Tuskegee Airman Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. NEW YORK – “I pulled up at him in a fifteen degree climb and fired three long bursts at him from 2,000 feet at […]
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Juju and Griots Salute Jayne Cortez, Amiri Baraka
A gathering of renowned poets envisioned by the late Amiri Baraka arrived in a profusion of words and memory on Feb. 4 at New York University’s Global Center for Academic […]
Ben Jealous to Leave the NAACP
(Updated 9/8/2013) As the world has discovered, Benjamin Todd Jealous is a man of his word, and his word is his bond. Five years ago when he became the youngest […]
Tornado-stricken Oklahoma Community Rebounds
MOORE, Oklahoma (NNPA) – Whenever high winds arise in Tornado Alley, this corridor of the state with a history of disasters, residents pay attention. On Sunday evening beneath overcast skies […]
Gloomy Outlook for Black America, Scholars Conclude
A group of leading Black intellectuals met at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to discuss the current plight of African Americans in the United States. Curiously, at […]