WASHINGTON (USA Today) — Nearly two times a week in the United States, a white police officer killed a black person during a seven-year period...
FERGUSON, Mo. (New York Times) — In the five days since an unarmed young black man was fatally shot by a police officer here, the selective...
FERGUSON, Mo. (USA Today) — Hopes for peace here after three nights of rioting were dashed when another demonstration in the wake of teenager Michael Brown’s...
Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American (NNPA) – With deep humility, we admit we did not see this coming, and not where...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For the past 40 years, Jawanza Kunjufu has dedicated his life to uplifting African Americans through education...
DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown Sr. stood alone in the center of the narrow street where the blood of his...
(St. Louis-Dispatch) – At about 1 a.m. Wednesday, a St. Louis County Police officer shot and critically wounded a man who police said pointed a handgun...
(USA Today) – As developments continue to unfold in the case of Michael Brown in St. Louis, details are emerging about the police shooting death of...
by Chris King Special to the NNPA from The St. Louis American ST. LOUIS — Jesse Jackson told The American he hopes that the U.S....
By LaGloria Wheatfall Special to the NNPA from The Houston Defender HOUSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to do more to protect Black,...
(Reuters) – An uneasy calm settled over Ferguson, Missouri, early Tuesday after a second night of violent clashes between law enforcement and residents protesting the...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When cash-strapped states in the South and Midwest slashed unemployment benefits after the Great Recession, claiming it...
(USA Today) – Ask a Southerner for their favorite fried chicken place, and you’ll get one of two reactions: Either they’ll immediately fire back one name...
ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit man who said he fatally shot an unarmed woman on his porch out of fear prompted...
RANDALL CHASE, Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Thirty-five years ago, funeral directors in Delaware struggled to quickly bury and cremate the remains of more than...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A quarter of U.S. households say they’re “just getting by” financially, a survey by the Federal Reserve shows. The Fed issued the...
KINGSTON, New Hampshire (Reuters) – As President Barack Obama considers sidestepping Congress to loosen U.S. immigration policy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Americans are deeply worried that...
ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A jury convicted a suburban Detroit homeowner of second-degree murder and manslaughter Thursday in the killing of an...
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans are expected to have an easier time getting government-paid health care from local doctors under a bill that...
(Los Angeles Times) – Two American aid workers were gravely ill, fighting to survive infection with the deadly Ebola virus. A San Diego drug company...
(Detroit Free-Press) – Closing arguments are expected to begin this morning in the trial of Theodore Wafer, who is charged with fatally shooting Renisha McBride on...
Assemblymembers Sebastian Ridley-Thomas and Reginald Jones-Sawyer Responds to Marlene Pinnock CHP Freeway Beating By Kenneth D. Miller Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles...
by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from The Afro-American Newspaper The historic presidency of Alabama State University’s first female chief continues to be shrouded in...
COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit man said Monday that he was afraid when someone showed up on his porch before dawn...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate climbed from 10.7 percent in June to 11.4 percent in July, an...
