By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The more things change, the more they stay the same. Once again, there is a Black American family...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Many African Americans feel like there has been an unofficial war declared on Blacks, especially young Black males. Just in...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Remember when our elders used to chastise us for using the N-word. They used to say “People died for you not...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In just a few days, the debt trap at the core of small-dollar loans that come with triple digit interest rates...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist A series of recent reports cite the drastic lack of economic progress for Black people in general and Black men...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist So, the midterm elections are fast approaching and, with every passing day, you are probably receiving an email and/or...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “I stand before you as the president of the United States and a proud American. I also stand before...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist We know the commonly repeated claim that there are more Black men in prison than in college isn’t true. But...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The Obama administration has a flawed theory: Use diplomacy to keep the peace; it is better relations with other...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Dating a Serial Cheater Dear Alma, This may be a silly story, but I need some advice. My boyfriend and...
Joan Lowy, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Monday it is taking a first step toward requiring that future cars and light...
Alison Young, USA Today ATLANTA (USA TODAY)–More than 1,100 laboratory incidents involving bacteria, viruses and toxins that pose significant or bioterror risks to people and...
Christopher S. Rugaber, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates rose in 30 U.S. states last month, even as employers in two-thirds of the states stepped up...
KSDK-TV, USA TODAY ST. LOUIS, Mo. (USA Today)— More than 100 people rallied in support of Officer Darren Wilson Sunday evening in downtown St. Louis outside the...
Mark Sandritter, SB NATION CLEVELAND, Ohio (SB Nation)–This upcoming 2014 NFL season, a wide variety of relatively unheralded sophomore and third-year players will inherit or take...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Uzo Aduba is an Emmy winner for her breakout role as a prisoner known as “Crazy Eyes” in Netflix’s “Orange is...
Paul J. Webber and Ken Thomas, ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A judge has decided not to issue an arrest warrant for Texas Gov. Rick...
DeNeen N. Brown, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Jerry Markon, THE WASHINGTON POST FERGUSON, Mo. (The Washington Post) — The federal government on Sunday took on an intensified role...
(The Washington Post) – More than 80 percent of women diagnosed with HIV contract the virus through heterosexual sex. A condom provides the best protection against HIV — but...
(Psych Central) – Older adults who suffer from sleep difficulties are at greater risk of dying from suicide than well-rested adults, according to new research at the Stanford...
(Business Week) – Earlier this week, Angela Pollock ditched Colgate Total toothpaste after using it for about 15 years and bought Crest Pro-Health instead. Pollock, a...
ATLANTA (AP) — Coca-Cola is buying a 16.7 percent stake in Monster Beverage for $2.15 billion, with the world’s biggest soda maker hoping to benefit...
by Sameer N. Yacoub and Vivian Salama, ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD (AP) — The decision by Iraq’s embattled Nouri al-Maliki to step down as prime minister...
JOSH FUNK, AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Naysayers have been calling shares of Warren Buffett’s company overpriced for decades. But Berkshire Hathaway Class A...
