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Wrongly Accused of Rape, Brian Banks Speaks about Stanford Swimmer Case

By Victoria Jones (NNPA/DTU Journalism Program) The case of 20-year-old Stanford swimmer Brock Turner has been a hot topic across the nation since the public found...

Malawi’s struggling economy means more albinos are being killed for their body parts

[QZ.COM] The mythology surrounding albinos in parts of Africa is strong. In Malawi, it’s believed that their bones contain gold. In Tanzania, businesses and politicians turn...

WATCH: “What’s My Name?” Muhammad Ali Obituary By The New York Times

Michelle Gregg Won’t Face Charges in Cincinnati Zoo Accident

The Cincinnati Herald Staff (The Cincinnati Herald, NNPA Member) The family of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a Cincinnati Zoo gorilla’s compound Saturday, is being...

PRESS ROOM: Comcast Begins Rollout of Gigabit Internet Service in Nashville

PHILADELPHIA – June 6, 2016 – Following its announcement in February to bring 1 Gigabit-per-second Internet speeds to residential and business customers using DOCSIS 3.1 technology,...

We Need Literacy Warriors like Kizzy in the Black Community Today

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dictionary defines warriors as “a person who fights in battle and is known for having courage and skill.” In...

Miss USA 2016 Winner Deshauna Barber: Five Things to Know About Miss District of Columbia

[USWEEKLY.COM] And the winner is … ! Miss District of Columbia Deshauna Barber took home the coveted crown at the 2016 Miss USA pageant on Sunday,...

Why We Must Never Forget Our Roots

By Marian Wright Edelman (President of the Children’s Defense Fund) “So Dad has joined the other [ancestors] up there. I feel that they do watch and...

This Is Why Snoop Lion Should Write, Direct and Produce Black Movies

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Last week rapper Snoop Dogg put up an epic video rant on his Instagram. In the verbiage that only...

Young Black Scholars “Discover the Unexpected” on the Journey to Empowerment

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President of the National Newspaper Publishers Association) The legendary scholar, writer and visionary James Baldwin once personally confided with me that...

Obama Uses Bible, Christian Faith to Defend Transgender Bathroom Directive to Schools

[CHRISTIANPOST.COM] President Barack Obama said that his understanding of the Bible and his Christian beliefs led him to issue the directive at public schools calling on...

Muhammad Ali Hospitalized, Reportedly In ‘Fair’ Condition

[WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM] “The Greatest” is battling in perhaps the most challenging fight of his life. Boxing legend and three-time world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali has been hospitalized...

REPORT: EgyptAir plane made 3 emergency landings in the 24 hours before it crashed

[BUSINESSINSIDER.COM] The EgyptAir plane that mysteriously disappeared in the Mediterranean on May 19 with 66 people on board made three emergency landings in the 24 hours...

Pakistani Woman Dies after Being Set on Fire for Rejecting Marriage Proposal

[CNN.COM] An 18-year-old Pakistani schoolteacher died Wednesday from injuries after her body was set on fire for refusing a marriage proposal, police said. The perpetrators beat...

Making History is Sometimes About Timing

WATCH: Female Muslim Hip-Hop Dancers Smash Stereotypes

Ask Alma: My Friend Invites Her Mother Everywhere We Go

By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, My friend of over 15 years recently made the decision it was time for her and her...

Black Founders Praise Chase’s $100 Million Investment in Detroit Businesses

[BLACKENTERPRISE.COM] Detroit leaders and organizations are working with JPMorgan Chase to deploy the bank’s $100 million commitment in various ways that are advancing the city’s priorities...

Killing Dylann Roof Won’t Kill White Supremacy

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dylann Roof, the unrepentant racist who killed nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. is,...

America’s Crumbling Infrastructure Is a Clear and Present Danger

By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. (Founder and President of Rainbow PUSH Coalition) America is literally falling apart. In Flint, Mich., children were poisoned by the lead...

“Roots” Remake Targets Younger Audience

By Freddie Allen (NNPA News Wire National News Editor) Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose admitted that she questioned why Mark Wolper, the son of the...

Judith Jamison, Maurice Hines Honored at 34th annual Fred and Adele Astaire Awards

By Joan H. Allen (Associate Publisher, Daily Challenge) The Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, which honors outstanding dance and choreography on stage and screen, recently announced...

Former Deputy White House Counsel Cassandra Butts Dies at 50

[THEROOT.COM] Cassandra Quin Butts, the former Deputy White House Counsel and nominee to the Ambassadorship to the Bahamas, died suddenly on Thursday. She was 50 years...

To Be Equal: 5 Things You Need to Know about Vernon Jordan, the “Rosa Parks of Wall Street”

By Marc Morial (President and CEO of the National Urban League) “Don’t just give us money, and don’t just show up for the Equal Opportunity Day...

New Voting Rights Caucus Created in Congress

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer) Election day November 8, 2016 will be the first Presidential election in 50 years without the full...