2020 – Page 46 – BlackPressUSA

During their experience in the Nashville area, the students will travel to Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans, where they will meet with Titans alumni Kevin Dyson, Blaine Bishop and Chris Sanders. (Photo: usa.nissannews.com)

PRESS ROOM: Nissan welcomes African American students to Middle Tennessee for leadership and education summit

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re thrilled to welcome a new group of student leaders to our headquarters,” says Rodney Francis, director of Diversity and Inclusion. “Every year,...

1965 — Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. and Walter Reuther, President of the UAW and the March on Washington

Black History7 years ago

OP-ED: By the Content of their Character

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the summer of 1963, Reuther teamed up with Dr. King in Detroit for The Walk to Freedom, the largest Civil Rights demonstration...

Harriet Tuman (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Black History7 years ago

Black history interwoven with suffrage centennial

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We knew what family meant to her,” said Ernestine (Tina) Martin Wyatt great-great-great-grandniece of Tubman, in a Focus features interview when the movie,...

The Entrance to Mississippi State Penitentiary. Today, of the more than 5,000 inmates at Parchman, more than 60 percent are African American. The prison has an 11-to-1 inmate to guard ratio, and no one is safe.

Black History7 years ago

Death Toll Rises While Outrage Boils Over Conditions at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison

NNPA NEWSWIRE — For some time, concerns about Parchman have rankled inmates, family members, and others, including hip-hop superstar Jay-Z who is suing the state demanding...

Philadelphia, PA, USA - March 6, 2018: Community members, activists and students protest the then proposed $130 million, 30,000-seat stadium on Temple University's campus in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

For People of Color, Gentrification is More a Curse than a Blessing

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to a March 2019 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), more than 135,000 Black and Hispanics around the nation were...

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Best Walkaround 2020 Ford Escape Titanium AWD Detailed

Best Walkaround 2020 Ford Escape Titanium AWD Detailed 2020 Ford Escape Titanium AWD 2.5L I-VCT Hybrid Engine ECVT Transmission Exterior Color: Ingot Silver Metallic Interior

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Best Walkaround 2020 Chevrolet Traverse AWD High Country Detailed

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Chicago Auto Show Review – Auto Talk Show – AutoNetwork Reports #250

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Best 2020 Volkswagen Passat 2.0L R-Line Detailed Interior Walkaround Exterior

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Walkaround 2020 Mercedes Benz GLS450 4MATIC Luxury SUV Detailed

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Reveals of 2021 GMC Yukon – Yukon XL – Denali – AT4 – 360 Video

Global music and fashion icon, business entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Rihanna, will receive the prestigious President’s Award and U.S. Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis (D-GA), will receive the prestigious NAACP Chairman’s Award during the 51st NAACP Image Awards.

Black History7 years ago

Rihanna and Congressman John Lewis to be Honored at NAACP Image Awards

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Rihanna has not only enjoyed a groundbreaking career as an artist and musician but has also distinguished herself as a stellar public servant,”...

Jarrett M. Adams was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault at age 17 and sentenced to 28 years in a maximum security prison. After serving nearly 10 years and filing multiple appeals, Jarrett was exonerated with the assistance of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. (Photo: jarrettadamslaw.com)

Black History7 years ago

Jarrett Adams: Falsely Accused Man Re-enters Society as an Attorney

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, thirteen years after being exonerated, Adams was admitted to the Wisconsin State Bar. Adams was joined by Keith...

Howard University also recently announced that it will transform roughly 32,000 square feet of land into a 230,000 square foot hub of mixed-use activity near campus.

Black History7 years ago

Howard University Receives Record Donation for STEM Scholarships

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am proud of Howard’s continued efforts to drive economic development in the District. Adding critical residential and retail amenities transforms vacant and...

Doris Miller, Mess Attendant First Class, USN. Talking with three other sailors and a civilian, during his visit to the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, 7 January 1943. He is wearing the Navy Cross medal, awarded for heroism during the Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Also at NHHC. (2016/07/05).

Black History7 years ago

Aircraft Carrier Named After Doris Miller

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Miller fought during the attack on Pearl Harbor after the Japanese surprise attack on the islands on December 7, 1941. Miller was the...

The work requirement rule change will cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

Trump Administration Cuts Food Stamps for at Least 700,000 Americans

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Brandon Lipps, the deputy undersecretary for the USDA’s Food Nutrition and Consumer Services, spoke with reporters for under...

A voter takes advantage of the DCCC’s “Cycle of Engagement Initiative” which provides greater access to voting for people of color. / Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA

Black History7 years ago

DCCC Employs Innovative Game Plan to Increase New Democratic Majority

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “[We] know that voting is an essential right and that expanding access to ballot is good for our democracy,” said Cheri Bustos, who...

BlackPressUSA7 years ago

Taylor Jenkins talks about why his guys played kickball after practice

BlackPressUSA7 years ago

TSDtv: Justise Winslow on joining the Grizz: "It feels like it was meant to be."

Mike Bloomberg visits the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Alabama. Originally founded in the holding pen of a slave trader, the church was eventually led by one of our greatest Americans, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Pictured left to right: Rev. Cromwell Handy, Mike Bloomberg, ASU President Quinton Ross and Bloomberg Campaign co-chair, Bobby Singleton / Source: Facebook.com/mikebloomberg)

Black History7 years ago

Mike Bloomberg Makes History with the Black Press of America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Bloomberg campaign’s initiative is groundbreaking, and it goes to significantly increasing the economic health of African Americans by tripling their net worth,”...

We know that we have to show respect to each other in our families, communities, and careers. Black love is about Black self-respect.

Black History7 years ago

OP-ED: Black Life Journeys Matter

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NNPA began a unique and important partnership with Compassion & Choices to acquire a more in-depth awareness and knowledge about how Black...