Dr. Kimberly Mayfield, deputy mayor of the City of Oakland, met with elected officials in France, including two members of the French National Assembly, and visited...
“Today, the lessons learned and visioning processes that Harry and Kay brought to fruition are responsible for tens of billions of dollars in small business inclusion...
Some people think of Kwanzaa as an alternative to Christmas, referring to it as Black Christmas. Karenga writes that Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, but...
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The San Francisco march appeared as a vast sea of red, black, white, and green, as protesters waved Palestinian flags in those colors that had been...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When asked what he wants the readers to know, Brown pauses momentarily. “Don’t be a hero. The only heroes are the healthcare professionals,”...
OAKLAND POST — Oakland residents Zack and Odell have something in common; they both wore their “Born n’ Raised in Oakland” T-shirts in Paris, France and at...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Democrats and Republicans tried to take me out by the knees,’ Michelle Obama says at Essence Fest. Former first lady Michelle Obama says dealing with...
THE AFRO — For a dedicated group of audience goers the theater presents that communal experience, and unlike film, offers a unique performance each time the actors...
THE AFRO — ASALH was founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — LaTisha Nixon’s trip to Los Angeles was supposed to be a commemoration of what would have been her son Gemmel Moore’s 28th birthday.
(International Business Times) – Violence has erupted in Paris as taxi drivers go on strike and protest against the UberPop ride-sharing application, as roads are blocked,...
JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In the shadow of the famed Sacre Coeur basilica, hundreds of migrants have poured into a makeshift tent camp...
JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In the shadow of the famed Sacre Coeur basilica, hundreds of migrants have poured into a makeshift tent camp...
(Smithsonian) – My father, a bookish black man old enough to be my grandfather, grew up in Texas while it was still a segregated state....
(The Washington Post) – A week after the massacre at the headquarters of a French publication known for insulting adherents of several faiths, Pope Francis...
(The Washington Post) – A week after the massacre at the headquarters of a French publication known for insulting adherents of several faiths, Pope Francis...
ELAINE GANLEY, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Firebombs and pig heads thrown into mosques. Veiled women subjected to insults in the street. The Internet awash with...
(CNN) – It is a message of defiance, but also forgiveness — and many Muslims responded with similarly mixed emotions. It is a magazine cover depicting...
(Fox News) – Muhammad will be back on the cover of the next edition of Charlie Hebdo, along with a message of forgiveness from surviving staffers...
By Raphael Satter, AP At a kosher supermarket in Paris, a quick-thinking Muslim employee hid several Jewish shoppers in the basement before sneaking out to...
(The Washington Post) – As they went on their rampage, the men who killed 12 people in Paris this week yelled that they had “avenged the prophet.”...
(New York Times) – The French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo skewers people of all faiths and backgrounds. One cartoon showed rolls of toilet paper marked “Bible,” “Torah” and...
DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press SYLVIA HUI, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — From Berlin to Bangkok, tens of thousands took a stand against living in fear, as...