by October Gallery
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK, AP National Writer In the two months since Jussie Smollett reported a late-night attack by assailants shouting racial and anti-gay slurs, the “Empire” actor and activist…
Lesley McSpadden, 39, is one of three candidates up for election Tuesday in Ferguson, Missouri, for a City Council seat in the 3rd Ward, the Associated Press (AP) reports. She…
By Russell Simmons, Exclusive to the NNPA Newswire We live in an age where polarization is the norm and demonizing anyone who thinks differently is the practice. Yet we still…
Omarian Banks, 19, was shot and killed around midnight on March 29 after mistakenly knocking on the wrong door of his Atlanta apartment complex. According to local news station WSB-TV,…
By Rachel Holloway, Trice Edney Newswire Try to imagine what freedom must be like for many prisoners who’ve been released after serving sentences of 10, 15 or 20 years behind…
Omarian Banks, 19, was shot and killed around midnight on March 29 after mistakenly knocking on the wrong door of his Atlanta apartment complex. According to local news station WSB-TV,…
By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell, Special to The New Tri-State Defender It’s not that Dr. Rosie Phillips Davis (formerly Bingham) feels she doesn’t appreciate news outlets all over the nation…
Lupita Nyong’o gave a first look at the cover for her upcoming children’s book, Sulwe, on Monday. “I wrote a book! It’s called #Sulwe! This is the cover!” the Academy…
By MESFIN FEKADU and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot outside the clothing store he founded to help rebuild his troubled South…
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) named the suspect wanted in the shooting death of hometown rapper Nipsey Hussle on Tuesday. According to CNN, Eric Holder, 29, is wanted for…