Ask Alma: How Do I Comfort a Friend That’s Been Cheated On?
By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, I would like to know how to comfort a close friend who has a cheating spouse. My friend, who has been faithful, has distanced herself from the...
View ArticleCanadian Civil Rights icon Viola Desmond to appear on $10 note
Viola Desmond, a black Canadian businesswoman who fought against segregation in 1946 in Canada, is making history as the first woman to be prominently featured on Canadian money and she will be the new...
View ArticleSan Diego Continuing Education authors first statewide report on adult education
SAN DIEGO—San Diego Continuing Education, in partnership with the California Community College Chancellor’s Office Educational Services, recently completed a state-wide survey of adult education...
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San Diego Fashion Designer Wins Award for Creativity and Service
By Edward Henderson Photos of red carpets at award shows do a beautiful job capturing the glitz and glamour of achievement. What the photos don’t show, however, are the struggle, sacrifice and...
View ArticleSan Diego High School Football is making its presence felt across the state
By Keith D. King San Diego is a city that has a rich football history. This season, there are some teams that are continuing that legacy, and reminding the rest of the state of so. The CIF State...
View ArticleNNPA Awarded $1.5 Million ESSA Media Grant
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) is pleased to announce it has received a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. The funding will support a three-year,...
View ArticleComcast Cable Accepting Proposals for Two New African American Owned...
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Cable today announced the company is now accepting proposals for two substantially African American owned, independent networks that it will launch in select Comcast markets by...
View ArticleA $250M Loan to Rebuild Boko Haram-Ravaged North Eastern Nigeria
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), has approved a financing package comprising USD 150 million ADB Loan, USD 100 ADF Loan and the EUR 5 million RWSSI Grant Facility,...
View ArticleCCPT aligns school, college and industry to pave career pathways
The California Career Pathways Trust (CCPT) was created in July 2013 by Assembly Bill 86, making one-time competitive state grants available to establish or expand career pathway programs in high...
View ArticleOvercoming the stigma of mental illness through employment
“The hardest part of my life was when I was motivated to do nothing.” Scott Waters, 53, had hit bottom. After more than 20 years, the voices in his head took over his life. His untreated mental illness...
View ArticleWhy Are Black People Still in the Dark When It Comes to HIV Prevention?
By Angelo C. Louw (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) With new infection rates and AIDS-related deaths on a decline globally, it seems we are finally gaining ground in the fight to end the epidemic....
View ArticleTwin Brother Entrepreneurs Celebrate Their First Year in Business
Hawk Time LLC is a St. Louis-based marketing and consulting firm founded by twin brothers and entrepreneurs, Marlon and Mark Whitfield. Growing up twins, they did most everything together, so it made...
View ArticleShould Colleges Be Fined For Not Admitting More Low Income Students
About 5 percent of all institutions of higher education are known to enroll few low-income students. In an effort to improve graduation rates among low-income students, two U.S. senators are proposing...
View ArticleTina Turner’s life story to be reimagined in musical
The Grio Stage Entertainment has confirmed reports that it is working to bring a new musical based on the life of Tina Turner to the stage. Multiple Grammy award winner Turner has joined with the...
View ArticleUganda: Sorry – No Christmas in Kampala
By Agnes Nantaba In the past, downtown Kampala has always been the busiest place in the nation. Usually crowded streets like Nabugabo Road, Kikuubo, Ben Kiwanuka Street and Luwum Street become...
View ArticleNo, Americans Are Not Exceptional, We’re Just Average
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) In the United States of America, we love to bask in the glory of our “exceptionalism.” We are great; we are wonderful; we dominate the world. Scholars who...
View ArticleJeanette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund For Low Income Women
The Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund awards scholarships every year to low-income women who are 35 years of age or older. Named after Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, the...
View ArticleAfrican American Hedge Fund Controller Leaves World of Mega Rich to Bring...
tNationwide — Based in New Rochelle, New York, WealthMatters.co is a financial literacy and advisory firm with a national mission: Shatter the veil which obscures wealth thereby making its benefits...
View ArticleTupac Shakur to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
By David Bauder NEW YORK (AP) — The late rapper Tupac Shakur and Seattle-based rockers Pearl Jam lead a class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees that also include folkie Joan Baez and 1970s...
View ArticleProtests Erupt in DR Congo
Gunfire was heard in several parts of the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, early Tuesday morning as protesters took to the streets calling for the resignation of current President Joseph Kabila. Kabila’s...
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