OBAMA TO SLOW PACE OF AFGHANISTAN TROOP WITHDRAWAL WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. will slow the pace of its troop drawdown in Afghanistan, leaving 8,400 troops there when
By Ebony N. Smith After last Thursday I will forever be changed. Not just because of the shots fired but the random act of kindness that occurred shortly
(Dallas) – The Dallas County Community College District’s board of trustees approved a recommendation submitted by Dr. Joe May, DCCCD’s chancellor, to appoint Dr. Joseph Seabrooks as the new president
By Barrington M. Salmon (NNPA News Wire Contributor) When the southern African nation of the Republic of Botswana gained independence from Britain in 1966, it was ranked as
Her 90th Birthday celebration was June 30th 2016 at the Thorntree Country Club in Desoto, Those in attendance included High School Classmates, College Classmates, DISD Colleagues, Top Ladies and Family.
By Kai EL’Zabar (Executive Editor, Chicago Defender) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came to Chicago on her Midwest Campaign jaunt to address the Women’s International Luncheon at
SOCCER EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi put his penalty kick over the crossbar, grabbed his shirt, clenched his teeth and covered his face with both hands. A few
By Denise Rolark-Barnes (Chairperson of the NNPA) and Benjamin F. Chavis (President and CEO of the NNPA) Hundreds of newspapers have disappeared in the last 15 years and readership
DALLAS — The Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the district’s $1.4 billion budget for 2016-2017 at its June 23 meeting. Key aspects of the budget include:
Suicide blasts kill dozens at Istanbul airport ISTANBUL (AP) — Suicide attackers killed dozens and wounded more than 140 at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport, the latest in a
