(The Washington Post) – He paid to get here. Paid with the skull-rattling pain of a metal trash can clattering down hard onto his head...
(Daily Mirror) – We thought married life might have curbed his lengthy rants and obnoxious statements – but we were wrong. Kanye West. Rapper, husband, daddy,...
JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal trademark board ruled Wednesday that the Washington Redskins nickname is “disparaging of Native Americans” and that...
(NBCSanDiego.com) – One day after the death of Padres icon Tony Gwynn, San Diegans continue to mourn the beloved baseball player, flocking to his statue at...
(Politico) – Here we go again. Whenever there’s a crisis anywhere in the world, you can count on America’s pundit class to demand action—usually of the...
(The Washington Post) – Ahmed Abu Khattala had returned home Sunday night after a day of militia skirmishes in Benghazi when U.S. military commandos swarmed his...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A cache of new research from the Pew Center paints a picture of the modern American family—a picture...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (NNPA) – Rapidly-expanding technology, social media and new smart phone apps are no substitute for the hard work...
Tony Gwynn, the Hall-of-Famer who spent 20 years with the San Diego Padres, has died, according to ESPN. He was 54. Gwynn suffered from salivary gland cancer. He...
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) — With new wife Kim Kardashian looking on along with 80,000 fans, Kanye West showed up pretty much on time at the...
BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, the winningest trio in NBA postseason history, shared hugs. Players...
(MTV) – It’s going to be a long road, but Tracy Morgan appears to be making steady progress as he begins his recovery from last weekend’s deadly...
(Al-Jazeera) Below is a photo gallery of actress Ruby Dee throughout her career READ MORE
TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Gregg Popovich called Game 3 of the NBA Finals an anomaly. He couldn’t use the same word to...
MARK KENNEDY, AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren’t contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined. The...
SAO PAULO, Brazil (The Washington Post) — Antonio da Silva sat atop a dilapidated wooden throne in the middle of the city. Below him a man...
KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio television and film,...
NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Chappelle says he never quit his Comedy Central show. He’s just seven years late to work. Chappelle appeared on “The...
JESSE WASHINGTON, AP National Writer The O.J. Simpson murder trial exposed many painful truths. None hit harder than the idea that white and black people often...
JOSH BOAK, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — City living has been a blessing for Tim Nelson. The Phoenix lawyer moved downtown a few months ago...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – During a closed door meeting with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, a coalition of civil rights groups...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Though still in the early stages, President Obama’s special task force on Black and Latino males...
By Marlon Peterson Special to the NNPA PERSPECTIVE In 1999, when I was 19 years old, I was arrested and charged with first degree murder, several...
TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has pulled his support from a deal to sell the team to...
By Merdies Hayes Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly Pluria Marshall Jr. has purchased three FOX-affiliated television full-power stations – KLJB-TV in Davenport, Iowa; KMSS-TV...
