CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When his high school English students came to class, Tom Rademacher knew there would be one thing on...
by Andrea V. Watson Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Defender CHICAGO – Homicides are down in Chicago this year and the statistics haven’t been...
Consciousness raised, leadership challenged by Muslim leader at HBCU conference by Askia Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call BALTIMORE – After a...
by Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The failure of a St. Louis County grand jury to indict Ferguson, Mo. Police Officer Darren Wilson...
by Nayaba Arinde and Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American It was déjà vu all over again for Omowale Clay, the...
Nedra Pickler, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred by the Ferguson, Missouri shooting, President Barack Obama is calling for $75 million in federal spending to...
Brian J. Tumulty, USA TODAY (USAToday.com)—The protesters who have continued to keep national attention focused on the decision of a St. Louis County grand jury to...
(NecoleBitchie.com)—A communications director for Republican congressman is likely updating her LinkedIn profile today after missing the memo that says 1. You don’t come for people’s kids and...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters turned out in several U.S. cities on one of the busiest shopping days of the year Friday in response to...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA)—The fight for justice in Ferguson has gone global. Tara Thompson, a corporate project manager who has been protesting and...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protests are scheduled at shopping centers around the country in response to a grand jury’s decision not to indict the officer...
White Americans feel like they are being singled out because of the color of their skin rather than any actions they’ve taken. That’s how black...
(FiveThirtyEight) – A St. Louis County grand jury on Monday decided not to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson in the August killing of...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict a policeman for the killing of Michael Brown illustrates the difficulty...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Long after the St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert M. McCulloch announced Officer Darren Wilson will not be...
(Los Angeles Times) – In most cases, a grand jury is a supple tool in the hands of a prosecutor bent on an indictment. But...
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Chaos returned to the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the death of...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri grand jury’s decision to spare police officer Darren Wilson from criminal charges is the latest in...
Matt Helms, DETROIT FREE PRESS DETROIT (Detroit Free Press)—The oversight board that will monitor Detroit’s finances after the city officially emerges from bankruptcy has established...
Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY CLEVELAND (USA Today)—The father of a 12-year-old boy fatally shot by police after wielding a replica gun questioned Sunday why police...
Ben Nuckols, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP)— Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of...
David A. Lieb, ASSOCIATED PRESS JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Not much is normal about the Missouri grand jury responsible for deciding whether to charge...
(The Washington Post) – Everyone has a Michael Brown story, and Ngone Seck was telling hers as she sat with several friends at Riverview Gardens...
Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) — As a grand jury gets closer to deciding whether or not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, the man who fatally shot Michael Brown...
