The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that the average cost of for four years at a public medical school, including living expenses and books, is $207,868. That bill balloons to $278,455 for private institutions. ...

The Memphis-area community – joined by numerous others from various places around the nation – showed up Wednesday night. ...

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Washington wins for “Django Unchained” and “Scandal”; Denzel Washington and Viola Davis take home motion picture acting honors BY KENNITH MILLER OF THE LOS ANGELES SENTINEL (NNPA)- Actress Kerry Washington received the ultimate stamp of approval at The 44th NAACP Image Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 1. Washington took home the first of three honors with the supporting actress in a motion pictu ...

EXCLUSIVE WHY THE WILMINGTON TEN WERE CALLED ‘POLITICAL PRISONERS” By Cash Michaels   [caption id="attachment_1133" align="alignleft" width="617"] Rev. Eugene Templeton (center) seen here in February, 1971 with Rev. Ben Chavis (to his immediate left) and his wife, Donna, was the white pastor who allowed black students to use his church, Gregory Congregational in Wilmington, to plan nonviolent protests. ...

Over the past few days we’ve all learned a bit more about 20 beautiful 6- and 7-year-olds who each seem as if they could have been any of our children or grandchildren ...

In an extraordinary discovery, the 40-year-old case files of the prosecuting attorney in the two 1972 Wilmington Ten criminal trials not only document how he sought to impanel, according to his own written jury selection notes, mostly White “KKK” juries to guarantee convictions, but also to keep Black men from serving on both juries. ...

AT&T unveiled its heritage calendar last Wednesday night, which celebrated North Carolina's African-American experience. ...

Although many Americans are living longer, a new public policy analysis reveals that a disproportionate number of older people are also living in poverty – particularly if they are a person of color. ...

Former NBA superstar Earvin "Magic" Johnson took to the court in UNCW's Trask Coliseum and gave youngsters pointers on how he became a successful businessperson. ...