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            TV Coverage: NFL Network, ESPN/ESPN2 Round 1: Thursday, April 30, 7:00 p.m. Rounds 2-3: Friday, May 1, 6:00 p.m. Rounds 4-7: Saturday,

WASHINGTON — Loretta Lynch was sworn in Monday as the 83rd U.S. attorney general, the first African-American woman to serve as the nation’s top law enforcement official. Speaking

Were he still alive, Harold “Stanley” Marcus would have celebrated his 110th birthday on April 20th.   When most people think of him, they recall the many years that

The Fight of the Century is an upcoming boxing match between eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and undefeated, five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Mayweather confirmed on social media that the fight had indeed been signed by himself as Pacquiao already had signed

(AP) – A 115-year-old Detroit-area woman now listed as the world’s oldest living person still makes plans for a fishing trip each year and credits God for her longevity.

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist   On October 16, we will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March. In the subsequent two decades Black

BY CYNTHIA E. GRIFFIN SPECIAL TO THE NNPA FROM OUR WEEKLY While most people who think about Black media consider its historic role as a leader and purveyor of

MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 01, 2015 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM LUNES, 27 DE ABRIL DE 2015 HASTA VIERNES, 01 DE MAYO DE 2015 8:00

by Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Officials, lawmakers and civil rights groups commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Less than a year after her death, Maya Angelou has been further immortalized on a U.S. Postal Service commemorative Forever Stamp. An all-star assembly gathered