by Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA NEW YORK (NNPA) – His voice arrived first, deep and sonorous, prefiguring a man of enormous life and...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – The married stars of the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” are trading the drama of reality TV for prison. Teresa Giudice was...
TIM BOOTH, AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Russell Wilson has generally shied away from commenting on social issues during his professional career. That changed...
(Politico) – A House committee is asking a federal judge to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of court for failing to comply with...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — Representative Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland was at the grocery store the other day when he ran into an elderly black...
(New York Daily News) – Photos of funnyman Tracy Morgan sitting in a wheelchair gave a rare glimpse into his courageous battle to recover from the...
TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The crowd’s deafening roar was so loud LeBron James couldn’t hear his name announced. Unsure of whether to...
(Media Matters) – Politico Magazine published a piece by Ron Kessler, a discredited conservative journalist with a history of pushing conspiracy theories, which suggested that President Obama...
(Florida Times-Union) – No one but Michael Dunn will ever truly know what he was thinking on Black Friday in 2012 when he pulled a...
(The Washington Post) – The St. Louis County prosecutor’s office is investigating an accusation of misconduct on the grand jury that is hearing the case...
DEREK KINNER, Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who opened fire on a carload of black teenagers in an argument over their loud...
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans like to talk about food, and they certainly like to eat. But they don’t normally think about...
DEREK KINNER, Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Michael Dunn was shooting to kill, not defending himself, when he fired at 17-year-old Jordan Davis after the...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the NFL’s 2014 season warms up, Minnesota Vikings running back, Adrian Peterson, prepares to face charges...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The most effective way for companies to connect with African Americans is by reflecting diversity in...
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer has been formally charged with assaulting his wife during two arguments in July at their Phoenix...
by Terry Shropshire Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Daily World Internationally-renwoned and universally-beloved Bishop T.D. Jakes is vowing to file a lawsuit against popular...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Officials from the National Action Network, the National Urban League the National Bar Association, the...
MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The end of an era. The perfect script. Derek Jeter capped his Yankee Stadium farewell with a...
(Hot New Hip Hop) – Kanye West played his new album (three times) for about twenty people in Paris last night. Kanye West is keeping his...
(The Washington Post) – From his first days on the job, it was clear that Attorney General Eric Holder was unbound by the racial constraints that...
(USA Today) – Just after a heated summer that included a handful of fatalities at the hands of police that raised questions of racism, the...
HOWIE RUMBERG, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Derek Jeter puts on New York’s navy pinstripes Thursday for one final home game, it won’t...
UNITED NATIONS (Politico) — Speaking to world leaders here on Wednesday about the need to reduce racial tensions and respect human rights, President Barack Obama pointed...
(Ace Showbiz) – Tavis Smiley criticized “Dancing with the Stars” producers following his elimination. The talk show host blamed the show’s execs for casting him...
