The Mississippi Supreme Court blocked the execution of Manning just hours before he was scheduled to die. ...

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 War on Drugs is a racially biased policy and strategy. It is the new Jim Crow,” Daniels said. ...

Most economists agree that the drop is attributable to nearly half a million workers exiting the labor force. ...

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

"We want to raise awareness of the damage being done to the planet through pollution. " says Audri Scott Williams ...

  BY GEORGE E. CURRY, NNPA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the oral arguments last week before the Supreme Court to determine whether a key section of the Voting Rights Act should be upheld, Justice Antonin Scalia referred to the provision as “perpetuation of racial entitlement.” It was the kind of comment that could easily spark a demonstration in front of the court. But when Scalia made his comment ...

The Great Recession has had its greatest impact on African Americans, who saw their net wealth decrease at a rate more than four times faster than Whites/ ...

The 21 corruption charges filed against 56-year-old Nagin Friday include wire fraud, bribery and money laundering. ...

The U.S. Postal Service will be unveiling a postage stamp that features an image of Rosa Parks ...