BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The players’ union on Tuesday plans to appeal the indefinite suspension the NFL handed to Ray...
NEW YORK (AP) — Three experts in domestic violence will serve as consultants to the NFL. Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to teams Monday...
ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors say rapper Gucci Mane has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for attacking a fan at an Atlanta nightclub. Fulton County District...
DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Daytime’s “The View” revealed its latest makeover Monday, opening the post-Barbara Walters era with a new set,...
SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police said Monday they followed proper protocol when they demanded identification from an actress and her boyfriend...
(Politico) – Senate Republicans rejected a measure written by Senate Democrats aimed at bridging differences in pay between men and women. The Paycheck Fairness Act fell...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Requiring police officers to wear body cameras is one potential solution for bridging deep mistrust between law enforcement and...
by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from The Afro-American Newspaper A Black family taking pictures of their son – who has Down’s syndrome –...
by Askia Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call ‘Ironically, Mr. Obama’s most outspoken critics—Republican Senators John McCain (Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.)—were...
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Several legal groups in South Africa have expressed concern about threats and harsh criticism of the judge who...
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – When it comes to the 2015 Lexus NX crossover, there’s good news and then there is a...
JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Sports Writer EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson was back at Minnesota Vikings headquarters on Monday, and the first thing fullback Jerome...
(Belfast Telegraph) – Robin Thicke has admitted that he didn’t actually co-write his hit single Blurred Lines with Pharrell Williams. The singer has testified as...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In July, bystander footage of an unidentified California highway patrol officer pummeling a Black woman on...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Last week, Washington lawmakers grilled officials from the Defense Department (DOD), Homeland Security and the...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Columnist WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Just before Labor Day 2005, the world was stunned as images of Gulf Coast citizens, trudged through chaos...
by Nayaba Arinde Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News “It is all overwhelming and bitter sweet,” Yusef Salaam told the Amsterdam...
by Charlene Muhammad and Walter Umrani Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call NEW ORLEANS – The family of a 22-year-old Black man,...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The NFL – which has been referred to as everything from the National Felons League to, in the cases...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist By now most people have heard how Ray Rice has been thrown under the bus by the National Football League (NFL)...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Here’s an intriguing concept: Arrest the Black dollar. Say what, Jim? You read it correctly. We should arrest our dollars...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Whenever someone accuses an African American of playing the “race card,” I cringe. Racism in America is not...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Amid stagnant wages, nagging underemployment and unemployment, many families continue to struggle with their finances. Some may even have wondered: “Will...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We are facing an important moment in our democracy. While America has twice elected an African American president, there...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Well, the season has begun and with it another round of calls for the Washington football team to rid...
