MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The year’s brightest newcomer, Sam Smith; the most nominated female in Grammy history, Beyonce; and mega-producer Pharrell...
BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and multiple Brooklyn players wore “I Can’t Breathe” shirts while they warmed up...
RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Heisman Trophy finalists would make one heck of an offense. Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota,...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Smartphones and laptops have become essential tools for today’s teenagers. But finding out how to...
(BET) – Barack Obama – not the president, but the man – has a dream: his children will be viewed as individuals and judged not by the...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — As crowds of people staged “die-ins” across the country last week to protest the deaths of unarmed black men at the...
(Tele Sur) – An African-American man is in a critical condition after being shot a by a white police officer in Florida early Monday morning. Witnesses have stated Cedric Bartee had his hands...
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal autopsy in the Ferguson police shooting reached similar conclusions to those performed by local officials...
Atlanta Tribune's 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony honored remarkable individuals. Relive the inspiring moments here!
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist “I can’t believe that in the 21st century in the United States of America, we can’t get a simple...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In Tom Wolfe’s best-selling The Bonfire of the Vanities, New York State Chief Judge Sol Wachtler famously said “a...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist An African American friend of mine keeps asking, in utter amazement, how it is not obvious that there was...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” “No Justice, No Peace” “I Can’t Breathe” “Black Lives Matter” Those are the chants...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist As the end of another tumultuous year approaches, Black people again find ourselves in the relative same economic and political...
By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist My admiration of Marion Barry Jr., who died Nov. 23, began long before I co-authored his autobiography, Mayor for Life:...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Feminists claim that women should take more control of their lives, arguing that women are capable of making decisions about...
By Kim M. Keenan NNPA Guest Columnist The future of the Internet is a hot topic these days. The key issue is what is the...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist How did we let it get so out of hand? The number of people we have incarcerated in this...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Sometimes childhood experiences motivate a lifetime of extraordinary work. That is certainly true for Georgetown University Law School professor...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Every American lives in safe, decent, affordable and energy efficient housing on fair terms.” – National Urban League 2025 housing...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist “I can’t breathe,” gasped Eric Garner, again and again and again. “I can’t breathe,” he said as several police officers...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist From nearly the moment he was attacked by a New York City police officer July 18, the world has,...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DANA POINT, Calif. – The Kia Soul is the most successful alternatively shaped car (read: square box) on the...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist No Wedding Invite Dear Alma, A colleague has invited me to her bridal shower, but so far I’ve received no...
Kelli Kennedy, ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI (AP) — When Olivia Papa signed up for a new health plan last year, her insurance company assigned her to...
