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Mom Jailed for Letting 9-Year-Old Daughter Play at Park Near Job

Posters note: This story is absolutely outrageous and I hope people across the nation weigh in on how wrong it is to arrest a mother for letting her child go to the park. We were raised in a good family in NJ and during the summer when we weren’t in camp we would go from […]

Oops!! You Can’t Tell A Book By It’s Cover! White Man Slaps Black Woman–Turns Out She’s A Judge

EURWeb.com – A white small business owner in Chicago may find himself missing some days at work soon. There’s a good chance he’ll be standing in front of the very woman he spit on and slapped. Only thing is, this time she’ll be wearing a robe. He is facing some very serious charges after allegedly […]

Political Correctness Has Run Amok – CBS Atlanta Journalist Michelle Burdo Should Not be reprimanded for Using the Term “Colored”

Please, make it STOP! I can’t take another minute of the bickering about politically correct language. This time it appears that a journalist, Michelle Burdo, from CBS Atlanta slipped up and said she wasn’t “Colored” while doing a segment on natural hairstyles. Call the Feds… clearly it’s a plot by CBS to oppress Blacks/African Americans, […]

The Congressional Black Caucus Has No Conscience

By Raynard Jackson, NNPA Columnist- The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) describes itself as “the conscience of the U.S. Congress.” According to the dictionary, conscience is the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one’s conduct or motives. Notice that the root of the word conscience is the word “con,” which is exactly what […]

Singer and Actress, Demetria McKinney Release Single Featuring Hip Hop Veteran, Da Brat

Demetria McKinney, an award-winning actress widely known for her role as “Janine Payne” on the hit TBS sitcom “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” released a new single – “100” – i featuring one the first ladies of hip hop, Da Brat. “100” is a club ready uptempo women’s anthem. McKinney is an accomplished singer with […]

California Highway Patrol Officer Beats Woman on the Side of Freeway

Black leaders are calling for a federal investigation in the beating of a homeless Black woman by a California Highway Patrol officer. The incident, which took place on the side of the 10 freeway, was videotaped by a witness passing by.

Black Unemployment Best in 6 Years – by Freddy Allen @NNPABlackPress

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate hit a six-year low in June, dipping below 11 percent for the first time since August 2008. Last week, the Labor Department reported that the Black jobless rate was 10.7 percent in June, compared to the White unemployment rate, which was 5.3 percent. The unemployment rate for Black […]

Mario Armstrong to Receive NABJ Ray Taliaferro Entrepreneurial Spirit Award

WASHINGTON, D.C. -The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is proud to announce digital lifestyle expert and tech journalist Mario Armstrong as the latest recipient of the Ray Taliaferro Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. The $5,000 award, sponsored by the Barry Bonds Family Foundation, is named in honor of veteran San Francisco radio talk show host and […]