Category: NATIONAL

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Former Republican Party National Chairman Michael Steele goes on the record with NNPA Newswire and it turns out there are more

AP – Pageant queen Chelsi Smith, who took the crowns of Miss USA and Miss Universe in 1995, has died after a battle with liver cancer. Smith was

by Sharon Jones-Scaife Every other weekend, Rihanna spends with Mema and Papa at their house. With Papa, they enjoy spending time together watching girly movies and cartoons, eating

DALLAS (AP) — The case against a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor will be presented to a grand jury, which could decide

By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson If Education Secretary Betsy DeVos were to consult the nation’s educators and law enforcement officials she would immediately dismiss any consideration of providing

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Civil Rights leaders and others reacted with a sense of relief – if only temporary – after a Texas jury sentenced

Month-long effort highlights unjust, wealth-based bail system that criminalizes poverty, disproportionately affects black and brown communities   DALLAS – Today, advocates are calling foul after the Dallas County jail

“I can think of nothing more American than to peacefully stand up, or take a knee, for your rights, anytime, anywhere, in any place,” O’Rourke said.   Rep.

August 28 is a day when we commemorate both triumph and loss. On this day in 1955, a 14-year-old Emmett Till was ripped away from his family’s home,

DALLAS (AP) — A white ex-police officer was convicted of murder Tuesday for fatally shooting a black, unarmed 15-year-old boy while firing into a car packed with teenagers