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Clinton, Sanders Vie for the Black Vote

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By Ben Kamisar, The Hill Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are both highlighting the civil rights movement as they compete for the African-American vote with just two months left before […]

Obama on Montgomery Bus Boycott Anniversary: ‘Rosa Parks Changed America’

August 7, 2026 admin 0

Sixty years ago, the late Rosa Parks’s refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus led to a year-long boycott of the system by African-American citizens in Alabama’s capitol. President Obama said […]

Eric Williams Former NBA Player is Homeless And Broke

August 7, 2026 admin 0

Eric Williams (pictured), who played with such NBA powerhouse teams as the Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, and New Jersey Nets and was also featured on the reality show “Basketball Wives,” is now claiming to be […]

Beyonce Bio Details Feud With Hudson

August 7, 2026 admin 0

J. Randy Taraborrelli’s new tell-all book on Beyoncé continues to drop revelations about the singer as it details a long denied feud with Jennifer Hudson during their time as castmates on the film adaptation of […]

What Happened to Black Business Loans?

August 7, 2026 admin 0

By Harry C. Alford NNPA News Wire Columnist During the 2000 Presidential Election, President George W. Bush made a written pledge to the National Black Chamber of Commerce® (NBCC). He claimed that he would focus […]

The Global Genius of President Barack H. Obama

August 7, 2026 admin 0

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA News Wire Columnist When you are considered by millions of people across the nation and throughout the world community to be the “Leader of the Free World,” that is […]

More Guns and Discrimination Isn’t the Answer to Terrorism

August 7, 2026 admin 0

by Reggie Fullwood Let the war mongering begin. With the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, and now San Bernardino, CA, Homeland Security and the nation as a whole is on high alert. And rightly so, […]

Carson Struggles With Black Church Leaders

August 7, 2026 admin 0

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson spoke to the congregation at Cornerstone Family Church in Des Moines, Iowa, last weekend. Black church leaders say he’s had a much easier time connecting with predominantly white congregations […]

Don’t Let the Last-Minute Holiday Rush Crush Your Budget

August 7, 2026 admin 0

By Nathaniel Sillin For all the planning we do during the holidays, the last couple of weeks before the big parties and family gatherings can trip up the best of budgets. Perhaps what’s needed is […]

Morehouse College senior named 2016 Rhodes Scholar

August 7, 2026 admin 0

By Atlanta Journal Constitution A Morehouse College student has won a Rhodes Scholarship. Prince Abudu, a computer science major from Zimbabwe, is the fourth Morehouse student to be selected for the prestigious scholarship, which provides […]