By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although the shutdown of the federal government that began Tuesday is affecting all Americans, a disproportionate portion...
[The Washington Post] If you can judge people by the quality of their enemies, one quality shared by many opponents of the tea party is their...
[Los Angeles Times] WASHINGTON — House Republicans emerged with a new strategy to reopen the most popular parts of government that have been shut down by...
[Los Angeles Times] WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it had agreed to decide eight new cases, including a copyright dispute over the 1980 Oscar-winning...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the wake of high-profile gun violence in the nation’s capital and Chicago, President Barack Obama...
[ABC NEWS] Under relentless pressure from their right wing, Republicans are in the midst of a risky fight with President Barack Obama they know they will...
by Brentin Mock Special to the NNPA from the Louisiana Weekly Many people have made money off of the rebuilding of the city, but not those...
By Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times HOUSTON – “You have the right to remain silent!” This is the...
[TIME] Nearly a week after the University of Alabama came under fire for persistent segregation in its sorority system, school officials are set to announce a...
by Charles Ellison Special to the NNPA from The Philadelphia Tribune Before giving his national address on Syria — one of the most consequential speeches of...
[USA TODAY] Furs that once belonged to former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. are attracting more bids than his Bruce Lee and Michael Jackson memorabilia. The U.S....
by Rev. Franklin Fortier Special to the NNPA from the Greene County Democrat The Selma Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is protesting the Legal...
[CNN MONEY] It’s been two years since the launch of Occupy Wall Street, the New York-based social movement that quickly spread to encompass headline-grabbing protests around...
[NEW YORK POST] The Post exclusively reported Sunday how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. grappled with what he called his “lust demons” and kept a scorecard of more...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Increasing the minimum wage would disproportionately benefit, Black workers and push the country closer to racial...
[WSB-TV 2 ATLANTA] Channel 2 Action News has learned Evelyn Lowery is going home. The condition of Joseph Lowery’s wife remains critical since she suffered...
by Charlene Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call (FinalCall.com) – Calls for a boycott in the wake of a Florida jury’s acquittal...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] PITTSBURGH — In a hotel conference room overlooking this city’s downtown, the leaders of one of the nation’s largest conservative advocacy groups outlined...
by Herbert L. White Special to the NNPA from The Charlotte Post The N.C. NAACP is encouraging Moral Monday defendants to decide if they want to have...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Five years ago, Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
[POLITICO] Top congressional leaders including House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi endorsed President Barack Obama’s proposed military strikes against Syria, but that...
[POLITICO] Another military conflict in the Middle East is the last thing either party wants to be talking about heading into the 2014 midterm. For lawmakers...
By TaNoah Morgan Special to the NNPA WASHINGTON (NNPA ) – This summer, my daughter turned 13, and after she’d spent two years at an...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – “There is a ‘state of emergency’ without urgency in Black America,” writes Ron Daniels, president of the...
By ArnE Williams Special to the NNPA from the Arizona Informant President Obama emphasized that good jobs with good wages and a home to call your...
