Molly Hennessy-Fisk, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (The L.A. Times)—Federal officials intervened Friday to stop police in Ferguson, Mo., from wearing “I am Darren Wilson” bracelets...
(The Washington Post) – From his first days on the job, it was clear that Attorney General Eric Holder was unbound by the racial constraints that...
(USA Today) – Just after a heated summer that included a handful of fatalities at the hands of police that raised questions of racism, the...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — As the nation’s youth settle into the routine of a new school year, the best and...
DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer For weeks, amid allegations involving several NFL players, domestic violence has been the focus of intense national attention. Does the turmoil...
JIM SALTER, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Anger spilled over Tuesday after fire destroyed one of two memorials on the street where Michael Brown was...
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Spelman College, the liberal arts college for women in Atlanta, was named the nation’s...
DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Prolific writer J. California Cooper, who was writing plays until Alice Walker suggested she switch to short stories...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black-White income gap narrowed in 2013 with Black men who worked full-time, year-round experiencing...
Highway shutdown, raucous city council meeting signals the struggle for justice is far from over in Ferguson, Mo. by Dr. J. A. Salaam Special to the...
by Sue Sturgis Special to the NNPA from The Louisiana Weekly (Special from Facing South) — When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug....
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Lauren Raab, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (The L.A. Times)—The retrial of Michael Dunn, a Florida man who shot an unarmed teenager to death after asking...
Joby Warrick and Steven Mufson, THE WASHINGTON POST NEW YORK (The Washington Post)—For 140 years, the Rockefellers were the oil industry’s first family, scions of...
José Patiño Girona, THE TAMPA TRIBUNE TAMPA, Fla. (The Tampa Tribune) — The last time Jerlean Moore talked to her daughter on the phone, she sang...
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (New York Times) — A gated community of regal brick homes with impeccable landscaping and $450,000 price tags might seem an unlikely place for...
(BBC) – At the turn of the 20th Century, life was incredibly difficult for the African-American community in the southern states of the US. But...
Dallas Weekly African-Caribbean Correspondent Agness Nkhata interviews Actress Juliet Ibrahim ( Afrimma Host ). Brought to …
Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Crusader CHICAGO – Chicago Crusader columnist Elaine Hegwood Bowen has written her first book, Old School Adventures from Englewood—South Side of...
(Houston Chronicle) – Seated on a couch at her home overlooking a golf course in Spring, Bonita Jackson dabbed her eyes with a tissue as she...
MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman convicted of the starvation and torture death of her girlfriend’s 9-year-old son a decade ago...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In honor of the 50th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act, the Library of Congress has...
Special to the NNPA from The Louisiana Weekly NEW ORLEANS (The Louisiana Weekly)— ‘Nothing has brought me greater joy than participating in the growth experiences...
