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Woman in Naval Academy sex assault case testifies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for a former Naval Academy football player charged with sexual assault grilled his accuser on the witness stand Wednesday, questioning...

This Week in Black History 3-19-14

Week of March 19-25 March 19 1620—The first Black child born in America, William Tucker, was probably born on this date in Jamestown, Va. However, some...

Another mother left to mourn! Unarmed Black man mistaken for criminal shot

No matter where you go or how old you are, there is an unwritten rule that ties all parents together. That unwritten rule is...

Noted L.A. civil rights & business leader Celes King succumbs

Celes King !VOn Saturday, March 15, 2014 well known community leader, political insider and businessman Celes King IV passed away. Celes King was a...

Black NYC firefighters announce $98M settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — About 1,500 minorities who took New York City fire department entrance exams that were found to be biased will be...

Students reprimanded over racist Twitter posts

HOWELL, Mich. (AP) - High school officials in Michigan said they reprimanded students involved in posting racist messages on Twitter after a predominantly white...

Four ways to really fix the Pentagon’s effort to ID the missing

Last week, we wrote about the Pentagon’s floundering efforts to find and identify the 83,000 service members missing from past conflicts – of which...

3rd person dies from South By Southwest crash

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A third person struck by a suspected drunken driver in Austin last week during the South By Southwest festival died...

Final push to get Blacks signed up for health insurance

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – With less than two weeks left to sign up for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, grassroots supporters of the...

Students reprimanded over racist Twitter posts

HOWELL, Mich. (AP) - High school officials in Howell said they reprimanded students involved in posting racist messages on Twitter after the school's predominantly...

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