The Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University and the NNPA co-sponsored a recent panel discussion on the legacy of Dr. Ronald Walters and Black Power in the U.S. at the Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage in Washington, D.C. […read more]
In the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial set to begin this month, Judge Steven O’Neill said that he would allow Janice Dickinson, Janice-Baker-Kinney, Heidi Thomas, Chelan Lasha and Lise-Lotte Lublin to testify for the prosecution.
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[PHOTO] NNPA President Benjamin Chavis speaks outside of the U.S. Capitol during a joint press conference between NNPA and NAHP. Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (wearing the black and white print coat), Denise Rolark Barnes, the chair of the NNPA (wearing all black) and Read More
[PHOTO] Former Flint, Mich., Emergency Manager Darnell Earley recently spoke to the Black Press about the Flint water crisis. (Steve Carmody/Michigan Public Radio) By Keith A. Owens, Michigan Chronicle Senior Editor Retiring DPS Emergency Manager Darnell Earley has been caught in the crosshairs of withering criticism for Read More
[PHOTO] Chida Warren-Darby, co-publisher of The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint, lights a candle for her mother and former publisher of the Viewpoint, the late Gerri Warren during an enshrinement ceremony at Howard University in Washington, D.C. (From left-right) Jackie Hampton the publisher of The Read More
By Raynard Jackson NNPA News Wire Columnist The more I listen to Donald Trump’s refrain about how dishonest the media is, the more I am beginning to agree with him. The media should be thoroughly embarrassed by their coverage last week of North Carolina’s now Read More
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic What is the tolerance level for collateral damage during drone strikes? It’s been a topical subject for years, as the U.S. and other countries fight the war on terrorism from the air and not so much the Read More
By Raynard Jackson NNPA News Wire Columnist The party establishment can’t fathom the thought of Trump being our nominee, despite him playing by the very rules that the establishment, who are trying to sabotage his campaign, created. Go figure. I am stunned that many in Read More
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic A good action-thriller movie keeps you tense, engaged and excited. A great action-thriller does all that and you still feel anxious long after you’ve left the theater. This sequel to the $161M-grossing Olympus Has Fallen, about a Read More
By Diandra Bolton Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – During the annual celebration of the college national football champion at the White House, President Barack Obama joked Wednesday that he obviously is the reason for the continued and dramatic success of the University of Alabama, Read More
By Vincent R. Crawford Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Arizona Informant More than 100 NCAA Division I nominees competed for five spots on the prestigious 2016 Allstate Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Good Works Team. The team honors college basketball players that have Read More
By Chris B. Bennett Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Seattle Medium On Monday, February 22, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) released dashcam video of the fatal police shooting of Che Taylor, a 47-year old African American male, by Seattle Police officers. According Read More
By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist The “Silly Season,” as many call it, is well under way; and Black people are up to our necks in it. The usual suspects are jockeying for position with certain presidential candidates. They are vying for the Black Read More
[YAHOO] FORT WORTH—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie formally backed Donald Trump’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination, giving his former rival a potentially significant boost in his bid to win over establishment Republicans ahead of next week’s crucial Super Tuesday primaries. Joining the real estate Read More
By Don Terry Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition NEW YORK CITY – At the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s recently concluded 19th annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit there was something for anyone concerned about fighting for racial and economic justice Read More
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