Beyond the Rhetoric: Street Gangs – L.A. Style

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist   All major cities have street gangs.  Some can be violent and many can be criminal organizations.  Los Angeles, without...

White Media Masquerading as Black

By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist   Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, released his long awaited report last week called the Growth and Opportunity...

CHILD WATCH: The Devastating Voices of Children

By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “My friends are dead. I saw the bad man. He was next to me  when we ran out.”  “I played...

To Be Equal: The Empowerment of Women

By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist   “So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.” Sheryl Sandberg In a...

2013 Jaguar XF Supercharged, Detailed Walkaround

Doctors urge FDA to limit caffeine content in energy drinks

[FOX NEWS] A group of health experts urged the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday to take action and protect teens from the possible risks of drinking...

National Abortion Rates Highest Among African-American Teens and Twice the National Average

[ATLANTA DAILY WORLD] A new study conducted by the Guttmacher Institute shows that African American teen abortion rates are more than twice as high as the...

One in 50 School-Aged Children in U.S. Has Autism: CDC

[U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT]   The number of children in the United States with autism spectrum disorder has jumped dramatically since 2007, federal health officials...

Study: Therapy as good as surgery for knee repair

[USA TODAY] You might not want to rush into knee surgery. Physical therapy can be just as good for a common injury and at far less...