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Ex NFL Star Warrick Dunn Finds Soulmates with Single Parents Who Need a Home

September 29, 2015 Staff 0

By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service When a New Orleans gunman ambushed, shot and killed Baton Rouge Cpl. Betty Smothers who was escorting a grocery manager in her cruiser to make a night deposit on […]

National

Justice Dept. Disburses $23 Million for Police Cameras

September 28, 2015 Staff 0

White House efforts to foster improved policing and better ties between communities and law enforcement went a step further this week, as the Department of Justice announced its awarding of more than $23.2 million in […]

National

Phi Beta Sigma Headquarters to Serve as Command Center for the Million Man March Anniversary

September 28, 2015 Staff 0

In a move symbolic of its commitment of service to humanity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (PBS) International President, Jonathan A. Mason, Sr. turned over the keys to office space in the community service organization’s […]

Editorials

Despite What Critics Say, Obamacare is Working – Especially in FL

September 28, 2015 Staff 0

“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute,” said Thurgood Marshall. In the 1930s, the Great Depression affected every nation on earth – some more than others. U.S. President […]

Editorials

Trump Refuses to Withdraw False Claim that Obama is a Muslim

September 28, 2015 Staff 0

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist On the heels of allowing a campaign follower in New Hampshire to assert unchallenged last week that President Obama is a Muslim, Republican presidential front-runner Donald J. Trump has […]

Editorials

Blacks Missing from the Political Circus

September 28, 2015 Staff 0

By James Clingman Here is something to think about as we watch the political circus that is currently dominating the news: Black people are nowhere to be found in the real action, nowhere to be […]

Community

“Empowerment” is Focus of Free Black Male Forum Sponsored by Jack & Jill

September 21, 2015 Staff 0

The Jacksonville Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. will host a two-day program entitled “Empowering Boys to Be Men” on November 14, 2015 and December 5, 2015. The program will expose 50 young […]

Editorials

Another Government Shutdown?

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Congress must approve a budget by October 1, or our government will shut down. That means that people will not be paid and technically, government departments will cease to operate. […]

Political

Black Women Mobilizing for 2016 Vote

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the 2016 election cycle ramps up, Essence magazine and the Black Women’s Roundtable have teamed up to mobilize and re-energize Black women voters. The partnership […]

Business

Uber Partnering with Change Happens! and NAACP Houston to Create 5,000 Jobs in Houston

September 18, 2015 Staff 0

By Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times This past Thursday, September 3, Council Member Dwight Boykins (District D), Change Happens!, the NAACP Houston and Uber announced a new initiative […]

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