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Baseball trailblazer, civil rights icon Frank Robinson dead at 83
by Stacy M. Brown --
Frank Robinson, a trailblazing figure who was Major League Baseball’s first African American manager and one of its greatest players during a career that spanned 21 seasons, died Thursday after a prolonged illness, according to pro baseball’s premiere website, MLB.com.
Robinson...
Sen. Cory Booker announces 2020 run for the White House
by Lauren Victoria Burke --
Though much of the 2020 Election attention this week went to former Starbucks Coffee executive Howard Schultz, the end of the week held a surprise entry: Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey.
It was widely expected that Sen. Booker would run,...
In a historic 1st, male cheerleaders will perform at the Super Bowl
by Mo Barnes --
Not to be confused with stuntmen, who are part of the cheerleading squad, these men will perform all the same moves as their female counterparts.
Performing for the Los Angeles Rams will be Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies, who were named as cheerleaders for...
“Big Sister” Barbara Lee’s Advice for the New Women of Color in Congress
“You have to break through all of that sexism and racism. You have to really confront that all of the time.”
By Christina Cauteruci
There’s a crew of new women in Congress who’ve become fast friends since the election. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar,...
Coming to America Again: Eddie Murphy to Star Again in Blockbuster Hit
by Lauren Victoria Burke --
Eddie Murphy will once again play crown prince Akeem Joffer in a sequel to the 1988 hit movie, Coming to America. The film’s plot centered around a Prince who travels to New York to find an independent woman who loves him...
New documentary threatens to expose Michael Jackson as child predator
by Stacy M. Brown --
First R. Kelly. Now it’s the late King of Pop.
After the scathing and gut-wrenching Lifetime Television documentary, “Surviving R. Kelly,” shed more light on the alleged crimes of the R&B crooner, a new film about Michael Jackson threatens to do...
FILM REVIEW: The Upside
by Dwight Brown -- NNPA News Wire Film Critic --
On paper, a story about a low-income black health-care aid who’s befriended by a rich white male quadriplegicsounds suspect. Patronizing films like Driving Miss Daisy come to mind, and potential filmgoers upon hearing the plotline...
FILM REVIEW: ‘Vice’
by Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic
It was an historic power grab. Not the Republicans taking back the White House after a controversial, razor-thin win by George W. Bush over Al Gore. It was the vice president-elect, Dick Cheney, out-maneuvering George Jr. and...
Congressman Booker thankful for support in the passage of historic anti-lynching bill
by Stacy M. Brown
Cory Booker was so moved by the unanimous passage of a historic – and long overdue – bill to make lynching a federal crime that he was stirred to quote Maya Angelou.
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if...
OP-ED: Because of the CBC, the Farm Bill Includes Millions for HBCUs, Black Farmers, and Rural Communities of Color
By Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
In 1986, on her award-winning “Control” album, singer-songwriter Janet Jackson asked: “What have you done for me lately?” This is a question the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is asked a lot. Well, here’s...