(Politico) – President Barack Obama’s latest and boldest attempt to use his executive powers to grant quasi-legal status to illegal immigrants ran into a major...
by Barrington M. Salmon Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer When President Barack Obama announced his intention to normalize relations with longtime nemesis Cuba,...
(Politico) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel touts his education reform agenda as one of his greatest achievements as he campaigns for reelection. It may also...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A very public conflict between the Bridge Crossing Jubilee, Inc., the local group that has been commemorating...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Julián Castro, the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, wants to provide...
(USA Today) – George Fraser has had a hugely successful life. At 70, the former corporate executive is a successful author and speaker, traveling 200...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist WASHINGTON, D.C., – Dodge is billing the 2015 Charger as the world’s only four-door muscle car. The brand...
(NBC Chicago) – The twin sons of Ernie Banks asserted Monday that his agent and caretaker coerced the Chicago Cubs baseball great into signing a new...
by Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from The Carolinian Newspaper This week, as the world mourns the passing of legendary UNC Tar Heel Head Basketball...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent THIRD IN A SERIES WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Simone Oliver had always been called, as they say in the religious community....
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In a system that is often overlooked by the public and misused by law enforcement, Blacks...
South Carolina State University’s Future Threatened by Legislators by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper A South Carolina House subcommittee has recommended the...
(USA Today) – Rodnell Collins stood next to his uncle, Malcolm X, as the latter stared thoughtfully at Plymouth Rock during a visit to Massachusetts...
By Ron Daniels NNPA Columnist The 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March, and the passage of the historic Voting Rights...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this pilgrimage, what I have seen,...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist As if we needed any more evidence, President Obama’s recent meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus...
By LeConté J. Dill NNPA Guest Columnist Nearly 40 years ago, a metaphor or fable, if you will, about “upstream-downstream” was created by healthcare...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist I’m grateful for a powerful new book, Girls In Justice by artist Richard Ross, a follow up to...
By Kim M. Keenan NNPA Guest Columnist This revolution will definitely not be televised. When Intel announced that it would spend $300 million over the...
By Rev. Amos C. Brown NNPA Guest Columnist As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, we must...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist While recalling those commercials, featuring Andre Agassi (pro tennis player) saying, “Image is everything” and Billy Crystal’s “Saturday Night...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist In observance of Black History Month, I believe it is important to highlight some of those long lasting...
By Everett Glenn NNPA Guest Columnist They say that “sport mirrors life.” The latest example is the sick twist on the death of Eric Garner...
By Valerie Graves NNPA Columnist As I joined fellow advocates of advertising diversity in ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ exchange recently, I couldn’t...
By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist For the past five weekends, my wife and I have sat through countless hours of indoor track and field meets,...
