Exclusive: Hero Killed in Virginia Beach Mass Shooting Memorialized by Father
By Brenda H. Andrews, Publisher, New Journal and Guide “Did you get two or three sermons today?” Mrs. Maxine Cox asked me at the front door as I was preparing…
PRESS ROOM: Statement from Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN) Regarding the Supreme Court’s Decision on Gerrymandering
By The NNPA NEWSWIRE The highest court in the land, in fact, chose to condone partisan gerrymandering, a political tactic that has long been used to suppress political representation for…
Karen Carter Richards, Publisher of the Houston Forward Times, Elected as New NNPA National Chair
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Karen Carter Richards, the publisher of the Houston Forward Times, has been elected to serve as the chair of the National Newspapers…
“Countdown to Demolition,” Baltimore City Moves to Save Calloway Home
By AFRO Staff Cab Calloway’s childhood home is slated for demolition, July 1. A rally in protest of the destruction of the monument to Black, Jazz, and Baltimore history has…
NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns Gives Us an Inside Look Into His Style Game • EBONY
Two-time NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns (commonly referred to by his fans as KAT) is well-known for his on-court skills. The 7-foot Minnesota Timberwolves center made headlines four years ago as…
Meghan McCain blasts Donald Trump Jr. as ‘unquestionably racist’ after his retweet targets Kamala Harris
‘The View’ host Meghan McCain (ABC) As the brash conservative voice on The View, Meghan McCain hasn’t endeared herself much to liberal audiences, but when Donald Trump Jr., allegedly waded…
5 ways Mary J. Blige is taking over Hollywood
(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Mary J. Blige is on a roll. The music icon who was recently honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 BET Awards is…
Milwaukee judge sets $100,000 bail for father who punched his 5-year-old son to death over a slice of cake
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Travis Stackhouse, of Milwaukee, was in court on Thursday on charges that he punched his 5-year-old son to death over a piece of cake. Tears streamed down…
Mississippi man who spent 12 years in jail for crimes he didn’t commit was fatally shot last week two blocks from his home
Fotolia A Mississippi man who spent over a decade behind bars for crimes he didn’t commit was killed last week in a homicide in his Jackson, Mississippi neighborhood. Cedric Willis…
Pharrell promises class of Harlem graduates internships next summer
(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles) Students graduating from Harlem’s Children’s Zone Promise Academy Class of 2019 received some “happy” news from commencement speaker, Pharrell…