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Local African American elected officials share ideas with Sen. Brown at Urban League

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WWII vet receives overdue and replacement medals from Sen. Sherrod Brown

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) this week presented overdue and replacement military medals to a Hamilton County veteran in a ceremony at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. More...

Entertainment

Horoscopes: May 19-25, 2011

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Sports

Lewis making most of time

By: Conrad Clowers Cincinnati Herald Contributor

            There may not be many African Americans on the Reds. More...

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Section B

“Navigating the Health Care Labyrinth”

“Navigating the Health Care Labyrinth” FREE Sneak Preview is June 8 at 11 a.m. at 1821 Summit Ave., 1st floor conference room, at Reading Road in Roselawn. More...

“Putting Your Best Face Forward” is June 3

Free marketing workshop “Putting Your Best Face Forward” is June 3, 8-9 a.m., at 175 Tri County Parkway, first floor conference room, during the WEEE business networking meeting. Facilitators are: Gary Lewis of G.L. More...

Women’s Symposium 2011 is May 28

Speakers are: Evangelist Kim Walker, Evangelist Kellie Hyde, Apostle Zakia McKinney, Prophetess Terri Wallace and Missionary Jane Taylor. FREE. Call 513-484-7223. More...

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People of Color Wellness Alliance’s student survey reveals alarming trends among urban youth

A recent survey completed by youth within the urban core community of Overthe Rhine indicates some alarming trends in regard to alcohol and drug use, attitudes towards firearms, and sexual practices. More...

Heard to succeed Harrod as BRIDGES leader

Lynnette M. Heard will succeed Robert C. “Chip” Harrod as president and chief executive officer of BRIDGES for a Just Community, beginning June 1. More...

News

Recession Makes Renting a Nightmare

By Nisa Islam Muhammad Special to the NNPA from the Final Call

The Washington family knew home ownership was light years away.  Unemployment and bad credit had left them barely able to do more than join the legions of renters across America. More...

As Blacks Languish, Whither Go Civil Rights Groups?

Some think they need to retool
By Cynthia E. Griffin Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly

The belief that President Obama’s election heralded immediate change was so strong that shortly after his win, the blog Debate Link featured a Nov. 7, 2008, column entitled. More...

Has Trump Trumped Himself with ‘The Blacks’?

What next for The Donald Trump?
By TaRessa Stovall Special to the NNPA from thedefendersonline.com

His headline-making announcement that he’d seek the GOP nomination for the 2012 presidential race, distinguished by an obsessive insistence on seeing President Barack Obama’s original birth certificate to establish American citizenship in More...

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Commentary

Ask Gwendolyn Baines

My Grandson is being Pulled From the Graduation Line!
By Gwendolyn Baines NNPA Columnist

Dear Gwendolyn: More...

The Frivolous Attacks on Obama and Common

By George E. Curry NNNPA Columnist

 If you thought nothing could be more frivolous than conservatives questioning whether the President was born in the United States, think again.  The recent criticism of Obama’s decisions to worship Easter Sunday at Shiloh Baptist Chu More...

Osama bin Laden’s Telling Prophecy About His Own Death

by James G. Zumwalt

On May 1st, 116 months after master-minding a ruthless attack against the US, al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s luck ran out.  Almost five years earlier, luck had run its course as well for the man Osama had anointed as the “Emir of More...

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