By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I had been unaware that Julian Bond had been ill. I was, therefore, quite surprised to read that he...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist As a new school year starts, many parents are making sure their children have the right supplies from their...
By Willie Jolley NNPA Columnist Michael Beckwith started a unique community in 1986 when he founded the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles. In...
Evan Sernoffsky, SAN FRANCISCO GATE NAPA VALLEY (San Francisco Gate) — What started as a joyous ride through wine county Saturday afternoon turned into a...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist At bottom, the plan of Donald Trump, the GOP’s political playboy, to “solve” America’s crisis of undocumented Latino immigration...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Whenever I have an opportunity to rejoin the transformational activities of the civil rights organization that was founded...
By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist My Best Friend is Marrying ‘Wicked Witch of the North” Dear Alma, This is a question about my best friend....
Stephanie Dube Dwilson, HEAVY (Heavy.com) — They were supposed to be on a fun vacation, but the three men had no idea what was awaiting...
Robert Powell, USA TODAY (USA Today) — Don’t panic. Yes, the stock market is in a free fall with no end in sight. But now...
Jeff Sneider, THE WRAP (TheWrap.com) — Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is in discussions to play Aretha Franklin in a biopic that “Straight Outta Compton” producer Scott...
Scott Polacek, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com) — Wide receiver Randy Moss played 14 seasons in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots,...
Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) — Vice President Joe Biden met privately with Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Saturday in his residence at...
Sarah Wheaton, POLITICO EDGARTOWN, Mass. (Politico) – For America’s black elite, this year’s seasonal sojourn to Martha’s Vineyard turned into a soul-searching retreat. The shooting...
Meredith D. Clark, Ph.D., THE POYNTER INSTITUTE (The Poynter Institute) — When I opened the door to my office after a summer doing research and...
Brad Heath, USA TODAY BALTIMORE (USA Today) — The crime itself was ordinary: Someone smashed the back window of a parked car one evening and...
Tom Foreman, Jr., ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A juror who heard evidence in the trial of a white North Carolina police officer said...
Victoria Cavaliere, REUTERS LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the government to swiftly release immigrant children held at detention centers,...
Ty Schalter, BLEACHER REPORT (BleacherReport.com) — NFL football is played by two sets of rules. There are the official playing rules and casebook, available for...
Joe Coscarelli, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times) — For Dr. Dre, this summer was meant to be a victory lap in a...
Chevel Johnson, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A native son, a film director, a gospel giant and an award-winning journalist are among the 2015...
Jon Swaine, Lauren Gambino, and Oliver Laughland, THE GUARDIAN (The Guardian) — Leaders in the new civil rights movement campaigning against the killings of African...
Kira Lerner, THINK PROGRESS (ThinkProgress.com) — The number of Americans excluded from the political process may be even larger than previously thought. A new study...
Theodore R. Johnson, THE WASHINGTON POST (The Washington Post) — If you want to shut down a conversation about race, just say the word “reparations.”...
Nigel Duara, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES ST. LOUIS (The L.A. Times) — An 18-year-old black man died from a single gunshot wound to the back...
