By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – On Tuesday [Aug.25], the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) opened the application process for the Apple HBCU Scholars
Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk is taking a four-week unpaid leave of absence due to a “serious episode of depression.” The news, announced late Tuesday afternoon, comes after a
by D. Kevin McNeir Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer As the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March approaches this fall, strategies continue to be
by Lisa Snowden-McCray Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper The weather was a steamy 82 degrees on August 16 around 5 p.m. when men in black
By SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer Orlando Scandrick’s season is over before it started after the Dallas cornerback tore two ligaments in his right knee in practice at
As our nation mourns the passing of one of its most prolific civil rights activists, Julian Bond, I am reminded of the transformational changes shepherded by this American
MegaFest 2015 Looks to Bring $41 Million+ Economic Impact to Downtown Business District More than 85,000 attendees from more than 30 countries will descend upon Dallas for
This month marks what would have been the 107th birthday of the late United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Given our long struggle for equal justice in
Terrence Howard in court trying to undo divorce agreement LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terrence Howard agreed to a 2012 divorce settlement with his ex-wife after she threatened to
