Roberto Ferdman, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—When the nation’s top nutrition panel released its latest dietary recommendations on Thursday, the group did something it had...
Pete Eisler and Christopher Schnaars, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)–Nearly a third of the nation’s nursing homes are getting lower scores on the government’s...
Nekesa Mumbi Moody, ASSOCIATED PRESS BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Award is a guarantee of big stars and...
Brittney Cooper, SALON (Salon.com)—Ruth Bader Ginsburg has emerged as the liberal hero of a hopelessly right-wing Supreme Court, a ram in the bush for those...
Evens Sanon, ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Thousands of people streamed into Haiti’s main public park on Saturday to honor the 17 victims who...
Adam Wells, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com)—When Jameis Winston announced he would participate in drills at the NFL Scouting Combine, he had a lot more to prove than...
Robert Lloyd, THE L.A. TIMES (The Los Angeles Times)—As a handsome period miniseries, “The Book of Negroes,” which premieres Monday on BET and continues through...
Robert Burns, ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence...
Sadie Gurman and Nicholas Riccardi, ASSOCIATED PRESS COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The man accused of setting off a small explosion last month that rattled...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist WASHINGTON, D.C., – Dodge is billing the 2015 Charger as the world’s only four-door muscle car. The brand...
By Ron Daniels NNPA Columnist The 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March, and the passage of the historic Voting Rights...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen,...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist As if we needed any more evidence, President Obama’s recent meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus...
By LeConté J. Dill NNPA Guest Columnist Nearly 40 years ago, a metaphor or fable, if you will, about “upstream-downstream” was created by healthcare...
By Kim M. Keenan NNPA Guest Columnist This revolution will definitely not be televised. When Intel announced that it would spend $300 million over the...
By Rev. Amos C. Brown NNPA Guest Columnist As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, we must...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist In observance of Black History Month, I believe it is important to highlight some of those long lasting...
By Everett Glenn NNPA Guest Columnist They say that “sport mirrors life.” The latest example is the sick twist on the death of Eric Garner...
By Valerie Graves NNPA Columnist As I joined fellow advocates of advertising diversity in ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ exchange recently, I couldn’t...
By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist For the past five weekends, my wife and I have sat through countless hours of indoor track and field meets,...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I have to confess that I really cannot believe the measles controversy. The issue of vaccinations had been settled,...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Who would have thought that the very close relationship between the United States and Israel would have deteriorated so...
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist Valentine’s Day has passed but if you want to keep the romantic fires burning, don’t fret. In the words of...
Sandy Cohen, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three black women released movies in 2014, more than ever before in a single year. And one...
Jim Corbett, USA TODAY (USA Today)—Former Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is mulling whether to participate in throwing drills Saturday in Indianapolis at the NFL...