Luke Morgan Britton, NME (NME) — Kanye West performed at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday night (May 17). The rapper...
Andres Jauregui, HUFFINGTON POST (The Huffington Post) — Writer and social justice activist Dream Hampton took to Twitter on Sunday to give credit to Jay-Z...
Nedra Pickler, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is prohibiting the...
Special to the NNPA via The Chicago Defender Shanesha Taylor, 35, the Arizona mother who left her children in a scorching hot car in March of last...
Peter Herman, THE WASHINGTON POST BALTIMORE (The Washington Post) — Andre Hunt counseled troubled kids through the Boys and Girls Club. He volunteered at the...
By Doshon Farad Special to the NNPA from The Atlanta Daily World In a country that prides itself on being the apex of liberty and...
Ben Kesling and Cameron McWhirter, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (The Wall Street Journal) — The percentage of African-Americans in U.S. police departments has remained flat...
Emily Yahr, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post) — Though “Good Morning America” promoted an exclusive interview with Bill Cosby where the embattled 77-year-old comedian...
By Chris Bennett Special to the NNPA from The Seattle Medium Three days after being diagnosed with breast cancer on her 35th birthday Bridgette...
Niraj Chokshi, THE WASHINGTON POST JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (The Washington Post) — The Missouri legislature ended its session Friday night having passed virtually none of the reforms...
Nick Schwartz, USA TODAY (USA Today) — Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, 68, stepped into the ring with former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield Friday night...
Adam Fromal, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com) — When the Golden State Warriors step onto Oracle Arena’s hardwood to kick off the Western Conference Finals against either the Los Angeles...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every NBA fan knows Blake Griffin, resident dunk-monster of Lob City. His one-handed jams have been fodder for highlight reels since his...
Hunter Schwarz, THE WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK (The Washington Post) — Hillary Clinton hasn’t always had the best relationship with Hollywood and celebrities; in 2008,...
Koran Addo, THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH ST. LOUIS (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns invoked the Black Lives Matter slogan in Washington University’s...
Maanvi Singh, NPR (NPR.com) — They switched diets. Twenty South Africans gave up their corn porridge and vegetable stews for burgers and fries. And 20...
Gal Tziperman Lotan, THE ORLANDO SENTINEL (Orlando Sentinel) — The Winter Springs man accused of shooting at George Zimmerman in Lake Mary earlier this week...
Demetria Irwin, THE GRIO (TheGrio.com) — Sneaker and sportswear giant Nike and their subsidiary company Converse had their second annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on May 13....
By Christina Coleman Special to the NNPA via The Chicago Defender (NNPA) — The conversation surrounding police brutality in Black communities often excludes women...
(Billboard.com) — Janet Jackson delivered a surprise for fans on her birthday, announcing a new album and world tour. The singer made the big reveal at midnight eastern time...
Stephen Glasskeys, COMPUTERWORLD (ComputerWorld.com) — Google just announced its self-driving car will soon be trundling the mean streets of Silly Valley. Recent concerns about the...
Youkyung Lee, ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Chang-june can be miles from his 12-year-old son but still know when he plays...
Kamal Nayan, NEWS EVERYDAY (Newseveryday.com) — After Google, Microsoft’s search engine Bing has made changes to its algorithm that that will prioritize mobile-friendly sites in...
Shaun Nichols, THEREGISTER.CO.UK (TheRegister.co.uk) — Vast forum site Reddit has added new policies that it hopes will help rein in harassment of its users by...
(The StarPhoenix) — The strength of your handshake could indicate the chance of a future heart attack, a major study led by a McMaster University...
