ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Roused from sleep by the sound of pounding in the wee hours, a suburban Detroit man grabbed his shotgun,...
by Cora Jackson-Fossett Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Practically every young person downloads applications or apps to their phones or tablets. Their...
By William Covington Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly LOS ANGELES – Three months after 276 young girls were stolen from the “safety” of...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – More than 60 percent of small business owners with employees favor increasing the federal minimum wage...
(Los Angeles Times) – Esteemed NFL coach turned NBC analyst Tony Dungy is taking fire for saying he would not have drafted Michael Sam, the...
(WENN) – Kanye West used his wedding speech to compare the troubles facing modern celebrities to the injustices suffered by African-Americans during the fight for civil...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama announced a major expansion of his initiative to improve the lives of boys and young...
PERSPECTIVE By Stephany Rose Special to the NNPA Generally, as one of the youngest persons in the room in a culture that respects the gravitas of...
By Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA NEW YORK – Rev. Al Sharpton was in the middle of his speech recounting how Eric Garner, 43, had...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The South African charity Feed a Child chose to highlight child poverty in South Africa by portraying a little Black boy...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Americans have lost their minds. Forgive me for not expending any of my emotional energy or shedding any tears for...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I have been increasingly concerned by the near hysteria in connection with the Central American immigrant children who have...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Almost lost among the news last week about the war in the Middle East and a war of another...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist For the second time in as many years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has fined a major payday lender....
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The controversy over the recent donation by the Koch Foundation to the UNCF begs a discussion of politics, education, and...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist To publish a document is to establish a permanent record for the future. To publish a newspaper is...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Rikers Island Correctional Facility in New York is in the news against, this time allegedly for officer brutalizing inmates. I...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist For much of this month I was experiencing flashes of déjà vu. It’s come from watching the demonstrators in...
