Russia Is Winning the War for American Minds
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) As I often say, weak people take strong positions on weak issues. Look no further than the lying mainstream media that has willfully ignored the context...
View ArticleMuhammad Ali’s son launching religious freedom campaign
by Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Muhammad Ali’s son and ex-wife declared a “showdown” over religious freedom against President Donald Trump a month after they were detained by immigration...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day 2017: A Message from UN Women’s Executive Director
In her message for International Women’s Day on 8 March, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka highlights the importance of starting change in the home in order to “construct a different...
View ArticleDarian Norwood Won Battle With Cancer, Now He’s Winning on the Court
By Keith D. King The Mount Miguel boy’s basketball team were in the middle of a CIF playoff run. And while senior Darian Norwood’s top priority was winning, he’s already won the battle for life....
View ArticleLincoln Brings Home CIF Title
By Keith D. King The Lady Hornets found themselves on the brink of advancing to the CIF Champtionship for the 3rd season in a row. Two years ago, they lost by 4, last year they lost by 2 points in an...
View ArticleSpeak Out to Protect Your Health
By Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) For six years, Republicans have repeated the same phrase in every conversation about healthcare: “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Now that...
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Enlightened, Inc. Delivers $200,000 Gift to Howard University’s School of...
Washington, DC (March 9, 2017) -Enlightened, Inc. has partnered with the Howard University School of Business to create the region’s premier Center of Excellence for workforce development, professional...
View ArticleDefiant Doctors Continue Strike Despite Kenyatta’s Order
By Bernard Mwinzi A resolute government on Wednesday withdrew an earlier indication that it was willing to promote doctors one job group higher, but offered them all the pay perks contained in their...
View ArticleAn Opera in Jazz: Terence Blanchard’s “Champion”
By K.P. Williams Pop, Rock, Jazz, and Classical. These are all separate genres of music. But what happens when you put two of them together? You get “opera in jazz” rather than “jazz opera,” according...
View ArticleSix Hundred Graduating High School Seniors Selected to Receive Free Tuition...
Six hundred graduating high school seniors are being notified they will receive free tuition and books beginning the fall of 2017 at a San Diego Community College (SDCCD) campus through the San Diego...
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‘Get Out’ reminds us only we can save ourselves
by Prestom Mitchum Get Out, in his feature directorial film, Jordan Peele takes us on an intense, don’t-close-your-eyes, emotional rollercoaster. It’s a necessary film requiring close attention to...
View ArticleBlack Entrepreneur Launches Maximus Box – The First Ever Big and Tall...
Austin, TX — Maximus Box is the first ever Big and Tall clothing subscription service for men. Its idea is one that has come not too soon and its founder, Wes Riddick, says that “Every big and tall man...
View ArticleAfrica: UN Declares War On Ocean Plastic
By Baher Kamal Rome — The available data is enough for the United Nations to literally declare war on oceans plastic: more than 8 million tonnes of leaks into their waters each year – equal to dumping...
View ArticleEducating “45” and “One-note Betsy” on HBCUs
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Eighty HBCU Presidents did a “fly-in” to the White House in a meeting organized by Trump whisperer Omarosa, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and...
View ArticleChimamanda Ngozi Adichie under fire for comments about trans women
The Grio Feminist author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has come under fire for remarks that she made about the experience of trans women. During an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News, Adichie was...
View ArticleKenya: Lecturers Call Off Strike, Sign Pay Deal
By Obed Simiyu Lecturers’ strike that entered its 54th day on Tuesday has been called off. The Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) announced on Monday it had signed a Collective bargaining...
View ArticleMayor Faulconer Announces First Science Education Program in All City Libraries
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Public Library today announced a new education initiative that offers children in every community of San Diego the opportunity to learn about science and the ecosystem in a...
View ArticleMacPhail Center for Music Thrives with Promise of ESSA
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Educators at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis credit the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) with increasing awareness about their historic music...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know about the Latest Republican Attacks on Education
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) The effort to repeal and replace health care is generating headlines, and the attempt to investigate Trump’s Russia connections is of high importance. The...
View ArticleJordan Peele is the first black writer-director with a $100M movie debut
This weekend, Jordan Peele made history by becoming the first African-American writer-director to hit a $100 million movie debut. His horror movie, Get Out, has held steady for three weekends now, even...
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