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A Tale of Two Conventions

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Having attended the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland two weeks ago and having intently watched the Democratic National...

Film Review: Jason Bourne

Protestors Demand Arrest of Police Who Shot and Killed Alton Sterling

By Candace J. Semien (The Drum, NNPA Member) BATON ROUGE — Whether it was a gathering of 300 in front of the Triple S convenience store,...

Marvel Universe Has A New Wiz Kid And She’s A Black Girl

[VIBE.COM] Today in #blackgirlmagic news, Lunella Lafayette was introduced at the San Diego Comic Con as the smartest person in Marvel Universe. Moon Girl, as she...

Spiritually Speaking: Faith Is a Verb

By James Washington (The Dallas Weekly, NNPA Member) Scripture says you should live your life in such a way that those around you can see the...

WATCH: Press Conference with Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby after All Charges Dropped in Freddie Gray Case

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Cleveland’s RNC Was the Whitest Convention I’ve Ever Attended

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) As I boarded my return flight to D.C. from last week’s Republican convention in Cleveland, Ohio, I began to...

Simmons, RushCard Fund Program to Keep the Peace between Police and the Black Community

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer) Russell Simmons is as afraid of a confrontation with police as most other Black men. However, despite...

Can The National Diversity Coalition for Trump Sway Black Voters?

By Freddie Allen (National News Managing Editor) It’s official. Donald J. Trump is the Republican presidential nominee. The Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio was a...

We Must Have Intellectual Honesty about Race and Criminal Justice Reform

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (NNPA President and CEO) There is an old adage that posits “The more things appear to change, the more they stay...

Film Review: Star Trek Beyond

Financial Justice a Key Focus at 2016 NAACP Convention

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA News Wire Columnist) With 2,200 branches across the country and added presence on 60 military installations, five located overseas, the NAACP’s grassroots...

21st International AIDS Conference Commences on “Mandela Day”

By Linda Villarosa (BAI Contributing Writer) It was entirely fitting that the 21st International AIDS Conference kicked off yesterday in Durban, South Africa, on “Mandela Day,”...

Hillary Clinton Looks to Build African American Base with Top Staffers

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributor) As the presidential candidates sprint towards the November 8 election, the Clinton campaign has turned to seasoned, Black...

Ask Alma: My Awkward Niece Wants to be the Next Gabby Douglas

By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, My niece is all in love with Gabby Douglas and thinks she can one day tryout for...

Poll Shows Voters Want More Financial Regulation

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA News Wire Columnist) On July 21, the first federal agency dedicated to serving the financial needs of consumers will be five years...

Film Review: Ice Age: Collision Course

By Dwight Brown (NNPA News Wire Film Critic) It’s official. This is the year of animation. So many films from the genre are sprouting up like...

This is Why ESPN Is the Republican Party of Sports Television

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) I am quite fond of saying about Republicans when it comes to Blacks, “Even when they try to do...

Deconstructing Reconstruction in the Aftermath of Baton Rouge, Falcon Heights and Dallas

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) After Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Falcon Heights, Minnesota there was Dallas, Texas. After rogue cops unceremoniously killed two Black...

“Icon Talks” Celebrates Black Success in Washington, D.C.

By Victoria Jones (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellow, The Washington Informer) A mix of successful entrepreneurs, social activists and actors came together for one night during “Icon Talks,”...

Senator Warren Calls out 21st Century Digital Robber Barons

By Freddie Allen (NNPA News Wire National News Editor) During a recent speech on competition and the American economy, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who some...

Why Global Terrorism Will Always Be a Domestic Problem

By Roger Caldwell (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) President Obama underestimated the threat of ISIS, by calling the organization a “JV team” during his 2012 election...

100 Black Men, General Motors Encourage Young People to Pursue STEM Careers

By Brelaun Douglas (NNPA/DTU Fellow, Atlanta Voice) In an effort to boost minority participation in science and technology, 100 Black Men of America recently hosted a...

Recent Police Shootings Show Our Nation’s Hypocrisy

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Just a day after millions of Americans celebrated the “Fourth of You Lie,” our nation got more evidence of...