An update on the economic well-being of the Black community
The Black community continues to regain the economic ground it lost during the Great Recession and its aftermath ...
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Police Shoot 71-Year Old Woman, Mistaking Her Truck for Alleged Cop Killer During Manhunt
Two women were shot in questionable circumstances after the truck they were driving appeared to be similar to the vehicle driven by a former police officer who is now on the run. One of the women was shot in the hand and the other was shot in the back. The pickup truck they were driving was riddled with bullets as police officers thought the car was being driven by Christopher Dorner, a former LAPD offic ...
Read more ›National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Thursday, Feb. 7, will be observed as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. And according to activists, there is plenty that African-Americans need to observe. ...
Read more ›Lest we forget, or even more pathetic, lest we become lethargic
They say that the older you get, the smaller the world becomes. At one point last year my head was spinning as I said farewell to people near and dear, as well as some where the contact may have been one or two degrees of separation ...
Read more ›NRA Vice President Wayne La Pierre is a mouthpiece, but it’s time to meet the board
NRA Vice President Wayne La Pierre is a mouthpiece, but it’s time to meet the board ...
Read more ›Troy University and the U.S. Postal Service launch Rosa Parks’ 100th birthday celebration with historic stamp unveiling
U.S. Postal Service officials will unveil a new historic Forever Stamp honoring civil rights leader Rosa Parks at the site of her famous arrest during a 100th birthday celebration for Ms. Parks recently hosted by Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum in historic downtown Montgomery, Ala ...
Read more ›Carter G. Woodson’s Group preserves Black History
In 1915, Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and sought to expand the understanding of Black history beyond slavery ...
Read more ›Obama slammed for lack of cabinet diversity
But the most surprising – and accurate accusation – is that the nation’s first Black president has a cabinet less diverse than that of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush ...
Read more ›The Publishers represented at 21st Annual Trumpet Awards High Tea, High Heels event
NNPA publishers were honored at the High Tea with High Heels at the Hyatt event ...
Read more ›High Graduation rates reach 40-year high – but not for Blacks
According to the report, the graduation rate for African American students in 2010 was 66.1 percent, compared to 83 percent for Whites and 93.5 percent for Asian American students. ...
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