National

By Cara Anna, Associated Press, Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa. He once called helping with Zimbabwe’s transition from white rule to independence “our greatest single […]

By Christopher Young , Contributing Writer, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, actions, and programs are about promoting opportunity for people who are historically marginalized in our country. It doesn’t take long to figure out […]

By Christopher Young , Contributing Writer, According to NBC News on December 17th, 49.8% (77,285,106) of votes in the presidential election were for President-elect Donald Trump, 48.3% (75,000,783) were for Vice-President Kamala Harris, and 1.7% […]

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, James “Jimmy” Carter, the peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, who became the 39th president of the United States and later redefined the role of an ex-president through […]

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement to eliminate daylight saving time (DST) has raised questions about its impact on daily life in Washington, D.C., and the country at large. The […]

By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Jubilees, in the Catholic faith, are designated years of special significance – a Holy Year. The first Jubilee Year was 1300, designated so by Pope Boniface VIII – a time […]

By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, During the Presidential campaign of 2016, on a stage in Iowa, then candidate-Trump, speaking of his devoted following, stated “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot […]

By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, It was 1905 when lyricist Civillia Martin and composer Charles H. Gabriel gifted us all with the gospel hymn “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” Getting an accurate count of […]