by Pastor E.A. Deckard Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times “Don’t underestimate the power of a vision. McDonald’s founder, Ray Kroc, pictured his empire...
by Rev. Manson B. Johnson Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Matthew 16:19-21 Lesson #10 Bible Fact: Jesus expects all of His disciples to demonstrate...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is introducing an application that will connect Android smartwatches with Apple’s iPhone, escalating the rivals’ battle...
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) — New iPhones are on the way, and the sun shall rise again for Apple. Mark Sept. 9 on your calendars as another...
(NPR) – Think of an educational tool and you might picture beloved standbys from our Tools of the Trade series, like the abacus and the wooden block. But educators...
(Reuters) – LinkedIn Corp on Tuesday rolled out a revamped messaging service along the lines of modern chat apps, departing from its unpopular design that resembled...
LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A racial gap in kidney transplants appears to have closed, a 13-year study found. Rates of such transplants...
by Valecia Weeks Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times It’s a common saying, “Losing weight is easy…keeping it off is the hard part”....
(Road Warrior Voices) – It doesn’t take a lot of work to be loyal to Marriott, Hilton or IHG. If you stumble into a town –...
(TechCrunch) – PayPal today is launching a new take on peer-to-peer payments with the debut of a platform it’s calling PayPal.Me. For the first time, PayPal customers will...
JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, AP Business Writer A National Labor Relations Board ruling that modified the definition of an employer could hurt small businesses including franchises and...
ABDI GULED, Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Al-Shabab overran an African Union base in southern Somalia early Tuesday, a Somali military official said, in the...
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — A judge in Mozambique has found two journalists and an academic guilty of defamation over a Facebook post. On Monday, a judge...
(BBC) – In a small, heavily guarded compound on the bullet-riddled outskirts of Baidoa, a secretive team is working to undermine Somalia’s Islamist militant group, al-Shabab,...
(Reuters) – An Afghan man and woman found guilty of adultery received 100 lashes on Monday in front of a crowd who filmed their punishment, TV...
(OregonLive.com) – Serena Williams is the talk of New York. She’s earned it: she’s going for the calendar-year Grand Slam at the U.S. Open this month....
(Bleacher Report) – Near the beginning of training camp, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III shared some deep thoughts. That alone wasn’t really surprising, as Griffin...
(The Washington Post) – Judge Richard M. Berman soon will rule on whether Tom Brady will be suspended or play, and long forgotten will be the...
JOE REEDY, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After playing coy for the past couple weeks, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher ended the suspense on Monday...
(The Washington Post) – Yung Eazy, the son of N.W.A co-founder Eric “Eazy-E” Wright, thinks Suge Knight killed his father. Yung Eazy, whose real name is...
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(Counter Punch) – Before you think this article is “just one liberal’s opinion,” let me briefly say I have dedicated my life to studying racism. I...
(National Journal) – As of the final days of August, the United States has seen more than 200 mass shootings in 2015. The murder of WDBJ...
(New York Amsterdam News) – Multiple reports indicated that once President Barack Obama ends his term as Commander-in-Chief, going to take a position at Columbia University....
By Mariah Stewart Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Walking into the church sanctuary, Natasha Kelly grabbed her eight-year-old’s hand. “You okay?” Kelly...
