Many long-time educators and Oakland parents are raising serious questions about a new Oakland Unified School District plan to turn over five schools – including three...
(Entertainment Weekly) – Lando’s back: We can confirm that Billy Dee Williams is indeed reprising his iconic Star Wars role in Disney XD’s animated series Star Wars Rebels. Plus, we have...
(Reuters) – The number of women working behind the camera in Hollywood’s top-grossing films has changed little over the past decade despite a slight uptick...
North Carolina Congressman Has Civil Rights History by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer After his unanimous selection as the next...
by Nayaba Arinde Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Since the murders and subsequent funerals of two members of the New York...
by Bridjes O’Neil Special to the NNPA from The St. Louis American Members of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus met with those from the Organization for...
After nine years of helping to bring holiday cheer to the less fortunate, volunteers and organizers of Christmas in Richmond rolled up their sleeves this holiday...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After three consecutive months of the economy adding more than 25,000 jobs, the Black unemployment rate...
DAVID MCFADDEN, Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — On crowded streets where fragile concrete homes collapsed and anguished people searched through rubble for loved ones, Haitians...
ANNE M. PETERSON, AP Sports Writers RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writers ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Coming into the national championship game, there was a school of...
ANNE M. PETERSON, AP Sports Writers RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writers ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Coming into the national championship game, there was a school of...
The Vallejo Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will host a day celebrating King’s life and reiterating the need to serve...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The first College Football Playoff was a success on almost every level — except maybe...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The first College Football Playoff was a success on almost every level — except maybe...
MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she is entering what is...
JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clarence E. Huntley Jr. and Joseph Shambrey grew up running track together in the same Los Angeles neighborhood...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The last several months have seen an outpouring of activism, with slogans coming in waves: “Justice...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the wake of unrelenting law suits seeking to abolish affirmative action coupled with nearly half...
by Charlene Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call (FinalCall.com) – In 2014 Black America’s suffering increased at the hands of angry White men...
by Charlene Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call (FinalCall.com) – In 2014 Black America’s suffering increased at the hands of angry White men...
By James Lockett This is the start of a series of articles discussing the intentional deception and misappropriation of funds that are designated for those...
By Conrad Baldwin Did California’s courts issue thousands of void and unenforceable restraining orders between 1999 and 2007? Did those void orders cause the false arrest...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist PONTE VEDRA, Fla. – Minivans are a tough sell. They might be the lone vehicle in the market that...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic This well-produced but flawed bio/war/drama follows the armed forces career and subsequent malaise of ex- Navy Seal Chris Kyle....
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Is Barack Obama, the nation’s first African American president, trying to kill Historically Black Colleges and Universities? If he’s...
