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Men of St. Paul AME Preparing Young Black Males for Success

April 28, 2016 Staff 0

St. Paul AME hosted the Sons of Allen dedication of 80 shirts and ties to the 5,000 Role Model of Excellence program. Former senator and community trustee Tony Hill led the call for donations to […]

Local

Mother/Daughter Duos Graduate from EWC

April 28, 2016 Staff 0

Mother’s Day weekend will be extra special for four Edward Waters College students. After decades of putting higher education off, two separate mother-daughter pairs will be graduating together in the Class of 2016 with their […]

National

Tubman, King, Anderson to Grace U.S. Currency

April 28, 2016 Staff 0

U.S. paper money is getting a historic makeover. For the first time in history, famous Black pioneers will grace the U.S. currency. Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist born into slavery, will be the new face […]

Entertainment

The Battle is Over; Kathleen Battle Returns to the Metropolitan Opera

April 26, 2016 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe World-renown soprano Kathleen Battle will return to the Metropolitan Opera later this year after the  company fired her in 1994 for being too difficult to work with. Battle will perform the […]

Editorials

The Clinton Crime Bill in Context

April 25, 2016 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Former President William Jefferson Clinton mixed it up with Black Lives Matter activists as he defended his Presidency, and his 1994 crime bill, when he was campaigning for candidate Hillary […]

Entertainment

Pop Superstar Prince Dies at his Minnesota Home

April 25, 2016 Staff 0

  In this Feb. 27, 2005 file photo, singer Prince arrives with his wife Manuela Testolini for the 77th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Prince, widely acclaimed as one of the most inventive and influential […]

Editorials

Bernie Sanders Wants Free College for Everyone, But is it a Realistic Concept?

April 25, 2016 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood “Education is a precondition to survival in America today,” said Marian Wright Edelman. Certainly, that belief was rooted at the foundation of President Obama’s announcement last year that he believes that community […]

Editorials

U.S. Banks Shortchange Justice

April 25, 2016 Staff 0

By George E. Curry While our attention was focused last week on Bill Clinton becoming unhinged while defending his indefensible crime bill and insulting the Black Lives Matter Movement in the process, Wells Fargo and […]

Editorials

Traditional Values Remain Important in the Black Community

April 25, 2016 Staff 0

By Raynard Jackson What do these four people all have in common: Wardell Stephen “Steph” Curry, II, better known as Steph Curry, Ayesha Alexander Curry, Carvin Haggins and BriaMarie? Yes, they are all involved in […]

Health

Smoking Rates No Longer Falling Among Young Blacks

April 18, 2016 Staff 0

blackhealthmaters.com Smoking rates among young black folks, once showing promising declines, have stalled. Researchers place the blame for this lack of forward progress squarely on the aggressive marketing efforts done by the tobacco industry. Before […]

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