Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) has recognized Ying Lee, former Berkeley City Councilmember and tireless social justice activist, as the 15th Assembly District’s Women’s History Month awardee.
MATTHEW CRAFT, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty years ago, insurance companies had the answer to the soaring cost of caring for the elderly....
James Brown’s rise from juvenile delinquency to Soul Brother #1 was one of the great musical success stories of the second half of the 20th Century....
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –According to a report released last week, 3.5 million K-12 public school students were suspended in the 2011-2012 school...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –According to a report released last week, 3.5 million K-12 public school students were suspended in the 2011-2012 school...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products, and...
BILL SIZEMORE, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lewis Reynolds didn’t understand what had been done to him when he was 13. Years later, after getting...
MICHAEL FELBERBAUM, AP Tobacco Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s biggest tobacco companies asked a federal appeals court Monday to set aside a series of court-ordered advertisements...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist We gather together this month to lift up the names that have been frequently lifted, to call the roll...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist We gather together this month to lift up the names that have been frequently lifted, to call the roll...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Some schools are getting tougher on e-cigarettes, even punishing possession of the devices more harshly than regular cigarettes. The devices, which...
by Barrington M. Salmon Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer When President Barack Obama announced his intention to normalize relations with longtime nemesis Cuba,...
by Barrington M. Salmon Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer When President Barack Obama announced his intention to normalize relations with longtime nemesis Cuba,...
The fourth annual Charles Reid Gospel Festival will feature the powerhouse Rance Allen Group from Toledo, Ohio, and fast-rising gospel diva Le’Andria Johnson from the Atlanta...
TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two months after a grand jury declined to press criminal charges in the police killing of an unarmed...
TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two months after a grand jury declined to press criminal charges in the police killing of an unarmed...
Oakland soul singer Brenda Vaughn began planning a fundraiser benefit for her friend, singer and keyboardist Rosie Gaines, who has gone through periods of homelessness and...
Black Arts Movement producer Marvin X has recruited a dynamic “dream team” for the upcoming Bay Area Black Arts 50th Anniversary celebration next year, including actor...
Scott M. Fulton III, IDG News Service via PC WORLD RICHMOND, Washington (PCWorld.com)—Whether we saw Internet Explorer 12 or a curious new alternative browser from...
The announcement of one of the most important Oakland public works restoration projects in recent memory went virtually unnoticed during the recent mayoral campaign. Last September,...
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 Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist There they go again! Just as the Republican Party is poised to take control of Congress, a key official’s...
Erica Werner, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers are closing ranks behind the No. 3 House GOP leader, Steve Scalise, as the party aims...
The City of Richmond’s Bradley A. Moody Memorial Underpass Project involves the construction of a roadway underpass on Marina Bay Parkway between Meeker Avenue and Regatta...
Oakland’s renegotiated trash deal may mean better rates and services for the city’s residents. But the agreement does not settle whether Oakland’s food waste will end...