By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black college educators and supporters are sharply split over whether President Obama’s proposal to offer a...
(USA Today) – One year ago, 12 Years A Slave triumphed as Oscars’ best picture — the first time the top prize went to a film directed...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder called Thursday for better record-keeping on how often police officers use force and are themselves...
(Politico) – Republicans in Congress are doing a 180 on net neutrality as the Federal Communications Commission prepares to issue new rules within weeks. For...
(USA Today) – North Miami Beach police are facing criticism for using mug shots of black suspects for target practice. One of the six bullet-riddled...
RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Not so long ago, the only reason a lot of people knew Cardale Jones was for a...
ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge revoked Chris Brown’s probation on Thursday but allowed him to remain free for now after...
(Los Angeles Times) – A family feud among the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s children was on display in an Atlanta courtroom Tuesday as his...
CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — The Republican National Committee’s executive committee voted Wednesday to censure Michigan Republican Dave Agema and seek his resignation after he linked...
ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday announced revised guidelines for obtaining records from the news media during criminal leak investigations,...
RENTON, Wash. (USA Today) — Despite owning one Super Bowl ring at age 26, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is clearly an outlier among the...
(New York Times) – A recent applicant for a job as a correction officer at New York City jails had several friends who were gang members....
(The Washington Post) – Trying to predict the gender and race of a member of Congress is like trying to predict who would win a...
STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has vetoed just two measures in his six years in the White House, the fewest...
CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are in retreat in more ways than one this week. As Democratic senators...
JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City jail guards reported more use of force against inmates in 2014 than ever before —...
DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets are close to an agreement with Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles...
THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has accused President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, of double standards...
(New York Times) – Bullets were flying in the cities. Crack wars trapped people in their homes. The year was 1994, and President Bill Clinton captured...
ANNE M. PETERSON, AP Sports Writers RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writers ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Coming into the national championship game, there was a school of...
MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she is entering what is...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The last several months have seen an outpouring of activism, with slogans coming in waves: “Justice...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the wake of unrelenting law suits seeking to abolish affirmative action coupled with nearly half...
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Barbara Boxer’s decision not to seek re-election to a fifth term provides a rare opening for ambitious California...
(Sporting News) – The next evolution of the NFL’s quest for the most inclusive hiring process possible is an advisory committee of longtime coaches and executives,...
