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Local Sole Cobbler Creates Black Business Network
By Edward Henderson Sole Cobbling is a trade that involves restoring the souls of shoes, high heels and other accessories. The profession dates back hundreds of years and takes a great deal of care,...
View ArticleWhy I did not attend the Women’s March
By Iyana Robertson ~The Grio On Saturday (Jan.21), as throngs of women gathered to shout, listen and raise ironic signs in the name of “solidarity,” I felt little desire to join them — and by “them” I...
View ArticleSeven Tax Tips for the Black Community
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Tax season has officially begun and it’s time to find those deductibles and items that might help offset some of what you might have to pay the government...
View ArticleSouth African Ruling Party Strained as Elective Conference Looms
The upcoming Limpopo regional elective conference will be a make-or-break test of the province’s once-taken for granted support for deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa as the party president ahead of the...
View ArticleNNPA Receives $1.5 Million Gates Grant for Education Campaign
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) When civil rights icon Dr. Benjamin Chavis was named president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), he remained true to form,...
View ArticleFilm Review: xXx: Return of Xander Cage
By Dwight Brown (NNPA Newswire Film Critic) “Rock. Paper. Scissors. Grenade launcher.” Those are some of the essential power-play components in this badass action film. Vin Diesel, the lord of “The...
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San Diego Pregnancy Care Clinic Grand Opening
By Edward Henderson On Sunday, January 22nd, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the San Diego Pregnancy Care Clinic on 4130 Alpha St. in Southeast. The clinic will provide pregnancy tests, free...
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New Dating App Puts Premium on Non Negotiables
By Edward Henderson First dates can be nerve wracking, but every once and a while you get swept off of your feet by the potential of someone you’ve met. The butterflies in your stomach are dropping...
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Mattress Drive Supports Haitian Refugees in Tijuana
By Edward Henderson On January 17th, San Diego residents Terry Sivers and Prince Graham made a trip down to the Mexican border with a truck full of 20 mattresses to donate to a shelter housing between...
View ArticleTrump Doesn’t Need Mainstream Media and They’re Mad as Hell
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) As I reflected on President Trump’s inauguration last week, I can’t help but think upon one of my favorite quotes by former British Prime Minister, Sir...
View ArticleThe National Newspaper Publishers Association Hosts Conference Focused on...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will welcome Black-owned newspaper publishers from across the nation to the 2017 Mid-Winter Conference in Fort...
View ArticleYoungest Broward Teachers Union Secretary Motivates Students at NNPA’s...
By Nicole Narae (NNPA Newswire Contributor) FORT LAUDERDALE — On Thursday, January 26, almost 200 students from Broward County-area high schools participated in an education workshop hosted by the...
View ArticleIt’s Time for the Democratic Party to Wake Up
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Everyone appears to have figured out that a dangerous, stupid fascist with no knowledge of how the federal government works is now the President of...
View ArticleLawyers’ Committee Goes on Red Alert as Trump Rolls Back Civil Rights
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) President Donald Trump began his first term by attempting to roll back the civil rights gains that occurred under his predecessor, President Barack...
View Article‘Hidden Figures’ cast, Viola Davis take gold at SAG Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The cast of Hidden Figures has won the Screen Actors Guild Award for best film cast, beating out several other Oscar best picture contenders. The film tells the story of a group of...
View ArticleGambians Ready to Rebuild ‘From Scratch’
Adama Barrow, The Gambia’s new president, has vowed to reform the country’s notorious intelligence agency and promised to ensure media freedom in the country. Speaking at his first news conference...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey lands new gig on ’60 Minutes’
Via ~ The Grio On Tuesday, executive producer Jeff Fager announced that Oprah Winfrey will be a new special contributor to the esteemed show 60 Minutes. “There is only one Oprah Winfrey,” Fager said....
View ArticleHarvard Law Review elects its first black woman president
Via ~ The Grio Imelme Umana is the first black woman to be elected as president of the Harvard Law Review. Umana graduated from Harvard College in 2014 and, according to her LinkedIn profile, hopes to...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin’s parents consider running for political office
Via ~ The Grio Both of Trayvon Martin’s parents are considering running for political office, because they have not only seen enough progress made in racial justice since their son’s death but they are...
View ArticleEmmett Till’s Accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham Admits It was All a Lie
By Stacy M. Brown (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member) More than six decades after the horrific, racially-motivated murder of Emmett Till, the White woman who accused the Chicago teenager of verbally...
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