February 13, 2015 In this Feb. 12, 2011, file photo, singer Whitney Houston, left, and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown arrive at an event in Beverly Hills, Calif. Messages of support were being offered Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, as people awaited word on Brown, who authorities say was found face down and unresponsive in a […]
Scott Walker Unveils Wisconsin Budget While Focused on a Presidential Bid
By Karen Stokes February 6, 2015 Governor Scott Walker Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has been busy. Between attending the Iowa Freedom Summit and appearances on Sunday morning news shows, it is apparent to all of Wisconsin that Scott Walker has presidential aspirations. Amid his campaigning, Walker addressed lawmakers in Madison unveiling […]
Study: College Completion Gap Between Rich, Poor Widens
By Christine Armario, Associated Press February 6, 2015 In this Jan. 20, 2015, President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. The White House said Tuesday, Jan. 27, it is dropping a proposal to scale back the tax benefits of college […]
Income Inequality Rises In all 50 States
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent February 6, 2016 Lakia Wilson, a guidance counselor from Detroit, Mich., said that even though you hear on television that the economy is coming back, it hasn’t come back for everyone. (Freddie Allen/NNPA) WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — Income inequality is rising and it affects workers […]
The Wait is Nearly Over: 2015 Girl Scout Cookie Program Begins Soon
February 6, 2015 Everyone’s favorite cookie is coming back. On Friday, February 13, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin – Badgerland will begin selling cookies as part of the Girl Scout Cookie Program. The program is the largest girl-run business in the world and teaches girls essential skills to succeed personally and professionally, including […]
‘Get Your Kids Vaccinated,’ Obama Tells Parents Doubting ‘Indisputable’ Science
February 6, 2015 Pediatrician Charles Goodman vaccinates 1 year-old Cameron Fierro with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR vaccine at his practice in Northridge, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) In the face of a growing measles outbreak, President Obama is urging parents to heed modern science and vaccinate their children. […]
A Moment in Black History: Ida B. Wells
February 6, 2015 Ida B. Wells Ida B. Wells was a journalist, suffragette, and crusader for justice in the face of tyranny. She was the daughter of former slaves, and became one of the most prominent activists in America’s anti-lynching movement. Wells helped establish civil rights organizations all over the country, and […]
Soon, Not Even 1 Percent Of Fortune 500 Companies Will Have Black CEOs
February 6, 2015 In this Jan. 13, 2012, file photo, Don Thompson, McDonald’s President and Chief Operating Officer, speaks during a news conference in Innsbruck, Austria. (Kerstin Joensson/ AP Images for McDonald’s, File) When McDonald's CEO Don Thompson officially steps down in March, there will be just four black CEOs in the […]
Chavis: Civil Rights Movement Needed More Now Than Five Decades Ago
By Nathan Hardin, Special to the NNPA from The Fayetteville Observer January 23, 2015 Ben Chavis (Courtesy Photo) PEMBROKE, NORTH CAROLINA — Civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis kicked off a week-long Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Pembroke on Friday by saying a civil rights movement is of greater need in […]
The Hunting of Billie Holiday
By Johann Hari January 23, 2015 Billie Holiday (AP Photo/HO) From his first day in office in 1930, Harry Anslinger had a problem, and everybody knew it. He had just been appointed head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics—a tiny agency, buried in the gray bowels of the Treasury Department in Washington, […]
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