JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lyndon Johnson’s presidency has long been viewed in the shadow of the Vietnam War, a conflict that saw...
TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton said Tuesday that a report that he spied on New York Mafia figures for...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Longtime journalist and educator Charles Sumner “Chuck” Stone Jr, one of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists, has...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For the first time in 42 years, the United Negro College Fund has altered its signature phrase....
SADIE GURMAN, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A 25-year-old is shot dead trying to sell marijuana the old-fashioned, illegal way. Two men from Texas set up...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A wildly popular Georgia restaurant at the center of a lawsuit that left the reputation of famed Southern celebrity cook Paula Deen...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The wealth gap between African Americans and Whites has expanded in recent years and is not likely...
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times On Thursday, March 20, 2014, a press conference was held by the family...
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Fort Hood said Wednesday that a shooting happened at the Texas Army base and that injuries have been reported. The base...
CONNIE CASS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not too late to get covered. A few routes remain open for those who missed the health care...
JOE MANDAK, Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three white officers accused in a federal civil rights lawsuit of beating a black performing arts high school student...
ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One of the first exhibits visitors see at the newly renovated National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis displays...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Even before they typically learn to read, Black preschoolers – some as young as 4 years old...
Kwasi Enin, a 17-year old student at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach, N.Y., has accomplished a rare feat: he has been accepted to each...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite the stubborn persistence of racial disparities in health, there is cause for Black women to celebrate. “Overall,...
[USA Today] WASHINGTON — Police officially confirmed Tuesday that a body found in a park during the search for an 8-year-old missing girl is that of her suspected...
GARANCE BURKE, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Beneath the strings of red paper lanterns and narrow alleyways of the nation’s oldest Chinatown lies a sinister...
KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York state has the most segregated public schools in the nation, with many black and Latino students...
JEFF KAROUB, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The families of Detroit’s Brightmoor area are delighted that the day is finally approaching when bulldozers will arrive to...
ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Joe Brown gained fame by meting out justice as a TV judge. Now he’s the one facing charges....
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Two legendary publishers – Charles Tisdale of the Jackson Advocate in Mississippi and M. Paul Redd, Sr. of...
by Charlene Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call Marissa Alexander Marissa Alexander will stand trial again July 28 for what should never have...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Filled with doubt about his future, Jordan Davis, a 17 year-old student at Samuel W. Wolfson High...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA National Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After a long day of travelling, then networking on Capitol Hill, Nathaniel and Cleopatra Pendleton returned to...
