By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “I also understand after meeting with a psychologist that there are other alternative ways of disciplining a child that may be...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist The purpose of public schools is to educate not exclude children, and to help identify and meet child needs, not...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A college education is supposed to open the doors to life-long careers and entry into America’s middle class. Yet, students that...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Frederick Douglass said, “Power concedes nothing without a demand, it never did and never will.” I often wonder what Black people...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist During the past six years, some Republicans and conservatives have described President Obama and his administration as totally incompetent. I have...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Black American leadership too often is taken for granted. Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation from office not...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Congress recently returned to Washington from its month-long August recess with a short, but vital to-do list for the two-week...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist On September 15, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka did something quite fascinating. He spoke to a labor audience in St....
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist After being confirmed as the nation’s first African American U.S. attorney general, Eric H. Holder, Jr. wasted little time putting...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to eliminate its sports blackout rule, which for nearly 40 years has prevented cable...
DAVID PORTER, Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Tracy Morgan said Tuesday that he “can’t believe” Wal-Mart’s assertion that he and others were partly to blame...
DEREK KINNER, Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Michael Dunn was shooting to kill, not defending himself, when he fired at 17-year-old Jordan Davis after the...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the NFL’s 2014 season warms up, Minnesota Vikings running back, Adrian Peterson, prepares to face charges...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The most effective way for companies to connect with African Americans is by reflecting diversity in...
by Charlene Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call Memorial dedicated to Ezell Ford. Photos: Charlene Muhammad LOS ANGELES (FinalCall.com) – Attorneys for the family of...
FRACKVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A man serving life in prison for the killing of a Philadelphia police officer in 1981 has been selected as a...
RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer The Vatican is investigating Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City, Missouri, two years after he was convicted of failing to report...
BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is trying to soften an unpopular redesign of Windows by reviving features from older versions while...
African-Americans More Prone to Prostate Cancer by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper It’s an occurrence that Maryland’s Dr. Sanford Siegel...
MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When the economy tanks, women have fewer babies. But what happens in the following years, when conditions...
(USA Today) – For Tiananmen Square, it was the “tank man.” For this year’s Hong Kong protests, it could be the “umbrella man.” The image...
(Telegraph) – Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were found dead on a beach on the southern island of Koh Tao on September 15....
Acknowledging that a previous law did not go far enough, Defense Department proposes new rules to protect service members from high-cost lenders. By Paul Kiel...
MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — PayPal’s impending split from long-time partner eBay Inc. will ratchet up its appeal to online retail competitors...
NEW YORK (AP) — Pro football pays the bills in prime-time television. NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” charges $627,300 for a 30-second advertisement, more than any...
