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New Report: Despite Progress, Deep Inequality Plagues Black America

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributor) In 1976, then-President Gerald Ford delivered the annual “State of the Union Address,” virtually ignoring the plight of...

WATCH — Cast of “Underground” comes to Memphis for TSDtv

Robert Shapiro Reveals What OJ Simpson Whispered After Verdict

[YAHOO.COM] Former O.J. Simpson lawyer Robert Shapiro appeared on Megyn Kelly’s Fox special on Tuesday night, and finally revealed what his client whispered in his ear...

Rep. John Lewis’ Graphic Novel to be Taught in New York City Public Schools

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA News Wire Contributor) In August 2013, Georgia Congressman and civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis teamed up with artist Nate Powell...

It’s Time for Blacks to Diversify their Voting Portfolios

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Blacks gave Obama 96 percent of their votes in 2008 and 94 percent of their votes in 2012. We,...

Ask Carla: Is My Ringback Tone Hurting My Job Search?

By Carla Lane (Houston Forward Times, NNPA Member) Dear Carla, I am currently in the market for a new job. I haven’t had much luck in...

Blackonomics: The Black Community is Bleeding to Death

By James Clingman (NNPA News Wire Columnist) There is a crisis of monumental proportion in our so-called “Black communities.” A crisis that if not checked will...

Google Bans Payday and Other Predatory Loan Ads

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA News Wire Columnist) For more than a decade, broad-based coalitions at both the state and federal levels have united consumer advocates, labor,...

President Obama Deserves a “High Five” for his Speech at Howard’s Graduation

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) I was apprehensive when I learned that President Obama would give the commencement speech at Howard University this year....

Black Men Returned to the Job Market in April

By Freddie Allen (NNPA News Wire National News Editor) The Black unemployment rate ticked down from 8.9 percent in March to 8.8 percent in April and...

Broadway Just Showed Hollywood What Diversity Looks Like

By Joan H. Allen (Associate Publisher, Daily Challenge) Two Black productions, “Hamilton” with 16 Tony nominations and “Shuffle Along” with 10 Tony nominations lead the Tonys...

This Is Why Republicans Continue to Lose the Black Vote

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Those who have followed my writings know that I have been and will continue to be very critical of...

Ask Alma: My Wife Left Me after 38 Years and I Now I Want to DNA Test My Kids

By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, My wife and I divorced after 38 years of marriage. I still don’t understand why, I want...

Blackonomics: From Power Talking to Power Doing

By James Clingman (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Veteran radio talk show host Carl Nelson, will present his third Power Talk event on June 17-19, 2016 at...

Malia Obama Got into Harvard and Fox News Fans Called Her a “Little Monkey”

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Malia Obama deserves congratulations. Admitted to Harvard University, she has decided to take a gap year, a mature choice...

Obama Urges Howard Graduates to Continue Needed Change

By Howard University News Service WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told the graduates of one of the nation’s leading historically Black universities that America is “a...

PRESS ROOM: Association of Black Cardiologists Announces New President and Board Chairman

PRESS STATEMENT Media Contact: Living Hope Co. [email protected] 646-504-1191 New York, NY – The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), an inclusive organization dedicated to eliminating disparities...

Who Is A. Philip Randolph? 5 Things You Need to Know

A. Philip Randolph founded the first Black labor union chartered in America and the first to win a collective bargaining agreement with a major U.S corporation,...

Harriet Tubman’s Face on the New $20 Bill Is Priceless

By Walter Rhett (NNPA News Wire Contributor) President Obama said in his recent remarks that Harriet Tubman would likely greet the news she was on the...

Nigerian Businessman Tony Elumelu Wants to Transform the Continent with “Africapitalism”

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO of the NNPA) WASHINGTON – Tony O. Elumelu has emerged on the global business stage as a transformative...

Beyond the Rhetoric: The Battle over Paisley Park is Going to be One Big Mess

By Harry C. Alford (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Perhaps one of the greatest entertainers of all time suddenly left us on April 21, 2016. Kay and...

Afeni Shakur, Mother of Tupac Shakur and Activist, Dead at 69

Black Women Beware: Are Our Hair Products Killing Us?

[ATLANTADAILYWORLD.COM] A bombshell new report from Black Women for Wellness, an LA-based advocacy and research group dedicated to the health and wellness of Black women, released...

Black Lives Matter Co-Founder: The Immigration Challenge No One Is Talking About

[TIME.COM] Immigration is a hot issue this election season. Unfortunately, despite the attention that news outlets and presidential candidates are giving the issue, the most devastating...

Obama, Out: The Commander-In-Chief Proves Once Again that He’s the Best to Ever Do It

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer) President Barack Obama dropped his microphone at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, acknowledging what everyone had...