[ABC NEWS] Some of the country’s top research institutions have combined to launch a massive online archive. The Digital Public Library of America began beta testing...
[CNN MONEY] Every time you mindlessly give a sales clerk your zip code at checkout, you’re giving data companies and retailers the ability to track everything...
by Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Jackie Robinson’s life is lesson in courage. It’s a sobering but inspiring reminder of the barbaric cruelty of racism and...
LAS VEGAS — Flavor Flav has a scheduling conflict between a court date in Las Vegas and his induction with the rap group Public Enemy into the Rock...
NEW YORK, April 18 (UPI) — George Lopez,Bob Newhart and Mike Epps will be seen in “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic,” a documentary to air in the United...
NEW YORK (AP) — Musicians beware: Tracy Morgan will host the Billboard Music Awards. Billboard announced Wednesday that the 44-year-old will host the awards show on...
Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer Omarosa Manigault and the late Michael Duncan Clarke/Courtesy Photo The sister of the late “Green Mile” actor Michael...
[Los Angeles Times] President Obama vowed Thursday that Americans will move beyond the Boston Marathon bomb attack by bringing the perpetrators to justice — and by...
by Richard B. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call Seeking partners, seeking progress Wives of presidents and government ministers attend major health summit...
(Reuters) – In her first seven months as U.N. envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a Congolese district where rebels raped...
[Los Angeles Times] Rasheed Wallace has been bothered by a left foot injury most of the season. New York Knicks Coach Mike Woodson told reporters Wednesday morning the veteran player...
[Sun-Sentinel] MIAMI — For Pat Riley, it’s sort of a role reversal. He recently received a text message from Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra at 3...
by Frank J. Phillips Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Generals Lloyd Austin (l) and Vincent Brooks (r). (Courtesy Photo) Two African-American generals made...
by Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent [Editor’s Note: This is the second of two stories by NNPA Washington Correspondents Freddie Allen and Maya Rhodan examining how...
by Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent [Editor’s Note: This is the first of two stories by NNPA Washington Correspondents Freddie Allen and Maya Rhodan examining how...
by Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Blacks have fallen behind in their efforts to reach parity with Whites in several key areas since...
WASHINGTON – An amendment to expand background check requirements to include most commercial sales failed Wednesday in the Senate, a significant setback to gun legislation developed...
by Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Rand Paul, the conservative Republican senator from Kentucky, tried last week to pave the way for Blacks...
[The Washington Post] Fire crews arrive at the unmarked postal building by the Beltway every few days, donning protective rubber suits and carrying away suspicious letters...
[REUTERS] Using a computer tool to help doctors analyze mammography images increases the number of early, non-invasive breast cancers that are caught, but also means more...
[UPI] Eating a “Western-style” diet — fried food, processed and red meat, refined grains, sweets and high-fat dairy — can reduce lifespan, French researchers say. Lead...
[UPI] The U.S. surgeon general said a public education campaign aims to raise awareness among African-American women on the importance of breastfeeding. Dr. Regina M. Benjamin,...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] For consumers who want to cut their cable cord and get all of their television from the Internet, there’s been a major obstacle:...
[NNPA NEWS WIRE] By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Minorities clinging to the middle class have come out of the Great Recession at...
[USA TODAY] What was the best-selling vehicle in the world in 2012? Americans might say a Ford F-Series pickup, since it’s the perpetual biggest seller in...