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Prayer vigil lifts up 'Homeowners' Bill of Rights'

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 16:00

Clergy, faith leaders and concerned community members gathered outside the office of Sen. James Metzen in St. Paul to call on him to hear the 'Homeowners Bill of Rights' in the Senate Commerce Committee; a committee he chairs.

The Twin Cities hosts 5th Annual Pastors Appreciation Luncheon

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 15:54

The 5th Annual Pastors Appreciation Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at North Heights Event Center, 1700 Hwy 96 West, Arden Hills, MN 55112. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. and the luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.

International peace group comes back to its roots

Wednesday, 20 March 2013 15:37 Ryan Howard

CIRCLE PINES – Mel Duncan has travelled all around the world in the last decade, getting into dangerous situations and finding peaceful solutions in a variety of global hotspots as part of Nonviolent Peaceforce, an international organization he co-founded with Quaker activist David Hartsough.

President Barack Obama on the 10th Anniversary of the Iraq War

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 15:02

As we mark the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war, Michelle and I join our fellow Americans in paying tribute to all who served and sacrificed in one of our nation's longest wars. We salute the courage and resolve of more than 1.5 million service members and civilians who during multiple tours wrote one of the most extraordinary chapters in military service. We honor the memory of the nearly 4,500 Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice to give the Iraqi people an opportunity to forge their own future after many years of hardship. And we express our gratitude to our extraordinary military families who sacrificed on the home front, especially our Gold Star families who remain in our prayers.

Salaried vs. hourly and why all pay is not equal

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:43 Dedrick Muhammad, Sr. Director, NAACP Economic Department

If unemployment rates fall to pre-recession levels, will our economy be as healthy as it was in 2006? Not necessarily, the research shows. Even as rising housing prices and falling unemployment rates show signs of an economic recovery, it's important to note that the recession has permanently shifted our job market for the worse.

Special Report: China in denial about its race problem

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 11:53 George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief

(THIRD IN A SERIES)

BEIJING (NNPA) – In absolute numbers, China probably has more beautiful women than any other country in the world. But one could never tell that by looking at the squeaky-clean glass display windows in upscale stores in this capital city or in Shanghai, whose architecture has been often compared to London, Paris and Rio.

Wells Fargo threatens eviction for Southside family

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 11:31

Jessica English, a single mother of four experiencing homelessness, moved into an abandoned Wells Fargo-owned home in south Minneapolis last month. The home had been broken into and used as a drug house. But Jessica, a single mother of four, student, writer, dedicated worker, and volunteer with Occupy Homes MN, saw in it the potential of a place to raise her family.

Photo of the Day, March 19, 2013

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 00:00 whitehouse

President Barack Obama, Taoiseach Enda Kenny of Ireland, and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, talk together during a St. Patrick's Day lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 19, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Sequestration is not the best solution

Monday, 18 March 2013 13:32

The National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NCBW) is concerned about this national "sequester" that went into effect on March 1, 2013. "Sequestration is not the solution," said NCBW national president M. Delois Strum.

Black women assert their agenda on Capitol Hill and at the White House during Women of Power Summit

Monday, 18 March 2013 13:30

Washington, DC - Women of power from ten states will celebrate International Women's History Month with a bang, converging on the nation's capitol to visit elected officials reminding them that Black women who voted in record numbers expect our leaders to stop the partisan politics and pass legislation that creates good paying jobs with livable wages, increases small business opportunities for women, reduces gun violence in our communities, and invest in our children's education.

An old song still resonates: 'Is it because I'm Black?'

Monday, 18 March 2013 13:21 Krissy Clark, Special to the NNPA from Marketplace Wealth and Poverty Desk

This month, Chicago soul singer Syl Johnson releases a new album, and at age 76 his music is as powerful as ever. But this story isn't about his new songs. It's about an old one, and what it means today.