By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –Since 1973, more than 300 innocent defendants have been sentenced to death, largely because Blacks are overrepresented...
CHEVEL JOHNSON, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A hunger for education should continue beyond graduation and should be used to guide and inspire “the next...
ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Brown was ordered to remain in a Los Angeles jail Friday after the R&B singer admitted...
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has chosen Dick Parsons, a former Citigroup chairman and former Time Warner chairman and CEO, as interim CEO of...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is orchestrating a $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, the headphone maker and music streaming distributor...
BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly three years, Jadeveon Clowney couldn’t wait to get to the NFL, and the...
BILL BARROW, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Establishment Republican Thom Tillis’ victory in the Senate primary in North Carolina has spurred both sides to draw battle...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Handing out dismal grades, the Nation’s Report Card says America’s high school seniors lack critical math and reading...
[Politico] – President Barack Obama is railing against congressional Republicans, telling a Hollywood crowd that the midterm elections are crucial because the GOP is willing “to...
(Slate) – It might be the hottest question in higher education today: Is a college degree still worth its cost? Despite soaring tuitions, a new study...
CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant has plenty of scoring titles. Now, he finally has an MVP trophy to go with...
(The Washington Post) – No one knows how old he is. Some say 35. Some say 36. Others think he’s 44. Twice he was believed dead, and twice he reemerged...
(The Washington Post) – A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that legislative bodies such as city councils can begin their meetings with prayer, even if it...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – During the recession, states’ education expenditures—like everything else—took a substantial hit. But a new report from...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate fell to 11.6 percent in April, the lowest mark since President Barack...
[Politico] CHICAGO – Democrats tout their commitment to diversity as a major electoral advantage, but their party is facing increasing pressure to do a better job...
HARUNA UMAR, Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The number of kidnapped schoolgirls missing in Nigeria has risen to 276, up by more than 30...
MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Michael Jackson’s record label released his first posthumous album in 2010, a year after the...
CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer Blue or red, a majority of states have exceeded their health care sign-up targets under President Barack Obama’s law...
JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP has resigned following outrage over a decision he...
ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 600 suspected gang members have been arrested in the Homeland Security Department’s largest crackdown on street...
[Washington Post] WASHINGTON — With the Republican-led filibuster of a Senate proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 on Wednesday, Democrats moved swiftly to...
[The Washington Post] The botched execution in Oklahoma that caused a prisoner to die in apparent agony triggered a review by the state’s governor Wednesday but is unlikely...
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigerians took to the streets Thursday to demand the government do more to rescue scores of girls abducted by militants more than two...
By Zenobia Jeffries Special to the NNPA from The Michigan Citizen Leon Jenkins, the Los Angeles branch NAACP president who awarded LA Clippers basketball team owner...
