By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) CHICAGO — Nearly 500 Chicago businesses have joined thousands of entrepreneurs across the country in an initiative to create...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Last week, the nation was shocked to learn that the jury for the trial of Michael Slager, the North...
By Kia Soto (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill, who is presiding over Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial, has a glaring conflict...
By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, My husband said he no longer believes in God. He did when I met him and when...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) A series of developments following the Wells Fargo scandal has now led to the introduction of legislation designed to bring...
By Freddie Allen (NNPA Newswire Managing Editor) The Black unemployment rate improved from 8.6 percent in October to 8.1 percent in November, according to the latest...
By Sarafina Wright (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member) After weeks of bad press, Wells Fargo received an award acknowledging their efforts to diversify homeownership. The Mortgage Bankers...
By Harry C. Alford (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Born on August 13, 1926 out of wedlock on his father’s sugarcane farm in the third world nation of...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I have been trying to figure out how there can be any discussion of registering Muslims due to alleged...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) It’s a trend that many are hoping won’t just turn into a passing fad. Late last month, Essence magazine...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Several prominent African-Americans and celebrities said that they supported President-Elect Donald Trump. Some even voted for him. Among the...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Steve Harvey has a lot on his plate these days. The comedian, who is beloved by millions, has been...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Imagine if Donald Trump got two million more votes than Hillary Clinton, but by some fluke of Electoral College...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Professor Deva Woodly teaches political science at the New School for Social Research in New York. During a recent talk,...
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) President-elect Donald Trump owes the Black community absolutely nothing. Let me repeat that: HE OWES US NOTHING! Blacks gave Trump...
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By Bryan Crawford (The Final Call/NNPA Member) CHICAGO — The Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago is one with a long, ugly history...
[USATODAY.COM] CHARLOTTE – The Mecklenburg County District Attorney will announce whether criminal charges will be filed against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer who shot and killed Keith...
By Dr. Patricia Maryland (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) Few diseases cause as much pain and suffering as cancer. While survivors, activists, policymakers and healthcare professionals have...
By BAI Staffers (Black AIDS Institute) The Black AIDS Institute’s Heroes in the Struggle Gala and Award Celebration honors, in a star-studded event and photographic tribute,...
