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NEW YORK CITY — The sacrifices of 12 civil rights pioneers were immortalized on postage today during the NAACP’s annual meeting in New York City. The Civil Rights Pioneers stamp sheet, bearing six 42-cent First-Class commemorative stamps, are availabl...
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The Rev. Festus A. Umeojiego, the new minister at Unity South, has a long history in the Twin Cities Unity Ministries. He previously served as the Senior Minister of Unity Church in Woodbury from 1988 to 2001.
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Dr. N. Cindy Trimm, best known as the General in the art of Strategic Prayer and Spiritual Warfare, will bring her International Prayer Tour to Minnesota this week, February 18-19.
Considered a spiritual world leader, Trimm has partnered with heads of...
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Graduates
from the Hennepin County Drug
Court celebrated their successful completion of a
12 month program led by Fourth Judicial District’s problem solving Drug Court
judges Peter Cahill and Toddrick Barnette at a program held in the Hennepin C...
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It is better to give than to receive. On Thursday, Dec. 18, Maxfield Elementary students received gift cards from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Alumni Chapter who partnered with alumni from Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. The organizations donated $1,150.00 wort...
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LOS ANGELES (NNPA) - With the help of a program designed for their needs, people whose backgrounds make it difficult to find work receive a second chance at starting a career....
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WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, viewed as perhaps the highest profiled civil rights leaders in the nation, both say their roles will not change as America beholds its first Black president.
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By Paul Edward HamiltonAmerica in general, but Black America in particular, is at another important crossroads. As we celebrate Black History Month this February all across the country, we are seeking to understand our collective American past as well as ...
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Potential questions fell to the ground – or never got off the ground - amidst bitter squabbling between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during Monday night's Congressional Black Caucus-CNN Democratic Presidential Primary debate i...
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By H. Terrell SmithWhat does a vote for Barack Obama really mean? It's strange; everyone I talk to seems to have different opinions about it, whether they're young or old, male or female, everyone has something to say. ...
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By the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota & North DakotaBetter Business Bureau of Minnesota & North Dakota offers advice for your next career move and warns career-changers to be careful with online job postings and unsolicited e-mails....
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By Kam WilliamsWhy is it that Blacks have lagged behind most other American ethnic groups in terms of economic progress? According to Gwen Richardson, the key to financial success might lie in unity, a willingness to patronize Black-owned businesses....
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By Lloyd WilliamsGiven Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's recent belated appeal to Congress for some sort of fiscal stimulus to help avert an economic recession, I have decided to resubmit the perhaps prescient op-ed below on the same subject, written w...
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If the fix is in, it doesn't matter whether Barack Obama really deserves to be the Democratic nominee, he'll never get a fair chance to compete for the presidency. Debates about whether the Junior Senator from Illinois is Black enough or whethe...
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A grass-roots effort to upgrade human rights across Minnesota drew 20 speakers and two legislators to a Martin Luther King-day hearing at Concordia University, St. Paul....
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Information about 2008 Precinct Caucus Locations/Conveners for Senate District 58 A and B side....
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St. Cloud State University senior Hiromi Saijo, a native of the very homogenous country of Japan, has been thrilled by the diversity she has found here. ...
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WASHINGTON (NNPA) - Despite what appears to be a growing momentum for Sen. Barack Obama, who could become the nation's first Black president, Sen. Hillary Clinton told the Black Press of America this week that she will stand on her civil rights r...
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Here is some timely advice for new parents: While tax season may seem far away, now is the time that many taxpayers start gathering records and documentation for filing tax returns. One of the most important things needed is a Social Security number for e...
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Earl Ofari HutchinsonA President Barack Obama will be the most scrutinized president since Abraham Lincoln. Ironically, the reason for this has less to do with race, though that will loom large in the lens of many, as it has to do with him. He's lift...
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