By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The NFL is entering the golden age of Black quarterbacks.” – Jason McIntyre, writing in “The Big Lead” “Sports” is...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist William Thomas and Bruce Harris are two very successful judges who most people don’t know. Thomas is from Miami and...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist There have been times in the 20-year history of the National Black Chamber of Commerce that we had to put...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Doctors told Jaime Gonzalez’s parents that his birth defects were so severe he probably wouldn’t live to age one....
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist It was an unusual setting in Italy, or at least so I thought. My wife and I sat at...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist If you don’t know about it, there is an ongoing fight between the Walmart and the union movement. The political...
[RELIGION DISPATCHES] At yesterday’s memorial for the victims of last Monday’s shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, President Obama spoke about the tragedy of gun violence, saying “It...
[THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION] The ousting of ‘former’ President Mohammed Morsi by the military, and the interim government’s resolve to rewrite the 2012 constitution, raise questions about...
[THE HUFFINGTON POST] Honoring your mother and father may be on the Top 10 list of commandments, but most parents can tell you that there are...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGNTON (NNPA) – In less than a week, health insurance market exchanges will open across the nation and more than...
[UPI] A large number of patients in advanced stages of kidney disease are inappropriately being prescribed statins to lower their cholesterol, U.S. researchers say. Lead author...
[UPI] Patients with cancer who were married at the time of diagnosis live markedly longer compared with unmarried patients, U.S. researchers say. In fact for some...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] Preschool naps should be preserved, even in the face of pressures to add more to the curriculum, say researchers who concluded that sleep...
by Kam Williams Special to the NNPA from The Call & Post Miserably-married Kalindra (Shanola Hampton) hasn’t yet found the strength to leave her abusive husband,...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the wake of high-profile gun violence in the nation’s capital and Chicago, President Barack Obama...
[ABC NEWS] Under relentless pressure from their right wing, Republicans are in the midst of a risky fight with President Barack Obama they know they will...
by Brentin Mock Special to the NNPA from the Louisiana Weekly Many people have made money off of the rebuilding of the city, but not those...
By Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times HOUSTON – “You have the right to remain silent!” This is the...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday spelled out the grim toll of an attack on a Nairobi shopping mall...
By Cash Michaels Special from to the NNPA from The Carolinian CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP says the tragic death of...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although annual Black spending is projected to rise from its current $1 trillion to $1.3 trillion...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGNTON (NNPA) – In less than a week, health insurance market exchanges will open across the nation and more...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the American economy stumbles through an uneven economic recovery, Black children continue to suffer record...
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a federation of nearly 200 Black newspapers, named Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairwoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-Ohio)...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist I cringed as the scores came in over the weekend. Ohio State 76, Florida A&M 0. Florida State 54, Bethune-Cookman...
