Posts in category National & World

PHOTO COURTESY OF INHABITAT.COM By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON – It’s been two years since problems began with the drinking water in Flint, Michigan, and nearly six months …

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN HAVANA – Fidel Castro responded Monday to President Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba with a long, bristling letter recounting the history …

PHOTO COURTESY OF COPS2POINT0.COM NEW YORK – Pandora, which is facing increasing competition from Apple Music, Spotify and other music streaming services, said CEO Brian McAndrews has left …

PHOTO COURTESY OF DEMOCRATS.VETERANS.HOUSE.GOV By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With this year’s elections just months away, attorneys for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown tried on Friday to …

PHOTO COURTESY OF GOINGONFAITH.COM ST. LOUIS – A new National Blues Museum that’ll open in St. Louis this weekend will emphasize the genre’s roots and influence on music around the …

The black community takes great pride in being rooted in faith. Our belief in God’s omniscient grace has brought us through slavery, civil rights abuses, …

The more I listen to Donald Trump’s refrain about how dishonest the media is, the more I am beginning to agree with him. The media …

Welcome to the third revolution, televised, and yes, there will be more blood. Compliments of the ongoing Republican Party’s reconstruction, and Bernie Sanders’ call for …

Nine people were left dead after a deranged shooter opened fire in a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015. PHOTO …

PHOTO COURTESY OF PRESSDEMOCRAT.COM CASTRO, FROM 1A   After responding to a handful of questions, Castro ended the news conference abruptly, declaring, “I think this …