(Chicago Tribune) – Groupon, once believed by many to be a catalyst for Chicago’s technology scene, evokes more concern than awe from some observers these days....
ABUJA, Nigeria (New York Times) — More than 100 people were killed Sunday evening in northern Nigeria in a quick succession of what appeared to be carefully coordinated...
(Reuters) – The elite soldiers behind a coup in Burkina Faso defied an ultimatum on Tuesday to surrender to regular troops loyal to the government, leading...
(Reuters) – For the millions of Muslims set to start the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca on Tuesday, the challenge of reaching the city where Islam...
(SB Nation) – So here we are, an eighth of the 2015 NFL season in the books, and as of now the Jacksonville Jaguars are in...
MICHAEL MAROT, AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Todd Bowles is keeping the Jets grounded. Sure, they’re off to their first 2-0 start since 2011, the...
SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo won’t be back for at least two months because of a broken left collarbone, and...
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN, The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Yannick Noah, the last Frenchman to win a Grand Slam tournament, was appointed as the country’s Davis...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic TORONTO (NNPA) – The Toronto International Film Festival has aged gracefully into its 40th year anniversary. Black directors, actors and writers...
by Mary L. Datcher Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender Motown Records was considered the number one most influential company to lead in setting...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning soul gospel singer Cissy Houston, mother of the late Whitney Houston, will be honored at the Gospel Image Awards in Charlotte,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Digital downloads of songs continued to fall out of favor with Americans in the first half of the year, while free and...
“Mandatory Minimums: New Opportunities for Criminal Justice Reform” by Linda Poulson Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Mandatory minimum sentencing is an out-of-touch, unfair...
(The Hill) – The surging popularity of Sen. Bernie Sanders has done little to alleviate the chief concern that Democrats have about his presidential bid: Namely,...
KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — The Sunday service at Oasis Tabernacle Church had started like any other: A prayer was recited over the...
(New York Times) – For as long as I can remember, certain relatives of mine were always dismayed and often enraged by the daily headlines and...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent NEWS ANALYSIS WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Heterosexual Black men were largely invisible at the 2015 United States Conference on AIDS...
By Freddie Allen Senior NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Acquanetta Pierce Glass, president and CEO of Avance Communications in Detroit, Mich., used last year’s Nielsen...
KABUL, Afghanistan (New York Times) — In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – During his speech at the 45th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Phoenix Awards Dinner, President Barack Obama...
“Taqiyya is a component of Shia that allows, and even encourages you to lie to achieve your goals.” — Dr. Ben Carson, interview with The Hill newspaper,...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – At a reception during the 45th Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference, the National Newspaper...
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times “…The justice that we seek will not come from these courts, it will...
(The Washington Post) – After the University of Missouri’s student-body president heard people yelling a racial slur at him from the back of a pickup truck,...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – This Friday, more than 400 Black role models will visit students at schools in 67 cities across...