Rebecca Macatee, E! ONLINE (EOnline.com)—Nicki Minaj isn’t one of the artists caught up in a racially fueled Twitter war at the moment, but that doesn’t...
Nina Golgowski, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS DAYTON, Ohio (New York Daily News)—The police shooting death of an Ohio man after he picked up a BB...
By Omar Tyree NNPA Columnist In the middle of an American turmoil between the police force and African-American men, what I would like in 2014...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist There are critical similarities between the furious controversy in the fall about the Ebola crisis in the U.S. –...
Yamiche Alchidor, USA TODAY (USA Today)—Protests against police treatment of black people have laid bare growing tensions between longstanding civil rights groups that have battled...
Andrew Chung, REUTERS (Reuters)—One of the dozens of rallies and marches in New York this week to protest police violence against minorities was organized by...
Lisa Leff, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A high school basketball tournament on the Northern California coast has become the latest flashpoint in the...
TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The family of a Milwaukee man who was fatally shot by a city police officer say they aren’t giving...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “It’s just so overwhelming to see all who have come to stand with us. Look at the masses –...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist One of my mentors asked me why I was so quiet and not making my voice heard in the streets...
Adam Ferrise, The Plain Dealer via CLEVELAND.COM CLEVELAND, Ohio (Cleveland.com)—Dozens of people are gathering outside the Cudell Recreation Center to protest the police shooting of...
By Malcolm Marshall Special to the NNPA from New American Media Editor’s Note: In Richmond, Calif., a city long equated with high rates of crime and...
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist We’ve seen it before: The injustice, the reactions, the non-stop talking and tweeting after yet another headline grabbing tragedy....
By john a. powell NNPA Guest Columnist Thousands recently took to the streets in protest and outrage following a Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “…a country’s conscience sometimes has to be triggered by some inconvenience, because I think a lot of people...
(The Root) – One of the key witnesses in Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson’s grand jury case has a history of making racist statements, as...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The understandable attention being focused on differing attitudes among Whites and Blacks toward law enforcement authorities in the wake of...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an oval office meeting that some have called “historic,” a group of young activists met...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist Now, in the season that’s supposed to exalt goodwill toward all, comes fresh evidence of the important role the White...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist “I can’t breathe,” gasped Eric Garner, again and again and again. “I can’t breathe,” he said, as several police officers were...
By Narene Stokes-James Special to NNPA EXCLUSIVE KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the midst of the headliners Eric Garner, Michael Brown and now Tamir Rice,...
Jesse J. Holland, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Who, if anyone, is leading the emerging movement around the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner...
STEVEN DUBOIS, Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A “Driving While Black” smartphone application is set for release this month, but its developers say motorists should...
LISA LEFF, Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Stop. Hey, what’s that sound? Protest songs are taking their place alongside chants of “I can’t breathe” and...
