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President-elect Barack Obama

Obama’s Miraculous Win Leads 2008 Black Press Stories; Stories of Injustices Close Behind
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – At this time last year, then U. S. Senator Barack Obama was not the Black community’s favored candidate to win the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States. ...Click here for the full article

NAACP Report Shows TV Industry “Seriously Short” in Achieving Diversity
BALTIMORE (NNPA) - Threatening political action if the situation doesn’t improve, the nation's largest civil rights organization has blasted the television industry for falling “seriously short” in achieving diversity by not ... Click here for the full article
Black History
First Black Daily Newspaper Founded
Thirty-seven years after the first Black newspaper in America was founded in New York City (Freedom’s Journal, 1827) the Black press reached another milestone with the launching of the New Orleans Tribune, destined to become the ...Click here for the full essay
National News Departments
Franklin Obama’s Historic Inauguration Features Music Legends, Service Projects and Much More
WASHINGTON (NNPA)- As the nation's capital braces for what some officials estimate will be a crowd of at least 4 million people, ...Click here for the full article
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Inaugural Parade Route Opened to Public
Black Middle Class in Crisis
Black-Focused Series is Casualty of NPR Ax
Slumdog Millionaire Ten Best Films of 2008
As we put the last 365 days in perspective, it’s a good time to remember the best ...Click here for the full article
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Motivated by Homeless Character, Teen Actor Makes Film to Expose Reality
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Slaves Built the White House
VNR Opinions - Editorials

Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt: Truth to Power
There must be some divine order to the fact that Eartha Kitt died on Christmas Day, since many of us associate Christmas both with the Christ child’s birth and with those ...Click here for the full article
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Darkest Before Dawn
Too Many Bowls, Too Few Black Coaches
The Biggest Inauguration of All Time
Diaspora Press Releases
My Pikin 34 Babies Dead in Teething Syrup Tragedy
(GIN) – A locally-made teething syrup has taken the lives of 34 infants, according to local reports from the Nigerian city of Zaria. ...Click here for the full article
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Demands for Mugabe's Ouster Heat Up
China-Built Satellite Goes Bust After 1st Year
Ruling Party Holds a Slim Lead in Ghana Vote
Sheryl Lee Ralph Finalists Announced for the 13th Annual Urban Wheel Awards
Detroit (Dec. 21, 2008) – An independent panel of automotive journalists have cast their votes for the finalists of the 2009 Urban Wheel Awards, ...Click here for the full article
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Six Finalists Named for the 2009 U.S. Army Player of the Year Award
E TV CONVERTS TO DIGITAL: WILL IT CREATE A NEW DIGITAL DIVIDE?
NNPA Columnist, Best-Selling Author Farrah Gray's New Book Inspired By ''Quiet Heroes''
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