By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist Each year in mid-February, the NBA All-Star Game plants itself in a different American city and takes over for a...
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist Ever get that queasy feeling in the pit of your stomach for seemingly, no reason at all? You’re not alone....
By Marquesa LaDawn NNPA Columnist It was wild and crazy week in Housewives Land. Let’s start with #RHOA, which had a big episode. They picked...
Roberta Rampton and David Lawder, REUTERS (Reuters)—U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would mean...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A senior Afghan leader said on Monday that his country’s government will begin peace talks with the Taliban in the “near...
Alyssa Newcomb, ABC NEWS (ABC News)—Samsung has dropped some big hints leading up to what is widely expected to be the unveiling of a new...
Mark Didtler, ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez reported to the New York Yankees following a season-long suspension, arriving three days ahead of...
Josh Boak, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home sales struck a snow drift in January, plunging to the slowest pace in nine months. The...
Marc Saltzman, Special for USA TODAY (USA Today)—If you’re reading this article – perhaps on a smartphone, tablet or laptop — chances are you’ve wrestled...
Rebecca Theodore-Vachon, FORBES (Forbes)—“The Oscars aren’t designed for us.” In 2011, Idris Elba was a featured speaker at Rutgers University during a series of Black History month...
Eriq Gardner, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (The Hollywood Reporter)—Even though the FCC hasn’t yet ruled on the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, one...
By Terry Shropshire Special to the NNPA from Atlanta Daily World (NNPA)—In a move that will make conservatives and extreme right-wingers rejoice, MSNBC is...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist We live in a era when humankind seems awash in war-driven atrocities. Men, and in some instances, boys –...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist We gather together this month to lift up the names that have been frequently lifted, to call the roll...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Should I give my Ex a Break on Support Payment? Dear Alma, I think I know what I’m going to...
Andrew Meldrum, ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A video purported to be by Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in...
Max Ehrenfreund, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—The artists John Legend and Common received an Academy Award Sunday night for “Glory,” their song in the film “Selma.” In his acceptance...
Eddie Pells, ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The questions were similar, and Dorial Green-Beckham had virtually the same response for each one. “I’m disappointed in myself...
Jim Kuhnhenn, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is proposing tougher restrictions on brokers who manage Americans’ retirement accounts, reigniting a confrontation with...
Neil Genzlinger, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times)—Here’s a phrase you probably never expected to read: Highbrow PBS and trashy Investigation Discovery have complementary...
Roberto Ferdman, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post)—When the nation’s top nutrition panel released its latest dietary recommendations on Thursday, the group did something it had...
Pete Eisler and Christopher Schnaars, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)–Nearly a third of the nation’s nursing homes are getting lower scores on the government’s...
Nekesa Mumbi Moody, ASSOCIATED PRESS BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Award is a guarantee of big stars and...
Brittney Cooper, SALON (Salon.com)—Ruth Bader Ginsburg has emerged as the liberal hero of a hopelessly right-wing Supreme Court, a ram in the bush for those...
Evens Sanon, ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Thousands of people streamed into Haiti’s main public park on Saturday to honor the 17 victims who...
