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November 26, 2022December 4, 2022

Parents of Shanquella Robinson credit Black Twitter for movement on investigation as Mexico issues arrest warrant

The parents of Shanquella Robinson, the 25-year-old North Carolina woman who died while on a trip with friends to Mexico, are crediting the power of...

by Editor-in-Chief

November 21, 2022November 26, 2022

National News Opinion World

Who will be held accountable? Shanquella Robinson laid to rest as more videos surface online

Someone should be held accountable! During a time in which we both love social media and – on the flip side – curse the platforms...

by Editor-in-Chief

Local News Sports World

Russia transfers Brittney Griner to dreaded penal colony

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA Russian authorities have transferred Brittney Griner to the country’s dreaded penal colony, a move that, while expected, she and...

by Staff November 9, 2022November 11, 2022

National News Opinion World

Queen Elizabeth’s legacy through the lens of colonialism and Black lives

Elizabeth’s legacy isn’t necessarily complicated, but filled with enough ambiguity and action and inaction, that it might be easy to understand why people of color might view her different that the adoring throng mourning outside of Buckingham Palace. The longest-reigning British monarch’s history on race will forever exist as part of her legacy.

by Staff September 10, 2022September 25, 2022

Local National News Sports World

Is Brittney Griner one step closer to home?

Going against normal policy, it is being reported that the United States has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home Houston native and...

by Editor-in-Chief July 28, 2022September 25, 2022

National News Politics World

Biden, Harris finally call wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA One day after the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner expressed frustration that the family hadn’t heard from the...

by Staff July 7, 2022September 25, 2022

National News Politics Sports World

‘I’m terrified’: WNBA superstar Brittney Griner pleads for freedom in letter to President Biden

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA As Russia reportedly continues to push for a prisoner swap that includes notorious arms dealer Victor Bout, WNBA Superstar...

by Staff July 5, 2022September 25, 2022

Local National News Politics Sports World

Griner’s detention extended in Russia. WNBA puts pressure on State Department, Biden for release

As supporters of Brittney Griner continue to put pressure on the White House and State Department to help in her release, Russian officials have extended...

by Editor-in-Chief June 14, 2022September 25, 2022

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What being a Peace Corps volunteer is really like

(StatePoint) For many, Peace Corps service is a first step toward a career or the continuation of a life’s work. “The idea of the Peace...

by Staff February 28, 2021September 25, 2022

National Sports World

Breakdancing will debut as new sport during 2024 Olympics

Pull out your track suits, Reebok sneakers and cardboard box because breakdancing will be taking over the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. The International Olympic...

by Alexandria Green-Jones December 8, 2020September 25, 2022