President Obama Participates in 'Shoot for Strenght' Program

obama-harlem-globetrotters President Barack Obama does push-ups on the White House Basketball Court after a member of the Harlem Globetrotters made a shot, April 9. The President participated in "Shoot for Strength", a game where children did push-ups for every basketball shot made by the pros, during the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll festivities.

(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Black Women Make Employment Gains

By Freddie Allen

NNPA Washington Correspondent

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black women are making the most significant gains in employment but still lag behind Whites, according to the Labor Department.

The most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the unemployment rate for Black women, 20 and older, dropped from 12.3 percent in

Voter Registration & the 2012 Election

By Lee A. Daniels
Special from The Defenders Online

It’s as dependable as the rise and ebb of the tides.

If a national election is near, then it’s time to cast doubt on the commitment of blacks and Latinos to turn out to vote. Despite their steady level of participation over the last two decades, and clear ratcheting-up of voting in the last six years, forecasts of a fall-off – or at least concern that it will occur – remain a staple of conventional political coverage. Read more...

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Wilmington Ten Petition for Pardons

By Cash Michaels

Special to the NNPA News Service

from The Wilmington Journal

RALEIGH, N.C. (NNPA) – Seven survivors and the families of three deceased members of the Wilmington Ten – 1970s civil rights activists convicted 40 years ago of conspiracy charges to Read more...

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Affirmative Action Backed in Brazil

By BRADLEY BROOKS
Associated Press

SAO PAULO (AP) _ Brazil's top court has backed sweeping affirmative action programs used in more than 1,000 universities across this nation, which has more blacks than any country outside Africa yet where a severe gap in education equality between races persists.

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Judge Mablean Ephriam Scholarship Brunch

(LOS ANGELES, CA – April 27, 2012) – Judge Mablean Ephriam is excited to celebrate the 10th Annual H.U.F. (Honoring Unsung Fathers) Awards &...
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45th Annual Beautillion Ball

The “Best Is Yet To Come” was the theme for the 2012 Beautillion Ball held Saturday in San Bernardino. The event marked The Social Lites’ 45th annual...
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New Program Helps Formerly Incarcerated with Services

By Dianne Anderson After a 25-year history of gangs, drugs and prison, today Rodney Coulter feels like a new man. He’s finally come out of his prove...
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New Tech Jobs Need Skilled Workers

By Dianne Anderson For years, well over a decade, communities have wondered how to bring back millions of “blue collar” jobs that dried up as Ameri...
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