Two-Thirds of Iowa Republicans Want a President from Outside Government

Aaron Blake, THE WASHINGTON POST   (The Washington Post) — The big takeaway from this new poll of the Iowa GOP caucuses — from Monmouth University...

Initial Common Core Goals Unfulfilled as Results Trickle In

Christine Armario, ASSOCIATED PRESS     LOS ANGELES (AP) — Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time...

Deflategate Decision May Come Soon in Federal Court, but That Doesn’t Mean End of It

Rachel Axon, USA Today   NEW YORK (USA Today) — A federal judge is set to rule on Tom Brady’s case against the NFL, but those...

Emmett Till’s Life Still Matters

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist   The more things change, the more they stay the same. Racially motivated murder of young Black Americans across...

The GOP’s Enemies’ List

By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist   It’s getting more and more difficult to keep up with the lengthening list of people, groups, and nations the...

Ask Alma

By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist   Indirectly Subsidizing my Ex Dear Alma,   My wife is vicious with a capital V! We were married for 8...

Google’s New Wi-Fi Router Sleek, but Has a Few Hiccups

Benny Evangelista, SAN FRANCISCO GATE   (SFGate.com) — Most people don’t think about their home Wi-Fi router unless they are (A) installing it, or (B) undergoing...

Concussion Movie: Trailer, 2015 Release Date for New Will Smith Movie

Tyler Conway, BLEACHER REPORT   (BleacherReport.com) — The first footage of the movie that promises to bring the NFL‘s concussion controversy to the mainstream has arrived. Peter...

Kanye Is Running For President And One Other Must-Watch VMA Moment

Eyder Peralta, NPR   LOS ANGELES (NPR) — In case you didn’t stay up late to watch the MTV Video Music Awards, there are really only...

1st African American Actor to Play Valjean on Broadway Dies

Mark Kennedy, ASSOCIATED PRESS     NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African-American and youngest person to ever play the role of Jean Valjean...

Democrats’ Presidential Debate Schedule Draws Dissent within Party

S.A. Miller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES   MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (The Washington Times) — The anger over Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz imposing strict controls and limits...

Hype Surrounds Hearing as Freddie Gray Case Heads to Court

Kevin Rector, THE BALTIMORE SUN   BALTIMORE (The Baltimore Sun) — After months of sharply worded motions by prosecutors and defense attorneys, legal questions surrounding the...

Ferguson’s Most Visible Oath Keeper Just Quit and Started a Splinter Group

Andy Cush, GAWKER     FERGUSON, Mo. (Gawker) — The Oath Keepers in Ferguson just lost their highest-profile member. Sam Andrews, who led armed members of...

Whites Quit Working With Black Mississippi Judge, Then He Got Sacked

Justin Glave, THE DAILY BEAST   LEE COUNTY, Miss. (The Daily Beast) — Rickey Thompson started a drug court to start treating offenders and stop imprisoning...

DCTV Community Day 2015 – The Washington Innformer

TSDtv Exclusive: Farrakhan: The Minister & Michael Jackson (BONUS)

Chad Executes 10 Boko Haram Members 1 Day After Verdict

  Dany Padire, ASSOCIATED PRESS   N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad executed by firing squad 10 members of Boko Haram on Saturday, the security minister said,...

Faith-Based ‘War Room’ Poised to Become Box-Office Sleeper Hit

Todd Cunningham, THE WRAP   (TheWrap.com) — The last week in August is not a prime movie release slot, but there’s one new opener on Friday...

Ballerina Misty Copeland Calls Broadway Debut ‘Incredible’

Mark Kennedy, ASSOCIATED PRESS     NEW YORK (AP) — The stage lights have been hard to get used to and she worried about limited rehearsal...

Nile Rodgers Named BMI Icon at 2015 R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

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On the Cusp of Historic feat, Serena Williams Wouldn’t Change a Thing

Michelle Kaufman, THE MIAMI HERALD     (The Miami Herald) — Serena Williams burst onto the professional tennis tour in Quebec City, Canada, on Oct. 28,...