(ILoveOldSchoolMusic.com) – If reality TV would have existed back in the day, Marvin Gaye and his then-wife, Janis Gaye would have garnered ratings that were through the roof. Their...
(The Atlantic) – The recent spate of highly publicized killings of black men by police officers has driven many people to wonder how common such...
MARK GILLISPIE, Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The investigation into the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy holding a pellet gun by a white Cleveland...
DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Pro Football Writer EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Nearly eight months passed for Adrian Peterson between practices with the Minnesota Vikings. His public...
(Philly.com) – Chaka Fattah has grown accustomed to the sound of footsteps. Federal prosecutors have been following the longtime Philadelphia congressman for eight years – subpoenaing...
(The Washington Post) – First, they said that he was anti-Israel. Then, some actually said that he was anti-Semitic. Can we — pretty please — ease...
(EW) – Janet Jackson officially confirmed that her next album will come out this fall via BMG. It will be her first since 2008’s Discipline. According to the...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – More than 40 states allow prison and jails to charge inmates “pay to stay” fees,...
(Telegraph) – The FBI is operating a small air force of surveillance planes flying across the US and registered under fake company names. The low-flying...
(Bleacher Report) – LeBron James has been the NBA’s best player for several years, but the four-time MVP believes his current form probably exceeds anything he has put...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As cities across the country have mobilized massive street protests over police violence and misconduct, a...
GRAHAM DUNBAR, AP Sports Writer FIFA President Sepp Blatter will resign from soccer’s governing body amid a widening corruption scandal and promised Tuesday to call for...
A new movie, second term for mayor and summer approaching has all eyes on Chicago’s politicians, police, people, and body count by Ashahed M. Muhammad Special...
(Raw Story) – Republican presidential candidates gathered last month at the Oklahoma City Cox Conference Center, just a few blocks from the site of what...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – The crime rate has been steadily decreasing for 25 years, but mass incarceration has had very...
JIM SUHR, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The disparity in the rate at which Missouri authorities pulled over black drivers compared with whites last year...
JON KRAWCZYNSKI, AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson took to Twitter on Thursday to express his frustration over criticism he is receiving while staying...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic If you live in California, a major earthquake is your worst nightmare. The thought of a 9.5 quake is almost...
GRAHAM DUNBAR, AP Sports Writer ZURICH (AP) — Sepp Blatter was re-elected as FIFA president for a fifth term on Friday, chosen to lead world soccer...
EMERY P. DALESIO, Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Trustees at the country’s oldest public university decided Thursday to rename a University of North Carolina...
U.S. Senate Candidate Shines at Convention by Kenneth D. Miller Special to the NNPA from the LA Watts Times There have been moments in American politics...
(Deadspin) – The African American Mayors Association, led by Kevin Johnson, opens its annual meeting today in Washington, D.C. The former NBA star and current mayor of...
(The Washington Post) – From the outside, the legal profession seems to be growing ever more diverse. Three women are now on the Supreme Court. Loretta Lynch...
(Politico) – The Republican field for 2016 is growing increasingly top-heavy, with no clear front-runner emerging in the latest nationwide Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday....
BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer Stephen Curry and LeBron James, this season’s brightest stars taking basketball’s biggest stage. The NBA Finals start June 4 with the...
