By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In 1954, Lucinda Todd was one of 13 plaintiffs in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief [FIRST OF TWO ARTICLES] WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A search firm hired by the NAACP ranked Rev. Frederick D. Haynes,...
by Richard B. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) – When an Ohio judge sentenced Kelley Williams-Bolar to jail for enrolling...
(The Washington Post) – There was a bullet in the barroom wall. And the kid reporter had to have it. It mattered little to Dean...
(The Washington Post) – Aya Waller-Bey, who will graduate from college Saturday, has had four years of #BBGU. She just wasn’t calling it that for most...
JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Thursday upheld registration requirements that are part of the gun laws in the nation’s capital, approving...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Texas Southern University President Dr. John Rudley says smaller schools “are severely handicapped” by limited resources and need help from the...
(The Washington Post) – Sixty years ago this Saturday, the Supreme Court found state laws imposing segregation unconstitutional. Progress has been made, but the nation...
The Associated Press On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation of public schools violated the equal protection guarantees of the 14th...
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times on Wednesday announced that executive editor Jill Abramson is being replaced by managing editor Dean Baquet after...
(Capital New York) – In an abrupt and unexpected move, The New York Times announced today that executive editor Jill Abramson will be leaving her position in the...
(Los Angeles Times) – Here was a story, it seemed, that resonated with a disparate and diffuse metropolis. It was the tale of one...
(Los Angeles Times) – The Los Angeles City Council authorized a $3.7-million skid row cleanup planTuesday that will expand 24-hour bathroom access and expand storage to...
by Barrington M. Salmon Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by Islamist rebels three weeks ago has frayed...
Leon Jenkins resigns amid Sterling scandal Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly The interim president of the NAACP’s Los Angeles chapter said recently it was...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –Since 1973, more than 300 innocent defendants have been sentenced to death, largely because Blacks are overrepresented...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologized Sunday for racist comments captured on tape, saying they were a “terrible mistake.” “I’m...
(The Washington Post) – You can call him Dr. Combs. Rap and music mogul Sean Combs electrified Howard University’s Class of 2014 on Saturday with a...
CHEVEL JOHNSON, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A hunger for education should continue beyond graduation and should be used to guide and inspire “the next...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Handing out dismal grades, the Nation’s Report Card says America’s high school seniors lack critical math and reading...
RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Outcry over recent police shootings continues to rattle New Mexico’s largest city, spreading from street protests to rowdy...
BREE FOWLER, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jet magazine, which first hit newsstands at the dawn of the civil rights era, is ceasing regular...
SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When it came time to deliver a new federal report detailing what global warming is doing to America...
(Slate) – It might be the hottest question in higher education today: Is a college degree still worth its cost? Despite soaring tuitions, a new study...
(The Washington Post) – A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that legislative bodies such as city councils can begin their meetings with prayer, even if it...
