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Mugabe Beats Sanctions

  by Omowale Clay Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Jan. 30, the 54 nations of the African Union Assembly of Heads...

Mugabe Beats Sanctions

  by Omowale Clay Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Jan. 30, the 54 nations of the African Union Assembly of Heads...

Obama Calls for Spending Surge, Buoyed by Rising Economy

JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring an end to “mindless austerity,” President Barack Obama called for a surge in government...

Obama Budget to Propose Spending Lift for Military, Domestic Programs

  (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s budget will call for an increase in U.S. domestic and military spending that would end spending caps known as ‘sequestration,’ a White House...

An Open Letter to President Barack Obama from Alabama State Senator Hank Sanders

  Dear President Obama: We love you. We respect you. We support you. We strongly supported your becoming President and have continued to support you through...

The Real Barack Obama Re-Emerges

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist   President Barack Obama knocked it out of the park during the State of the Union address. He was strong, progressive,...

The 11 Best Social Media Moments at the State of the Union Address

  (CNN) – And they say people are disengaged from politics. You wouldn’t know it from the Twitter traffic during the State of the Union. The...

The 11 Best Social Media Moments at the State of the Union Address

  (CNN) – And they say people are disengaged from politics. You wouldn’t know it from the Twitter traffic during the State of the Union. The...

World is Indifferent to Missing Nigerian Girls

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist   One could not help but be impressed by the millions that turned out in Paris to stand against the Islamist...

Diminished in Congress and Many States, Dems Weigh Future

CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are in retreat in more ways than one this week. As Democratic senators...

Obama Proposes Publicly Funded Community College for All

NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants publicly funded community college available to all Americans, a sweeping proposal that would make higher...

Gov. Cuomo Eulogizes Dad Mario as a Crusader, Poet, Friend

DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Gov. Mario Cuomo’s legacy as a liberal champion and powerful orator was remembered...

Gov. Cuomo Eulogizes Dad Mario as a Crusader, Poet, Friend

DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Gov. Mario Cuomo’s legacy as a liberal champion and powerful orator was remembered...

Civil Rights Leaders Meet with President, Call for March on Washington

Leaders of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund participated in a White House meeting with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden Monday, while Al Sharpton...

Judge Bernice Donald Speaks at SF Museum of the Diaspora

By Etta Mae Jones Judge Bernice B. Donald, first African American woman on the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, spoke Feb. 2 at a Black...

Back-to-Back Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration

Obama’s Gun Initiatives

Courtesy of Reuters President Barack Obama proposed a new assault weap-ons ban and mandatory back- ground checks for all gun buyers this week as he tried...