First lady Michelle Obama landed in Africa last week with her daughters and her mother for an overseas trip promoting education for girls, starting with a country recovering from the recent Ebola epidemic. The Obamas […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Book Awards has kicked off its 11th annual competition with a call for entries in 10 categories. Established in 2006 and now the most comprehensive state book awards program in […]
by Lisa Garza DALLAS, July 8 (Reuters) – At least one sniper in Dallas killed five police officers and wounded seven more in a coordinated attack that ended when police used a robot bomb to […]
(Photo: Dan Hamilton, USA TODAY Sports) By Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Dwyane Wade seemed part of a dwindling number of players — right there with Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki — who would spend […]
By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor Insight News FALCON HEIGHTS MN – Thirty-two-year-old Philando Castile is dead following a Wednesday evening (July 6) officer involved shooting in Falcon Heights, near the gates to Minnesota State […]
By Sydney Scott, essence.com Economist Roger Ferguson has been appointed to the board of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, making him the first African-American board member in the company’s history. According to USA Today, Ferguson will […]
Beyond the Rhetoric By Harry C. Alford Last week marked an end to a very divisive debate: Should the people of England remain in the European Union or should they leave? To the surprise of […]
By Jamilah King, mic.com That’s the question Frederick Douglass asked during a speech in Rochester, New York, on July 5, 1852. That speech, titled “The Meaning of July 4th to the Negro,” is among Douglass’ […]
By George E. Curry Last weekend was supposed to be a remix of the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary, Ind. Richard G. Hatcher, who became the first Black mayor of Gary in 1968; […]
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