NBC casts Latifah, Blige and newcomer in ‘The Wiz Live!’
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC has found the young woman who will ease on down the yellow brick road. The network recently unveiled newcomer Shanice …
Planned Parenthood asks judge for emergency ruling
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Planned Parenthood in Florida is asking a judge for an emergency ruling to allow them to continue performing abortions at 12 and …
Jamaican Maroon leader Frank Lumsden dies at 73
By DAVID McFADDEN KINGSTON, Jamaica — Frank Lumsden, a Jamaican who worked as a commodities trader in Chicago before returning to his homeland to focus …
Belafonte,Davis to receive Ali Humanitarian Awards
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Singer and activist Harry Belafonte and Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis will headline this year’s winners of Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards. The …
‘Justice’ march arrives in N. Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. – The chief leader behind recent nonviolent protests at the North Carolina General Assembly says similar demonstrations could be coming to the halls …
The ‘Fantastic Four’ try to get their franchise footing
By LINDSEY BAHR LOS ANGELES (AP) — The “first family of Marvel” has had some growing pains. While Marvel’s X-Men and the Avengers have built …
Ghana to bring in Cuban doctors during medical strike
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana is going to bring in about 170 Cuban doctors to work at health facilities amid a doctors’ strike, …
Tips for finding adjacent airline seats without paying extra
NEW YORK (AP) — On top of the bag fees and other charges, families traveling this summer may have to pay extra just to sit …
Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman, dies
By JESSE J. HOLLAND and JEFF MARTIN ATLANTA — Julian Bond’s life seemed to trace the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts …
Florida House approves congressional districts
By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —Despite sharp criticism from a Florida congresswoman that it would disenfranchise black voters, the Florida House is moving ahead with …