Why We Text and Drive
By Steven Ivory Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times While sitting at the light on a backed-up Los Angeles freeway exit ramp one morning, I noticed that one out of every three drivers...
View ArticleFormer African Leaders Call for Legalizing Low-Level Drugs
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Jun. 16 (GIN) – A frank report cited by two former African presidents has called for the decriminalization of minor drug offenses, saying that...
View ArticlePresident Obama Acts to Ease Student Loan Debt
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent From 2003 to 2014, student debt in America skyrocketed from $250 million to $1.2 trillion, surpassing credit card debt. As more students, especially...
View ArticleMen’s Health Month Focuses on Prevention
Many men typically notice when their automobiles don’t perform properly, but they rarely listen when their bodies tell them that it’s time to visit a doctor. That observation from a local physician...
View ArticleAl Bell: The Heart & Soul of Memphis Music
For over four decades soul music legend Al Bell has been one of the key voices that help put the Memphis Soul Sound on the international map. The award winning singer/songwriter/ producer and record...
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Metro Sports by Scott C. Wallace
“Dem Boyz” Going For Home Field Throughout PIFL Playoffs NASHVILLE (June 26, 2014)-In a scene from the 1988 movie “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka”, the star of the movie Keenan Ivory Wayans was told that...
View ArticleAfrican American Music Legends Honored
By Janice Malone NASHVILLE, TN — The National Museum of African-American Music Legends Luncheon took place last Friday, (June 20th) at the Wild Horse Saloon. It was a perfect event to mark the...
View ArticleFormer Tribune Freelancer Works in New Film ‘Selma’
By Janice Malone Selma, AL – Filming is now underway this week, for the new film SELMA. The civil rights themed movie is executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt. The movie centers on three...
View ArticleNashvillenext To Hold June 30 Community Conversation On Housing And...
Vanderbilt’s Jim Fraser to lead citizen discussion NASHVILLE—NashvilleNext will host a Housing and Gentrification Community Conversation on Monday, June 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Martin Professional...
View ArticleTSU President to Discuss Minorities in Higher Educationon National Platform
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover has spent more than 20 years in higher education. Prior to entering the academia arena, the Memphis, Tennessee...
View ArticleMelt Away the Belly
by Valesia Weeks Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times Let’s face it ladies…in the summer, we are surrounded with holidays that “require” us to eat bar-b-que, potato salad, soda wada and...
View ArticleFilm Review: Jersey Boys By Dwight Brown
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Four guys stand under a street lamp, singing their hearts out. That’s the iconic vision of Doo-wop/pop groups like The Four Seasons. The Tony Award-winning Broadway...
View ArticleDon’t Put Saving for Retirement on the Back Burner
Most Americans understand the importance of saving for retirement but unfortunately, not everyone’s concerns translate to action. While 93 percent of working Americans know they should be contributing...
View ArticleSupreme Court Deals Blow To Birth Control Coverage
According to Huffington Post the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on today that privately held corporations will not have to provide their employees e contraception coverage. The court ruled in Burwell v. Hobby...
View ArticleSupreme Court Decides Health Care Aides in Illinois Can’t Be Forced to Pay Fees
WASHINGTON, DC – According to the Associated Press, The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback to unions by ruling that in-home care workers in Illinois who are paid by the state are not similar enough to...
View ArticleThe 2014 American Black Film Festival
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic In 18 years, the American Black Film Festival has migrated from Acapulco, Mexico, to Los Angeles to Miami and now New York City. The locations have varied; the mission...
View ArticleClimate Change Can Change One’s Well-Being
By Jazelle HuntWashington Correspondent For most of the nearly 30 years since Dr. Nicole Brodie’s asthma diagnosis, the athlete and Army veteran has been able to maintain an uninterrupted life,...
View ArticleMocha Boutique Brings Its Style To Shoptiques.com
By Jason Luntz NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On July 3, 2014 Mocha Boutique’s exclusive fashions from both local and global designers will be available on Shoptiques.com, a site dedicated to bringing boutiques...
View ArticleCBC Leads Effort in Voting Rights Amendment
By Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) led a contingent of caucus members and other minority groups in a public plea...
View ArticleCar Review: 2014 Toyota 4Runner
By Frank S. Washington NNPA Columnist DETROIT – The 2014 Toyota 4Runner is a throwback, one of the few true sport utilities on the market. That, is it has body on frame construction. The sport-utility...
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