KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached —...
by Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The failure of a St. Louis County grand jury to indict Ferguson, Mo. Police Officer Darren Wilson...
by Nayaba Arinde and Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American It was déjà vu all over again for Omowale Clay, the...
JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — At midfield, Richard Sherman cradled a game ball in his right hand and took a chomp...
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Garth Brooks has canceled a Thanksgiving appearance on NBC’s “Tonight” show because he said it “seemed distasteful” given the reaction...
(Reuters) – Barack Obama last year told a cheering crowd in Cape Town that a $7 billion plan to “Power Africa” would double electricity output on the...
White Americans feel like they are being singled out because of the color of their skin rather than any actions they’ve taken. That’s how black...
(FiveThirtyEight) – A St. Louis County grand jury on Monday decided not to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson in the August killing of...
(CBS News) – Three couples made it to the championships, but only one star could claim victory. This “Dancing with the Stars” season 19 championship had...
(USA Today) – President Obama pledged to redouble his efforts to find solutions to the distrust between law enforcement and minority communities, saying “the problem is...
(USA Today) – On Wednesday, President Obama will pardon a turkey as part of the White House’s annual Thanksgiving celebration. Meanwhile, the turkeys down the road in Ashburn...
WASHINGTON (USA Today) — Marion Barry’s long history in the civil rights movement played a key role in changing politics for African Americans — from...
by Starla Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call This 2012 file photo shows then-Baltimore Ravens NFL football player Michael McAdoo, who was released...
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 100 immigration professors and scholars declared Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s decision to make several million immigrants...
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Chaos returned to the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the death of...
by Avis Thomas-Lester and Ruben Castaneda Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer D.C. Council member Marion S. Barry, the venerable former four-time mayor and...
(USA Today) – Secret Service agents arrested a woman with a gun outside the White House Thursday night shortly after President Obama delivered an address...
(The Washington Post) – Everyone has a Michael Brown story, and Ngone Seck was telling hers as she sat with several friends at Riverview Gardens...
(Politico) – With Barack Obama’s sweeping move to reorder the nation’s immigration system through the stroke of the presidential pen, Democrats say the White House is...
(Reuters) – Riot police arrested at least two demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, for a second night running as tensions simmer ahead of a grand jury...
(Politico) – When the Obama administration last week began the process of preparing the media and the public about the president’s plan to unilaterally suspend deportation...
(NBC News) – The gunman who was fatally shot by police after opening fire in a library at Florida State University early Thursday was identified as...
SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Though Quincy Jones and LL Cool J never collaborated musically, the rapper-actor says Jones has played...
DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were already going to face a difficult decision this winter about Adrian Peterson, with...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Harry Reid says Senate action on President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general will occur next year when Republicans are...
