‘Black Broadway,’ The Howard Theatre Returns

People’s Theatre is starting to lift its show curtains once again

During the segregation era when Washington D.C.’s U Street corridor was known as “the Black Broadway,” the Howard Theatre was its crown jewel. After a $29 million renovation, the 102-year-old People’s Theatre is starting to lift its sho...

CONGO: Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste

The Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste has been in existence for fifteen years

The Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste has been in existence for fifteen years. Initially a few dozen music-loving amateurs shared the few instruments they had at their disposal. ...

Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We’re Not Hurting

health issue with which our mental health community has struggled

“This is a critical health issue with which our mental health community has struggled. All too often depression and other mood symptoms are seen as just a part of life – and are especially under-recognized and under-treated in the African-America...

Trayvon Martin’s Death Takes Toll on Family

Sybrina Fulton knows what she will be doing tomorrow.

Martin, an honor student who lived in Miami with his parents, was visiting in the gated community of Twin Lakes in Sanford, 20 miles northeast of Orlando, with his father when the incident took place....

New Online Platform To Empower Women of African Descent

Beverly Hills, CA -- River Naija Productions, a division of the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce-USA, has launched African Women Are Gorgeous International (AWAG) - an online lifestyle and entertainment platform that empowers everyday women of African descent to celebrate and share their inner and aesthetic beauty with the world.

MOVIE REVIEW: Think Like A Man

think_like_a_man_review Comedian/actor/radio and television show host Steve Harvey shocked the world a few years ago when he added love guru to his repertoire with the publication of "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man."The popular relationship primer, which earned the #1 spot on the New York Times best-seller list. Â mapped out a step-by-step strategy designed to help any woman turn her man into Mr. Right merely by understanding and manipulating the male psyche.Think Like a Man, the movie, is less an adaptation of the book than a battle-of-the-sexes romantic comedy revolving around a quartet of conniving females who secretly rely on the tenets of Steve's philosophy to try to land the men of their dreams. This proves easier said than done once the guys discover what the objects of their affection are up to, and then decide to beat them to the proverbial punch by reading the opus themselves.

Student Loans Plus Limited Job Options Equal Trouble

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – When she graduated from the University of Iowa two years ago with a major in elementary education, Amber Newman envisioned standing in front of a class of bright, energetic youngsters and providing them with the solid educational base that would help them become successful in the upper grades as well as later in life. But when Newman didn’t land a job in the classroom, she found another way of working with young people – she’s a nanny in Chicago to two boys, ages 1 and 4. Although it’s not her dream job, she’s glad to have a job in this struggling economy. Any job.

Letter to the Editor: "Greatest Good for the Greatest Number"

As I sit at the computer trying to complete my 2011 Federal Tax forms I find myself getting more and more angry. I realize that in order to limit the amount of taxes I owe in the future I will have to increase my withholding amount. As a sixty eight year old retired grandmother, raising two teenage grandchildren, I am outraged. How can it possibly be legal, appropriate, and fair for Hedge fund operators and financial speculators to pay only 15% on their earnings when I must pay a 30% rate on my fixed retirement income? I support myself and my grandchildren on my monthly income and rarely, if ever, have anything left at the end of the month.

Children's Book Series Combines Substance With Fun

Dallas, TX -- Growing up, author and illustrator Setria James did not make the best grades, but she discovered a strong artistic ability through coloring and began excelling in art classes. She subsequently followed this passion through her college education, studying fine arts and graphic design. Setria recently tapped into her love of coloring and interest in child development by single-handedly authoring and illustrating theDoodles Coloring Fun book line under her Doodles Avenue brand.

President Obama Officially Begins Campaign

With the GOP nominee almost a certainty, the two-man race is about to begin. President Obama is about to hit the campaign trail, now that his presumed GOP opponent has virtually been named – all that is left is the convention in Florida, making Mitt Romney the official nominee. This coming Saturday, the President and First Lady Michelle Obama will kick of his campaign for a second term by holding two public rallies in Columbus, Ohio, and Richmond, Virginia. There he is expected to speak about his accomplishments thus far and to spell out in detail the very real stakes in this election.

Unconscious Racial Attitudes Playing Large Role in 2012 Presidential Vote

After the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, many proclaimed that the country had entered a post-racial era in which race was no longer an issue. However, a new large-scale study shows that racial attitudes have already played a substantial role in 2012, during the Republican primaries. They may play an even larger role in this year's presidential election. The study, led by psychologists at the University of Washington, shows that between January and April 2012 eligible voters who favored whites over blacks – either consciously or unconsciously – also favored Republican candidates relative to Barack Obama.

Discrimination in Managing Foreclosures Alleged

In the aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, Congress enacted the federal Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968. This historic federal act made it illegal to discriminate in housing and housing related-activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability or sex. Further, the law applies to marketing and sales of homes, listings, appraisals and maintenance. Now 44 years later – and not for the first time –two of the nation’s largest banks - Wells Fargo and US Bank are accused of serious violations.

People’s Theatre is starting to lift its show curtains once again

The Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste has been in existence for fifteen years

health issue with which our mental health community has struggled

Sybrina Fulton knows what she will be doing tomorrow.

New Online Platform To Empower Women of African Descent

MOVIE REVIEW: Think Like A Man

Student Loans Plus Limited Job Options Equal Trouble

Letter to the Editor: "Greatest Good for the Greatest Number"

Children's Book Series Combines Substance With Fun

President Obama Officially Begins Campaign

Unconscious Racial Attitudes Playing Large Role in 2012 Presidential Vote

Discrimination in Managing Foreclosures Alleged

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