JOHN MARSHALL, AP Basketball Writer Jahlil Okafor has yet to play a game for Duke. The hype surrounding his arrival is all pegged to potential and...
JOE KAY, AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Devon Still figures it will be the most emotional game he’ll ever play. The Bengals defensive tackle will...
JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Roots are tapping into their resources to help raise funds for their alma mater in Philadelphia. The...
DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify stopped streaming Taylor Swift’s music at her request Monday, setting up a business struggle between the leading...
CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press Above all else, what’s at stake in Tuesday’s midterm elections is control of the U.S. Senate. That, in turn, will shape the...
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Public campaigning gave way to the privacy of the voting booth Tuesday with control of the Senate, the...
NANCY BENAC, Associated Press Writer There is hope mixed with cynicism and anger vying with optimism as Americans cast ballots across the country. Seventy-one-year-old Jim Brinley...
Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press via USA TODAY DETROIT (USA Today)— The Episcopal Church in Michigan has passed a controversial resolution calling for stiffer gun...
–The Voice of the Black Community Offers Opportunity to Let Your Voice be Heard– Washington, D.C. (October 20, 2014) – As the National Newspaper Publishers Association...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist A high school friend of my wife was one of the earliest victims of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. He was a...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I have had it with all the whining and complaining I am hearing from Africans regarding the growing demand from Americans...
By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson, published a revealing article a month ago on ThePlayersTribune.com in which he discussed being...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Black folks lead the nation in church-going, praise-dancing, shouting, call-and-response, and “whoopin.” We like to “get our church on” and feel...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In recent weeks a consistent drum beat against predatory lending’s small dollar loans has reached regulators and legislators alike. Broad consensus...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Last week I wrote about the shocking story of how our Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) willfully brought crack cocaine into...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Black Americans are blessed, not cursed. I say that because it is true and verifiable. As a people we...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist If you want a provocative comment about the Black community, turn to Charles Barkley. The NBA Hall of Famer made headlines...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Each year at Halloween, our neighborhoods are bustling as children go door to door dressed as zombies, vampires, skeletons or...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Three reports released this month on the arrest activities of the New York City Police Department should ratchet up...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The most common model of college attendance is that a young person who graduates from high school and heads directly to...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist My Husband Stole from Church Dear Alma, My husband and I have been faithful servants in our church for over 20...
Lynsey Chutel, ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Namibia’s Supreme Court upheld a ruling that health workers sterilized HIV-positive women without their consent, a human rights...
Cooper Allen, USA TODAY (USA TODAY)—It all comes down to this. The campaign is coming to a close, and we’re now on the eve of...
