Tag: national
At Hampton, addition of women’s soccer and men’s lacrosse make Pirates...
By Josh Barr
©2016, The Shadow League
Hampton University is highly regarded as one of the nation’s finest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), providing a...
Trump tells black congregation he wants to fix ‘many wrongs’
By Jill Colvin and Corey Williams
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Criticized for urging black voters to support him while speaking to mostly white audiences, Donald...
Far-reaching tribal solidarity displayed at pipeline protest
By James MacPherson
Associated Press
NEAR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. (AP) — Native Americans from reservations hundreds of miles away from North Dakota have...
President Obama on Colin Kaepernick’s protest: “He’s exercising his constitutional right”
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
President Barack Obama has given his point of view on San Francisco 49ers' Colin Kaepernick.
"...e's exercising his constitutional right to...
The case for diversity: Why America needs Zendaya in Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man:...
By Edward T. Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
The face of pop culture is changing.
According to recent reports, pop star Zendaya is in line to play...
Colin Kaepernick drawing both support and opposition for stance on the...
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Colin Kaepernick's decision to protest the police shootings of black men and women has left some fans reeling, but Kaepernick...
March on Washington observed in Magic City with push for Civil...
Times staff report
On Sunday, Aug. 28 the City of Birmingham will celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the March on Washington with its own march...
Some of music’s greatest duets and collaborations
Times staff report
It’s a duet worthy of an encore.
Academy Award–winning actors Barbra Streisand and Jamie Foxx have a duet on Streisand’s forthcoming album “Encore:...
Donors, Sponsors Generously Support African-American History Museum
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA News Wire Contributor
Sponsorships and donations have been pouring into the new Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture...
Obama visits flood-damaged Louisiana in show of support
By Kevin Freking
Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Standing amid piles of waterlogged debris, President Barack Obama on Tuesday promised a sustained national effort...
