By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A new study suggests that access to “excellent teachers” should be a civil right and that students...
by Dorothy Rowley Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The president of the D.C.-based Thurgood Marshall College Fund said recently that historically black colleges...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Crews are installing two large artifacts inside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture while it’s still under construction on...
[USA Today] Though Mariah Carey says her American Idol days are far behind her, she recently spoke about how working on the reality singing competition was like “hell.”...
HANNAH DREIER, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The newest addition to Las Vegas’ resurgent downtown announced itself this week with a marching band, a ribbon...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says the only way to fix President Barack Obama’s health care law is to scrap it entirely. Boehner says...
CHRIS TOMLINSON, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court asked lawyers for the University of Texas on Wednesday to explain how they would...
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — An autopsy on a 19-year-old woman killed on a suburban Detroit porch where she’d reportedly gone to seek help after a...
DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The new World Trade Center tower in New York will replace Chicago’s Willis Tower as the nation’s tallest building...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Under unrelenting attacks –including from Democratic supporters – President Obama and White House officials continue to struggle...
Congressman Vows Not to Withdraw by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Republican senators who blocked the confirmation of an African-American...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Closing the income gap between Whites and minorities, would boost earnings by 12 percent, an economic windfall...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although most today’s headlines focus on Black educational failures, there are many positive achievements by Black students that...
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan (AP) — Protesters and civil rights groups are calling for justice after a suburban Detroit homeowner fatally shot a 19-year-old African-American woman in...
by JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to intense criticism, President Barack Obama apologized to Americans who are losing health insurance plans...
[The Washington Post] The holiday season is beginning, which means two things: Many Americans will eat too much, and many others won’t have nearly enough. November...
[Los Angeles Times] In 1979, Brenda Anderson testified that a young man with whom she had gone to high school shot her elderly neighbor to death....
by JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has heard this story before. A wave of high-profile films about black people receives...
by COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — When Mike Duggan recites the oath of office in January as Detroit’s first white mayor in four decades,...
by KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who passed part, but not all, of the GED test are rushing to finish the high...
[Washington Post] Wasel Ali was born first and buried first, six years ago in a cemetery outside Baltimore. His identical twin Wael was born second and...
by Blair Adams Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Actress Kerry Washington (Courtesy Photo) Rumors are flying around the entertainment industry that Kerry Washington,...
Special to the NNPA from The Insight News In an overflow meeting at the Capri Theater, executives with Target Corporation engaged in a dialog about how...
by Glenn Townes Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News During a heated exchange with constituents last week in Washington regarding issues with...
by Jeffery L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times It has been nearly one year since Joshua Woods was brutally gunned down, after...
