Come ‘Beyond the Gates’ For The First Black-Led Soap Opera — The First New...
By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first thing viewers of “Beyond the Gates” see is a black Mercedes gliding past manicured lawns and stately estates. The sedan pulls up at...
View ArticleKids’ Disability Rights Cases Stalled as Trump Began to Overhaul Education...
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, COLLIN BINKLEY and ANNIE MA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was obvious to Christine Smith Olsey that her son was not doing well at school, despite educators telling...
View ArticleThen and Now: The Legacy and Struggle of Black Firefighters in California
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media The legacy of Black firefighters in California is built on stories of bravery and perseverance in the face of social and legalized discrimination. As Black...
View ArticleJerry ‘Ice Man’ Butler, Soul Singer Whose Hits Included ‘Only the Strong...
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the 1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such hits as “For Your Precious Love,” “Only the...
View ArticleTrump Fires Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Two Other Military...
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a...
View ArticleHBCU Commissioners Reach Out To Congress For Help as Legislation Threatens...
By CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer Just a few years after sports at historically Black schools were thriving, many now are merely surviving. HBCUs are seeking help before things get worse. The...
View ArticleMalian Filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a Pioneer of African Cinema, Dies at Age 84
By BABA AHMED, Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84, Malian television announced...
View Article‘Exonerated Five’ Member Raymond Santana Launches Bid for New York City Council
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Raymond Santana, wrongfully convicted as a teenager in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, has announced his candidacy for the New York...
View ArticleSix New York Prison Guards Charged With Murder in Beating Death of Handcuffed...
By Dalia Faheid and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Six prison workers in New York were indicted on murder charges Thursday in connection with the death of an inmate who was beaten while handcuffed. Robert...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show: A Genius Cultural Statement or a...
By Tihut Tamrat, Voice & Viewpoint Staff Beyond the all Black dancer crew and the most-watched Super Bowl at 133.5 million, 109 million more than the 24.6 million that watched President Trump’s...
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Black Judges Yesterday and Today in San Diego
By Voice & Viewpoint Staff During Black History Month we usually look back at those who have paved the way for so many of us today. But rarely have we looked at the Judicial beyond those who have...
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MSNBC’s Ethnic Cleansing
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper It appears that the leadership of MSNBC has taken the Trump Kool Aide resulting in its move to either purge and or realign...
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They Told Her Women Shouldn’t Box. Now She’s Ghana’s First Female World Champion
By NAA ADORKOR CUDJOE and ANNIE RISEMBERG, Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer – an unusual choice for a young...
View ArticleWill A New CFPB Overdraft Rule Be Allowed To Save Consumers $5b Each Year?
By Charlene Crowell, Center for Responsible Lending On December 11, an important but under-reported U.S. Senate hearing addressed the nation’s challenging economy. After calling to order the session...
View ArticleCivil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Was A Yogi: ‘She Was Often Taking Care of Herself’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — If you look closely, you can see a twinkle in her eye. The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in March 1973, shows the late civil rights leader Rosa Parks...
View ArticleThe Wayans Family to be Inducted Into the NAACP Awards’ Hall of Fame
By Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Wayans family, who through film, TV, sketch and stand-up comedy, have both entertained and created countless jobs both on and off camera in Hollywood, will be...
View Article‘He Is Innocent’: Juror Urges Clemency for Alabama Man Facing Execution
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has cleared the way for the execution of a man whose innocence claim is supported by a juror from his trial. Justices...
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In Unexpected Move, Calif. Republican Lawmaker Bill Essayli Introduces...
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Last month, about 100 reparations advocates met at the State Capitol to build support for bills they backed that didn’t make it to the Assembly...
View ArticleIn Derrick Adams’ Paintings, Black History Collides Joyfully With The Present
By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — As a young Black artist studying at Columbia University in New York, Derrick Adams made a discovery that would impact his career forever. “The unfortunate side of...
View ArticleNational Park Service Withdraws Black Community in Louisiana From Historic...
By JACK BROOK, Associated Press/Report for America WALLACE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had...
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