To Be Equal: Raise the Minimum Wage Now

By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist   “Despite working a full-time job, many low-wage workers still live in poverty. This isn’t right.” – Rep. George Miller...

Ask Gwendolyn Baines: I am going to find the ugliest man to marry!

  Dear Gwendolyn: A year ago I met and started dating a good looking man. Girl, he was drop dead gorgeous. We met at a cookout...

Video of 2013 Nissan Juke Nismo Turbo, Detailed Walkaround

Sex-abuse investigations rip open Catholic Church’s secret files

[LOS ANGELES TIMES] Preparing for his return to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles after six months’ treatment at a center for pedophile priests, Father Michael Wempe...

Heart damage comes quicker to youth with type 2 diabetes

[UPI] Children who develop type 2 diabetes develop heart, kidney and eye problems faster than those who get the disease as adults, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Jane...

Valeant to Buy Bausch & Lomb for $8.7 Billion

[THE NEW YORK TIMES] Bausch & Lomb, the eye care company, agreed on Monday to sell itself to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International of Canada for about $8.7 billion, sidestepping...

Modern Etiquette: The power of business networking

[REUTERS] There’s an old adage, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” That adage couldn’t be more appropriate in today’s competitive job market. And...

U.S. trails Europe on paid vacation time

[THE WASHINGTON POST] Oh, to be Austrian. On a weekend when thoughts officially turn to summer, fruity cocktails and ways to skip work, it is an...

Local Businesswoman Continues to Meet Needs of Black Girls Through Doll Line with New Chocolate Skin Addition Read

[NNPA News Wire Service] Special to the NNPA from the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint SAN DIEGO – CEO of World of EPI, Dr. Lisa Williams, recently...

Robert L. Johnson Receives Highest Award Recognition from Black Enterprise Magazine

[NNPA News Wire Service] Special to the NNPA from the New Pittsburgh Courier Johnson first appeared on the cover of Black Enterprise magazine in May 1992,...