Rajoielle “Raj” Register says it's imperative to expose children to STEAM at an early age to inspire the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers and leaders.
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Fifty years ago, a tragic accident ended the groundbreaking career of Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., a Chicago native and...
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA) I once asked the first African American billionaire, Reginald F. Lewis, what single word best defined...
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) Airbnb, the housing marketplace that connects travelers with hosts in 65,000 cities and 191 countries worldwide, is now on a...
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) It could the greatest comeback in the history of any American city. Gary, Indiana, a predominately Black city, that has...
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Two historic events that changed America occurred 50 years ago. While many will remember the 50th anniversary of the failed...
By Shantella Y. Sherman (AFRO/NNPA Member) NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is set to become the first Black crewmember on the International Space Station when she goes...
By Edward Henderson (San Diego Voice and Viewpoint/NNPA Member) First dates can be nerve-racking, but every once and a while, you get swept off your feet...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In 2016, Janet Uthman was named to Ebony magazine’s Power 100, a distinction handed out to such notable African-American...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO of the NNPA) Racism is a malignant, powerful, and harmful reality for millions of persons of color throughout...
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By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Jackie Joyner-Kersee has endorsed companies like Honda, Nike, McDonald’s, and Avon. For the six-time Olympic medal winner, there’s a...
[MASHABLE.COM] We’re salivating over the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but not so much over the new Apple Watch Series 2. At its two-hour long...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In five short years, the cable giant Comcast has achieved incredible success with its Internet Essentials program, connecting 750,000...
By Freddie Allen (NNPA News Wire National News Editor) During a recent speech on competition and the American economy, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who some...
By Hill Harper (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) The question, which came from a participant in a minority business empowerment seminar, quieted the room. The answer...
PHILADELPHIA – June 6, 2016 – Following its announcement in February to bring 1 Gigabit-per-second Internet speeds to residential and business customers using DOCSIS 3.1 technology,...
[MASHABLE.COM] The golden age of passwords is coming to a close. The change started when websites started rating passwords as we were creating them, trying to...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA News Wire Contributor) In an unpredictable, disruptive media environment featuring new ways for consumers to receive video content over Wi-Fi, apps...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA News Wire Columnist) For more than a decade, broad-based coalitions at both the state and federal levels have united consumer advocates, labor,...
[MASHABLE.COM] A person was reportedly found dead in a conference room at Apple’s Cupertino campus, local media say, and an investigation is currently underway. Sheriff investigation...
By Shannen Hill Special to the NNPA News Wire from the L.A. Watts Times Basketball player Chris Paul brought tears to the eyes of a group...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist This really struck me in the immediate aftermath of the South Carolina flood. I have two friends—a couple—who live in...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – On Tuesday [Aug.25], the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) opened the application process for the Apple...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writers BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writers Technology has become so indispensable that when it breaks down, people’s lives go haywire, too. Computer...
