By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist At age 36, superstar Los Angeles Lakers basketball player, Kobe Bryant, is apparently at the end of his rope. On...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist I like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Her progressive ideas are just what we need while Hilary Clinton is straddling the...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist A Tough Call Dear Alma, I’m friends with my next door neighbor. She’s not my BFF, but we hang from...
“We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back,” said Dr. Martin...
Patrick McGroarty, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL JOHANNESBURG (The Wall Street Journal)—Companies and government officials are illegally moving as much as $60 billion out of Africa...
Jillian Berman, HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington Post)—When McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson officially steps down in March, there will be just four black CEOs in the Fortune...
Dave Zirin, THE NATION (The Nation)—Conspiracy theories abound in US history, a way to explain the unexplainable in a nation with massive gaps in wealth...
Ralph Ellis, Greg Botelho, and John Newsome, CNN ATLANTA (CNN)—Two days after she was found facedown and unresponsive in a bathtub full of water at her...
David Jackson and Gregory Korte, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)—President Obama unveiled a nearly $4 trillion budget that is “designed to bring middle class economics...
Sam Ford, ABC 7 – WJLA WASHINGTON (WJLA.com) – Parents are furious over what they’re calling a sudden surge in teachers resigning or being fired...
Beginning February 4, the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library will add six new bookmobile stops on Wednesdays to offer more community access to library materials. These...
Looking for some Friday Night Fun for the whole family? Bear Creek Community Church presents Movie Nights on Fridays, February 27. Craft time will begin at...
By Richard Johnson, Folsom State Prison I truly believe that the opportunity to present my views in the Post News Group allows me to bring a...
Google paid tribute to Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes in celebration of his 113th birthday with an animated video on the Google home page. Born...
San Leandro will celebrate African American History Month on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Main Library at 300 Estudillo Ave....
“In the last 11 years, we have received a tremendous response from young members who have exhibited a commitment to academic excellence and community service. We...
In a recently released Milken Institute Annual Report on best performing large cities, Vallejo jumped from being ranked 81 out of 200 in 2013 to being...
Tami Abdollah and Brian Melley, ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Marion “Suge” Knight sat jailed on suspicion of murder, dueling narratives cast him...
Michelle Nichols and Aaron Ross, REUTERS KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters)—United Nations support for a planned military operation against Rwandan rebels in eastern Democratic Republic...
Elias Meseret, ASSOCIATED PRESS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African leaders have agreed to send 7,500 troops to fight the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast...
Edmund Blair, REUTERS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters)—Ninety-year-old Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, one of Africa’s most divisive figures, ascended to the rotating chairmanship of the African...
Steve Peoples, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — He insists he could win, but Mitt Romney has stepped out of the 2016 presidential contest in favor...
Victor Blackwell and Devon Sayers, CNN VALDOSTA, Ga. (CNN)—A jury found Kendrick Johnson’s parents and five other family members guilty of misdemeanor charges related to a...
Connie Cass, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — A quick quiz: Monday is — a) Groundhog Day b) Budget Day c) A day for repeating the...
TIM BOOTH, AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — On some point Sunday it will happen. At least everyone hopes it happens. The biggest, most athletic tight...
