Village of Promise Joins Black Health Associates To Promote Preventive Health
By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint (San Diego) – Fifteen young members of the Village of Promise (VOP) Health Outreach Collective Mentoring Program will provide community service by assisting the...
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University of San Diego’s Black Baccalaureate Ceremony
By R Preston Clark Contributing Writer The crowd was patient. Conversations were being held in the hallway and in the rows of the auditorium. Families, friends, colleagues, peers, and the like, awaited...
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Youth Pastors and Leaders Educational Summit
By JoAnn Fields Contributing Writer San Diego, CA: The University of San Diego’s Financial Aid Office and CAL-Soap hosted an Educational Summit with local Youth Pastors and Leaders to “Empower Church...
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Congregation Works on Becoming a “Healthier Me”
Steve Peterson Contributing Writer The City of Hope Church International @ Faith Chapel led by Senior Pastor Terrell Fletcher, held its inaugural “A Healthier Me @ The City” campaign on May 18th, 2014....
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Chef Al Serves Up Sunday’s Best
JoAnn Fields Contributing Writer San Diego, CA: Chef Al, founder of the Sunday’s Best Brunch, hosted a hearty brunch at the Alpha Center located at 6323 Imperial Ave, San Diego, 92114 in Southeastern...
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5th Annual The Big Showdown
By JoAnn Fields Contributing Writer San Diego, CA: The Elite Basketball Organization’s (EBO) 5th Annual Big Showdown took place the weekend of May 17-18, 2014 throughout Greater San Diego. Basketball...
View ArticleToo Busy to Hit the Polls Tuesday? Vote Early on Saturday
San Diego County News Center If you want to vote in the June 3 Gubernatorial Primary Election, but your tight schedule won’t allow you to visit your polling place Tuesday, take advantage of the...
View ArticleDo cash payments for accomplishments really help reduce poverty?
In 2011, Memphis, Tennessee launched an initiative called Family Rewards. The $11.5 million initiative was meant to mirror a similar program in New York City that offers cash incentives to teens who...
View ArticleTeen’s rape goes viral
After last year’s infamous Steubenville case, it seemed like lessons about exploiting rape culture over the Internet had been learnt. But, after (yet another) teenager’s sexual assault has turned into...
View ArticleThe Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation: Layoffs and Restructuring
Dr. John E. Warren - Publisher Most people in the Southeastern San Diego community know of the Jacobs Center through its support of community projects, the Market Creek shopping complex, its support...
View ArticleHusband, 108, wife, 105, celebrate 82 years married
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — A husband and wife thought to be Rockland County’s oldest married couple will celebrate their birthdays this weekend — with a combined age of 212. Duranord Veillard will turn 108...
View ArticleChida R. Warren-Darby Named One of Youngest Black Co-Publisher’s in the Country
By Delon Scott Contributing Writer Dr. John E. Warren, publisher of the Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper, recently announced the promotion of Chida Warren-Darby, to co-publisher of San Diego’s oldest...
View ArticleShirley Caesar files lawsuit over viral ‘U Name It Challenge’
The Grio Shirley Caesar is suing DJ Suede in the wake of the #UNameItChallenge. Caesar claims that one of Suede’s videos is “violat[ing] the brand, image and name of a Christian pastor” because of its...
View ArticleGhana’s Opposition Leader Wins
Ghanaian opposition candidate Nana Akufo-Addo has said he was “quietly confident” he won his country’s election. The electoral commission has yet to release most results from Wednesday’s vote. The...
View ArticleBlack Community Shocked by Michael Slager Mistrial
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Last week, the nation was shocked to learn that the jury for the trial of Michael Slager, the North Charleston police officer who shot and killed an...
View ArticleBlack Businesses in Chicago Benefit from Goldman Sachs Program
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) CHICAGO — Nearly 500 Chicago businesses have joined thousands of entrepreneurs across the country in an initiative to create jobs. The entrepreneurs are...
View ArticleTelevision Academy Gets First Black CEO In Its 70 Year History
Hayma “Screech” Washington has been elected as chairman and CEO of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, also known as the Television Academy. Washington is the first African-American to hold...
View ArticleBlack Hollywood faves snag noms at 2016 Golden Globes
by Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer Damien Chazelle’s Los Angeles musical “La La Land” sang and danced its way to a leading seven Golden Globes nominations, with Barry Jenkins’ celebrated coming-of-age tale...
View ArticleThe Impact Network Expands Its Reach through Comcast Xfinity
By Roz Edward (Michigan Chronicle, NNPA Member) The Impact Network, the only independent African American-owned and operated Christian television network in the United States, will now be available in...
View ArticleThe Day that Rev. Jesse Jackson Took Fidel Castro to Church
By Don Terry (NNPA Newswire Guest Contributor) HAVANA — On the evening of December 1, six days after Fidel Castro’s death at age 90, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., stood in the pulpit of the packed First...
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