Kofi Annan made his transition in August. The seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, he worked up from the lower ranks (starting at age 24) of...
“…The success of the Washington football franchise does not depend on the name of its team, but rather the talent of its players and leadership. The...
Eddie “Chank” Willis, a member of the famed Motown session group known as “The Funk Brothers,” died at his home in Gore Springs, Mississippi.
Lifestream of the funeral services for U.S. Senator John McCain.
The funeral will take place at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Mich. While the service is limited to friends and family. See the live stream of...
WASHINGTON—The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church’s first elected female bishop, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, and Stellar award-winning artist Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers, will...
THE POST NEWSGROUP — Mr. McCain was the embodiment of courage: a war hero who came home on crutches, broken body, permanently disabled, but not in...
There are certain things about the Trump administration that never cease to amaze me. It is not just that they get their facts wrong. It is...
THE ATLANTA TRIBUNE — The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club and State Farm announced a 20-year collaboration that will benefit the Atlanta metropolitan area aimed at building...
Civil Rights leaders and others reacted with a sense of relief – if only temporary – after a Texas jury sentenced a former police officer to...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The residents of Charlotte had no idea their entire city would be turned upside down due to killings of one of the...
On Friday, Sept. 21, a new sculpture of Alice Allison Dunnigan, the first African American woman to receive press credentials to cover the White House and...
Victories in Florida comes as African Americans have continued to stun at the polls with wins by London Breed in San Francisco, Stacey Abrams in Georgia...
DNC Chair Tom Perez issued the following statement on the results of Tuesday night's Democratic primary races in Florida...
THE AFRO — George Walker, a Black Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, pianist and educator, died Aug. 23 at the age of 96. According to NPR, the pioneering...
At the turn of the millennium we knew for a fact that the planet is warming and that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide accelerate warming. We...
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Hip-hop superstar Jay Z and his wife, Beyoncé, have announced a new scholarship program that will award 10 scholarships worth $100,000 each to “exceptional” high school...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Lamont Carey has taken his past and created a new future in literature, spoken word, motivational speaking and criminal justice reform.
“John McCain’s integrity and courage were his greatest virtues. His national leadership example is still needed today not only in the U.S. Senate, but also in...
