CINCINNATI (WCPO) – Like many little girls, Warren Johnson’s daughter wants a Barbie for Christmas. Specifically, she wants a Barbie Fashion Maker African American doll, one...
(Reuters) – A Missouri bar sparked protests after it offered a drink special on the weekend named after black teenager Michael Brown, whose shooting by police...
(Entertainment Weekly) – Producer Ryan Murphy has cast two major roles in his 10-episode FX miniseries take on the O.J. Simpson trial. Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry...
JACK BEZANTS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When King James touched the future queen of England on the shoulder after a basketball game, royal watchers cried...
JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is following up on his promise to expand early education opportunities for tens of thousands...
(The Washington Post) – The District will be prohibited from legalizing marijuana for the much of the coming year under a spending deal reached Tuesday between...
PHOENIX (AP) — A poignant image has emerged from protests over a deadly police shooting in Phoenix. The 9-year-old daughter of Rumain Brisbon was among those...
BERKELEY, Calif. (New York Times) — This is the college town where the Free Speech Movement was born 50 years ago, spreading across the nation with...
(The Root) – Collectively known as the Divine Nine, black fraternities and sororities have long been central to the African-American college experience—standing as vanguards of social...
By Floyd Alvin Galloway Special to the NNPA from The Arizona Informant The death of Rumain Brisbon Tuesday, December 2, threw Phoenix into the national spotlight...
DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The civil rights drama “Selma” led all films Tuesday when it collected eight nominations for NAACP...
NEW YORK (AP) — Someone other than Kanye West is confirming his visionary status. The superstar rapper will receive the Visionary Award next month at the...
TOM FOREMAN Jr., Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers say quarterback Cam Newton suffered fractures in his lower back in a car crash in...
ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An emotionally disturbed man stabbed an Israeli student in the head at an international...
BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In an unusual legal twist, a federal judge decided Monday that a billion-dollar, class-action lawsuit over Apple’s...
KATY DAIGLE, Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police questioned an Uber executive Tuesday about the company’s claim it conducts comprehensive background checks and a...
by Karen Juanita Carrillo Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Peru is one of the last countries in the Americas to include...
Peaceful protests continue in LA after Ferguson decision. Police vow to protect First Amendment rights while arresting lawbreakers.
CANDICE CHOI, Associated Press MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hold the pickles, onions and special sauce. The Big Mac is becoming a victim...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration issued guidelines Monday that restrict the ability of federal law enforcement agencies to profile on the...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — With the long-awaited Senate report on the use of torture by the United States government — a detailed account that will...
(Reuters) – The CIA routinely misled the White House and Congress over its harsh interrogation program for terrorism suspects and its methods, which included waterboarding,...
(The Washington Post) – Investigators combed through wreckage Tuesday in a Gaithersburg neighborhood where a small plane crashed into a home, killing six people, including a mother...
KRISTIN J. BENDER, Associated Press PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of people marched through Berkeley for a third night a row, blocking...
(New York Daily News) – After winning a landmark $41 million settlement from the city, the Central Park Five are looking to make New York...
