for his country, ex-New York City Mayor...
By Priscilla Ocen NNPA Guest Columnist When asked what her teachers think of her and her peers, one Black girl responded, “They like, can’t...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Within days of the murders of three Muslims in Chapel Hill, N.C., a crazed gunman shot several people...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist I have seen from time to time organized, polished scams that present themselves as a positive contribution to...
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist Ever get that queasy feeling in the pit of your stomach for seemingly, no reason at all? You’re not alone....
Roberta Rampton and David Lawder, REUTERS (Reuters)—U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would mean...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A senior Afghan leader said on Monday that his country’s government will begin peace talks with the Taliban in the “near...
Alyssa Newcomb, ABC NEWS (ABC News)—Samsung has dropped some big hints leading up to what is widely expected to be the unveiling of a new...
Mark Didtler, ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez reported to the New York Yankees following a season-long suspension, arriving three days ahead of...
Josh Boak, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home sales struck a snow drift in January, plunging to the slowest pace in nine months. The...
Marc Saltzman, Special for USA TODAY (USA Today)—If you’re reading this article – perhaps on a smartphone, tablet or laptop — chances are you’ve wrestled...
By Terry Shropshire Special to the NNPA from Atlanta Daily World (NNPA)—In a move that will make conservatives and extreme right-wingers rejoice, MSNBC is...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist We live in a era when humankind seems awash in war-driven atrocities. Men, and in some instances, boys –...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist We gather together this month to lift up the names that have been frequently lifted, to call the roll...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Should I give my Ex a Break on Support Payment? Dear Alma, I think I know what I’m going to...
Max Ehrenfreund, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—The artists John Legend and Common received an Academy Award Sunday night for “Glory,” their song in the film “Selma.” In his acceptance...
Eddie Pells, ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The questions were similar, and Dorial Green-Beckham had virtually the same response for each one. “I’m disappointed in myself...
Neil Genzlinger, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times)—Here’s a phrase you probably never expected to read: Highbrow PBS and trashy Investigation Discovery have complementary...