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Carl Heastie elected first Black speaker of New York Assembly

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Carl Heastie was elected speaker of the New York state Assembly on Tuesday, making him the first African-American to hold the…

Study: College completion gap between rich, poor widens

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation’s richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last four…

My civil rights year – Selma, Louisiana and Mrs. Caulfield’s butterbeans

  (Editor’s Note: The opening of the movie Selma last weekend has rekindled vivid memories for New America Media editor Paul Kleyman, who in 1965…

HBCUs divided over free community college plan

WASHINGTON (NNNPA) – Black college educators and supporters are sharply split over whether President Obama’s proposal to offer a free two-year community college education to…

Analysis: Obama seizes on recovery, bets on staying power

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address marked a sweet spot in his presidency when economic signs and his own personal…

Analysis: Obama barrels into final act of presidency unbowed

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just the State of the Union speech that President Barack Obama is turning on its head. It’s the whole notion…

CBC members invoke MLK at Ferguson church service

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Leading black members of Congress are vowing to lead a legislative fight for criminal justice reform after recent fatal police shootings…

Once dominant, State of Union address has much competition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before cable television, Netflix, YouTube and other attention-grabbers on the Internet, American presidents had little competition for viewers when they delivered their…

Missouri leaders pressured Ferguson for chief’s resignation

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some of Missouri’s top leaders tried unsuccessfully to pressure Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson to resign after the fatal shooting of…

Obama’s free tuition plan for community college

WASHINGTON (AP) — Did somebody say “free tuition”? President Barack Obama’s plan, called “America’s College Promise,” seeks to make two years of community or technical…

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