Chargers LB Johnson Retires

After 12 seasons in the National Football League, including the 2012-14 seasons with the San Diego…

The Power of ‘Selma’

The beauty of Paramount Pictures richly told civil rights drama “Selma” is not only the re-telling…

‘March for Justice and Unity” Sparks Outcry to Stop Police Brutality

(Los Angeles-February 21, 2015) The Black Leadership Coalition spearheaded by Los Angeles Executive Publisher,Danny Bakewell, Sr.…

Rivers’ Run Through Sacramento

LOS ANGELES-After a high oftentimes the low usually follows right behind. The Los Angeles Clippers, fresh…

Westbrook Leads West to All-Star Win

NEW YORK — Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook only knows one speed, and that’s…

Unmasking ‘The Whipping Man’

Jarrod M. Smith has the opportunity of his lifetime. The “Whipping Man” star” is taking  full…

Black and white educagtion gap widens, states Schott Foundation report

CAMBRIDGE, Mass — A new report released today by the Schott Foundation for Public Education finds that the…

500 Wins is Worth the Price

LOS ANGELES-Coach Michael Lynch has hit 500 wins with the Price Knights basketball program. Lynch has…

Boogie’s Shooter’s Bounce Wins it

SACRAMENTO-Early in the season, the Sacramento Kings played as if they had a great offseason. They…

NAACP Image Awards a ‘Selma’ and ‘Black-ish’ Affair

One of the biggest nights during awards season and for the African-American community took place at…

Why Medicaid’s Racism Drove Historically-Black Nursing Home Bankrupt Part 2

The Crisis/New America Media , News Analysis, Wallace Roberts PITTSBURGH, Penn.–On July 4, 1883, the Lemington…

Black History Month Retrospective: Dr. Mae Jemison

What better way to kick off Black History Month than with an evening of exceptional conversation…

Spotlight: Empire’s Grace Gealey

The new FOX television show “Empire” has taken control over the small screen with an exotica…

Still A Need for Black Colleges

The 16th Annual Black College Expo (BCE) produced by the National College Resources Foundation made  its…