STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Basking in her latest victory, a beaming Venus Williams stood near her changeover chair launching autographed...
JOHN ZENOR, AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban steadfastly defended his signing of defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor, who has now been...
JOHN ZENOR, AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban steadfastly defended his signing of defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor, who has now been...
PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — In the midst of two losing seasons, the Atlanta Falcons tried to pump up the noise. It’s going...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic NEW ORLEANS (NNPA) – The comedy Get Hard, scheduled for release March 27, co-stars Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart. The...
(Hollywood Reporter) – In designating 31-year-old contributor Trevor Noah as Jon Stewart’s heir to the Daily Show desk, Comedy Central is about to boast a network first: a late-night host who’s...
by Mary L. Datcher Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender If one can say their life was an open book then LisaRaye McCoy...
Special to The Post A group of parents of 43 disappeared students and surviving students from the teachers’ school, “Raúl Isidro Burgos” of Ayotzinapa, Mexico,...
(New York Times) – Minority borrowers were once starved for credit through redlining — banks’ refusal to provide mortgages in their communities. Now the booming auto industry has...
by Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. will begin a stay in a halfway house...
DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A few years ago, violence on Chicago streets thrust a recently elected mayor into the national spotlight as shootouts...
Oakland Unified School District Antwan Wilson and his new team of administrators recently met with Pastors of Oakland, the African American Chamber of Commerce and the...
By Beth Tagawa, SFSU News The State of California has awarded $3 million to support the Metro College Success Program, which helps underrepresented students at...
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf will discuss her plans for sustained growth and enhancement of community programs at the second luncheon of the East Bay Women in...
By Kathleen Masterson, UCSF News The worst Ebola outbreak in history is not yet over. While Ebola is no longer dominating headlines and nightly newscasts, global...
St. Felicitas Catholic School in San Leandro recently held a dinner to celebrate the new scoreboard for the school gymnasium, purchased with $5,000 the school won...
KADUNA, Nigeria (The Washington Post) — As results from Nigeria’s presidential elections continued to trickle in for a third day, opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari retained his...
FRED GOODALL, AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston has spent much of the past two months crisscrossing the nation, sharpening his quarterback skills...
By Elaina Johnson Howard University News Service WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Grammy Award-winning artist Bishop Hezekiah Walker can add the 2015 Torch Award for religion to his...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Hundreds of Black women and girls representing the Black Women’s Roundtable descended on the nation’s capital...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the economy recovers and violent crime hits 30-year lows, lawmakers continue to trade in their...
By Barrington M. Salmon Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Growing concern for the well-being of the Walter Fauntroy and...
By Barrington M. Salmon Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Growing concern for the well-being of the Walter Fauntroy and...
I am deeply honored to serve as the Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District, and want to invite you to join me in reflecting on...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Benjamin Crump, the lawyer who skyrocketed to national prominence by representing the family of Trayvon...
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