by Mary L. Datcher Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Defender The prospect of a child developing his or her talent and potential is...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – On the same day that Loretta Lynch was sworn-in as the 83rd United States Attorney General,...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – On the same day that Loretta Lynch was sworn-in as the 83rd United States Attorney General,...
(New York Times) – As he reflected on the festering wounds deepened by race and grievance that have been on painful display in America’s cities lately, President...
(New York Times) – As he reflected on the festering wounds deepened by race and grievance that have been on painful display in America’s cities lately, President...
Ken Thomas and Brian Witte, ASSOCIATED PRESS BALTIMORE (AP) — Martin O’Malley often casts Baltimore as the comeback city that overcame the ravages of drugs...
Paul Walsh, THE STAR TRIBUNE MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (The StarTribune) — Nekima Levy-Pounds, a college law professor who has been the voice and the face of the...
At Columbia University today, Hillary Clinton called for the end of the “era of mass incarceration.” During remarks at the 18th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership...
Ben Terris, THE WASHINGTON POST DETROIT (The Washington Post) — Ben Carson had just started a stump speech to his staff, the one about freedom,...
Greg Jaffe, THE WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK (The Washington Post) — He still has almost two years left in office, but the outlines of President...
Sophia Tareen, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO (AP) — One of the remaining obstacles to building Barack Obama’s presidential library in his hometown of Chicago fell away when...
By Ise Lyfe Auditioning. That’s what comes to mind when I think about the dynamic in the media and tone of local and federal governments...
(Politico) – Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush on Thursday urged Americans to not lose perspective in the aftermath of the Baltimore riots, and offered his...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has chosen his hometown of Chicago to host his future presidential library, two individuals with knowledge...
(The Washington Post) – Forget what’s in her heart. Some members of Maryland’s Jewish community are concerned about Rep. Donna F. Edwards’s intestines. “If somebody...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — After more than a decade of wrenching national debate over the intrusiveness of government intelligence agencies, a bipartisan wave of support...
A coalition of community leaders and advocates of the Citizens’ Police Review Board (CPRB) are pushing for the City Council to move forward on consolidating all...
By Paul Cobb, Religion Editor As Baltimore was burning from the conflagration ignited from the news of Freddie Gray’s death after being injured while in...
(CBS News) – Nearly half of American young adults lack confidence in the nation’s justice system or don’t trust their local police to do the...
BALTIMORE (USA Today) – Lifelong Baltimore resident Shawny Reese didn’t know Freddie “Pepper” Gray and doesn’t know for sure why he ran when he saw...
AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press DAVID DISHNEAU, Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Having weathered two all-night curfews with no major disturbances, Baltimore officials are now trying...
(Politico) – Hillary Clinton declared Wednesday in New York that there’s “something wrong” with criminal justice in America. But a lot of what Clinton finds...
(Politico) – Hillary Clinton declared Wednesday in New York that there’s “something wrong” with criminal justice in America. But a lot of what Clinton finds...
BALTIMORE (Slate) – “We want people to register to vote, because that’s where the change is made,” said State Sen. Catherine Pugh, standing near the smoldering...
BALTIMORE (Slate) – “We want people to register to vote, because that’s where the change is made,” said State Sen. Catherine Pugh, standing near the smoldering...