By Lyndia Grant Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just…...
(Computerworld)—The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is here, and reviewers are falling over themselves to look at it in-depth (and inside it). Is it the usual 3rd-time’s-a-charm...
By Steven Ivory Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times While sitting at the light on a backed-up Los Angeles freeway exit ramp one morning,...
(CBS News)—Nearly 170 victims of child sex trafficking, many of whom had never been reported missing, were rescued in the last week as part of an...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Cancer is the nation’s second-leading cause of death for both Blacks and Whites. While there is...
TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James is heading back to free agency. James has told the Miami Heat that he is opting...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (NNPA) – After working 37 years for General Motors, it is not unusual for Eric Peterson, vice president...
JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lucky students in Chile went home early, many Brazilian offices and stores went dark, and across the...
Sarah El Deeb, ASSOCIATED PRESS Maggie Michael, ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Monday convicted three Al-Jazeera journalists and sentenced them to...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic In 18 years, the American Black Film Festival has migrated from Acapulco, Mexico, to Los Angeles to Miami and now...
Christopher Torchia, ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mozambique plans to clear all known minefields with the help of international backers by the end of this...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As voters’ rights advocates and civil rights leaders commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 “Freedom Summer”...
(The Independent)—A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity has been reunited with her family after her release from...
(The Washington Post) – The recent primary loss by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor set off a barrage of political analysis that concluded that any...
by Charlene Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series on sexual slavery and Black...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer is being commemorated this week in Mississippi and it provides the perfect backdrop to...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist How much is a person’s innocence worth? That’s the most fundamental question framing the news...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Judging from its June 18-19 meeting, the Federal Reserve is hedging its bets. It says the U.S. economy is on...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist A few weeks ago, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) made a stunning announcement that caused a lot of consternation...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist If you and your children were sitting at the dinner table, with no food and no prospects for getting any,...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist In the context of the current crisis in Iraq, I have been astounded by Republican suggesting that Obama is...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist When it comes to payday and other small-dollar, high-cost loans, many think of urban areas plastered with signage and neon...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist President Barack Obama will once again make national and international history when the White House hosts the first United...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The kind of beauty I want is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within: strength, courage, dignity.” -Ruby Dee In the...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist On June 14th I had the honor of giving the undergraduate commencement address at Seattle Pacific University. Commencement speakers usually do...