By Marquesa LaDawn NNPA Columnist This week in Atlanta, it was shade central… Phaedra left her nest to visit new BFF Porsha, and things...
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist I get asked lots of questions about what, when, and how much food to eat in order to achieve a...
Farai Gunda, FORBES (Forbes)—With the continent’s most populous nation, Nigeria heading for presidential elections coming up this Saturday, the White House released a video of President Barack Obama’s...
Jonathan Stempel, REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters)—The trustee recovering money for Bernard Madoff’s victims on Monday announced a settlement to recoup $93 million from a “feeder...
Richard Marini, THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE (The Houston Chronicle)—A lot of the advice in the recently released U.S. dietary guidelines sounds familiar, yet it holds a...
Jim Kuhnhenn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is highlighting private-sector efforts to encourage more students from underrepresented groups to pursue education in science,...
Ever since she answered a newspaper classified ad in 1967 that read, “Wanted: One Soul Singer” – which happened to be the title of her favorite...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Recently, I wrote that today’s Republican Party is gripped by a severe problem – an acting-the-fool dynamic produced...
Andrea Rodriguez and Peter Orsi, ASSOCIATED PRESS HAVANA (AP) — Bookings to Cuba jumped 57 percent for one New York tour operator in the weeks...
Michael Winter, USA TODAY (USA Today)—The 20-year-old black University of Virginia student bloodied by alcohol-control officers outside a bar last week was denied entry after a...
Catalina Camia, USA TODAY LYNCHBURG, Va. (USA Today)—Sen. Ted Cruz kicked off the first major Republican presidential campaign of the 2016 election, vowing Monday to...
Scott Bauer, ASSOCIATED PRESS MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to Wisconsin’s voter identification law, after having blocked...
Ken Thomas, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Approaching a likely presidential campaign announcement next month, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that income inequality and wage...
Steven Cook, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport)—The Sweet 16 is finally upon us, which means the 2015 NCAA tournament will restart this weekend with a number of high-profile...
By Doris I. Mangrum In 1943, a 14 year-old African American male was strolling along the streets of Ferguson, Missouri when the police asked him...
Every morning when you wake up, you should always feel strong enough to hold your own, not only physically, but also mentally. Some people are...
Oakland East Bay Symphony and Music Director Michael Morgan continue their popular and insightful annual “Notes from . . .” series this season with “Notes from...
By Tasha Ellis Have you ever believed that you can change the world? Have you believed that you could help to eradicate injustice? Growing up in...
Neighbors gathered at Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland Wednesday night to discuss their concerns about the new AC Transit project, called Bus Rapid Transit...
VATICAN (Reuters)—Pope Francis might be preaching to the choir on climate change when he releases his environmental- and sustainability-focused encyclical later this year. A study...
John Paczkowski, BUZZFEED SAN FRANCISCO (BuzzFeed)—For years Apple has described TV as an “area of intense interest,” trashing the current TV experience as antiquated and asinine,...
Joan E. Solsman, CNET (CNET.com)—Google is rolling out a new automatic “smart lock” function that uses your mobile device’s accelerometer to determine when you set...
Christopher Torchia, ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG (AP) — “Baby Thomas never had a chance,” begins a South African newspaper report about the toll of fetal...
Joseph Zucker, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com)—Steve Nash has called it quits after an illustrious 18-year career in the NBA in which he made stops with the Phoenix...
By Sonya Eskridge Special to the NNPA via The Chicago Defender (NNPA)—This really isn’t Raven-Symoné’s week: first she rumbled with the Beyhive, and now she’s...
