The CBC Celebrates History with 49 Members in the 115th Congress
By Freddie Allen (Managing Editor/NNPA Newswire) During the Ceremonial Swearing-In event a few blocks from The White House, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., honored Rep. Cedric L....
View ArticleOne of the First Black Marines in World War II, Dies at Age 89
by Russ Bynum, Associated Press A Georgia man who served among the first black U.S. Marines during World War II died Tuesday just a few years after Congress honored him and fellow Montford Point...
View ArticleOne Year after Devastating Tornadoes, A Birmingham Community Rebuilds
[BIRMINGHAMTIMES.COM/NNPA MEMBER] The collard greens were cooking and Dorothy Gardner was in her home on Grasselli Avenue getting ready to head to her niece’s house for Christmas dinner last year....
View ArticleEx-Pharmacist Turns Container Into Children’s Library
Muzi Nkosi, who runs a small library for children in Cosmo City near Honeydew, Johannesburg, says the only way to overcome problems in the area is to give residents a chance at a better future. Nkosi...
View ArticleKeith Sweat Lands Limited Engagement in Vegas
(Black PR Wire) LAS VEGAS – Platinum-selling R&B singer, Keith Sweat will perform a limited engagement in the Donny & Marie Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas with a unique Vegas show, “Keith...
View ArticleIt’s Time for African and Caribbean Leaders to Grow Up
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) During the holidays, I had several frantic conversations with diplomats from Africa and the Caribbean. They all knew that I was active in the Republican...
View ArticleComing to Inner Cities in 2017 — The National Urban Professional Baseball League
Nationwide — The National Urban Professional Baseball League “NUPBL” is a replica of Negro League Baseball. Baseball in inner-cities is dying, and the NUPBL is giving African American baseball players...
View ArticleNASA will send its first African-American astronaut to the ISS
The Grio For the first time ever, NASA will be sending an African-American astronaut to the International Space Station. The astronaut, Jeanette Epps, is a former CIA technical intelligence officer and...
View ArticleAmir Alliance for Success Closes out 2016 with Successful Toy Drive
By Edward Henderson For Dalesean Lynch, Christmas as a child consisted of standing in long lines at the American Legion and the Jackie Robinson YWCA waiting for donated toys. He didn’t mind. Because...
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Lyrical Exchange Open Mic Celebrates 4 Year Anniversary
Photos by Shamara Reid Love. Live. Laugh. This was the motto poets Ronald Preston Clark and Amen Ra came up with on a crisp San Diego evening four years ago at The Living Room Coffee House for an open...
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Voice and Viewpoint Athletes of the Week
Voice and Viewpoint Athletes of the Week By Keith D. King The Male standout athlete of the week goes to Richard Polanco. Polanco is a 6”8 Senior out of Army-Navy High School in Carlsbad. Currently,...
View ArticleNew Fact-Based, Thought-Provoking Book Reveals How The Legacy of Slavery Has...
San Bernardino, CA — According to Dr. Patricia McQueen, an educator and author from Southern California, there is a continuing and alarming gap between the academic achievement of white students and...
View ArticleSan Diego Poery Slam Quickly Becoming Largest Slam in the World
Staff Writer It was business as usual last night for the fastest growing poetry slam in existence. Another packed house of 300 plus filed in to Queen Bee’s Art and Culture Center in North Park to...
View ArticleYes We Did: Obama Rallies All Americans in Farewell Speech
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) “Yes, we did!” Those were the words that Barack Hussein Obama ended his farewell speech to America on Tuesday, eight years after he won the presidency,...
View ArticleFirst Ever Black Woman-Owned Comic Book Store on the East Coast Gets National...
Philadelphia, PA — When entrepreneur Ariell Johnson opened her comic book store and coffee shop in Kensington, Pennsylvania back in December 2015, it became an instant hit both locally and nationally....
View ArticleNational Day of Racial Healing Will Help Americans Heal and Overcome Deep...
Dr. Gail C. Christopher Washington, DC — Just five days before inauguration of Donald Trump as the country’s 45th President, millions of Americans on January 15 will celebrate the birthday of Dr....
View ArticleScripps Encinitas Doctors First in West to Perform Spine Surgery with New...
ENCINITAS, Calif. – Doctors at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas have become the first west of the Rocky Mountains to perform spinal fusion surgery using a new sophisticated robotic-guided technology...
View ArticleHall of Famer Continues Legacy of San Diego Boxing as a Trainer
By Keith D. King San Diego is a city that is rich in boxing history. It’s the adopted home of all-time great Archie Moore, and other great boxers such as Quentin Breese and Lee Ramage just to name a...
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Destiny’s Child: Bishop’s Highschool Star Guard Leads Nation in Scoring
By Keith D. King Destiny Littleton is one of the nation’s best basketball players. In fact, she is leading the Nation in scoring at 51.8 points per game while helping to lead Bishop’s High to a 15-1...
View ArticleLocal Law Firm Files Federal Civil Rights Suit Against City of San Diego for...
SAN DIEGO, CA Brandon Duncan and Aaron Harvey have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of San Diego and two San Diego police officers over their arrest and incarceration based on...
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