BlackPressUSA Newswire

Senator John McCain Foolishly Blames President Obama for the Massacre in Orlando

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) The cretin who took an assault weapon into Pulse, an Orlando nightclub, on “salsa night” is beneath contempt. Was...

Discover The Unexpected: NNPA Journalism Scholars Are Breaking News

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President of the NNPA) Today, we are exposed to 10-minute news segments six times per hour in a 24-hour news cycle...

The 2016 Chevy Malibu Hybrid Designed For A New Generation

By Brelaun Douglas (NNPA/DTU Fellow/The Atlanta Voice) The 2016 Chevy Malibu Hybrid is definitely not your parents’ old Malibu. Recently, Chevrolet invited a select group of...

Investigators Find Second Black Box from EgyptAir Flight 804

By Rushawn Walters (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellow) On Friday, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Committee said that the flight data recorder from EgyptAir Flight 804 has been...

Divers Find Body of Toddler Attacked by Alligator at Disney World

After Serving Nine Years in Prison for a Quadruple Murder He Didn’t Commit, Davontae Sanford Is Finally Free

By Tatyana Hopkins (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellow, Michigan Chronicle) The lawyers of wrongfully convicted Davontae Sanford said it was clear from the beginning that he was innocent...

CNN’s Anderson Cooper Grills Florida AG Bondi over Gay Rights Record

President Bill Clinton Makes Campaign Stop in D.C.

By Barrington M. Salmon (The Washington Informer, NNPA Member) Three days before the District of Columbia’s Democratic Presidential Primary, President Bill Clinton came to the nation’s...

Pfizer Officials Call for Blacks to Participate in Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trials

By Joan H. Allen (NNPA News Wire Contributor) June 19, 2016 marks World Sickle Cell Day. In a desire to help create a greater awareness of...

Discover the Unexpected: Continuing the Legacy of Freedom’s Journal in 2016

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President of the NNPA) History is more than the memory and documentation of the past. We all learn from the trials,...

Blackonomics: Muhammad Ali Will Inspire Me Until the Day I Die

Five Things that The Republican Party Gets Totally Wrong about Race

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) While there is no denying that Donald Trump has had a terrible past couple of weeks with his dogged...

Go Sweetly, Muhammad Ali

By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson With the passing of the larger than life sports personality, Muhammad Ali, the world has lost more than a great boxing...

Dear White People: Muhammad Ali Did Not Transcend Race

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtxfteyjzg4

Steph Curry Opts Out of Olympic Games

By Rushawn Walters (NNPA/DTU Fellow) Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry revealed that he will not be participating in the Rio Olympics in a statement. After spraining...

PRESS ROOM: NCBW National President E. Faye Williams Congratulates Secretary Hillary Clinton

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Congress of Black Women (NCBW) salutes Secretary Hillary Clinton on her historic accomplishment as the first woman Presidential nominee of a...

PRESS ROOM: Chevrolet Demonstrates Competitive Advantage of Silverado’s Roll-Formed, High-Strength Steel Bed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btm2f4ysqre

Wrongly Accused of Rape, Brian Banks Speaks about Stanford Swimmer Case

By Victoria Jones (NNPA/DTU Journalism Program) The case of 20-year-old Stanford swimmer Brock Turner has been a hot topic across the nation since the public found...

Malawi’s struggling economy means more albinos are being killed for their body parts

[QZ.COM] The mythology surrounding albinos in parts of Africa is strong. In Malawi, it’s believed that their bones contain gold. In Tanzania, businesses and politicians turn...

WATCH: “What’s My Name?” Muhammad Ali Obituary By The New York Times

Michelle Gregg Won’t Face Charges in Cincinnati Zoo Accident

The Cincinnati Herald Staff (The Cincinnati Herald, NNPA Member) The family of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a Cincinnati Zoo gorilla’s compound Saturday, is being...

PRESS ROOM: Comcast Begins Rollout of Gigabit Internet Service in Nashville

PHILADELPHIA – June 6, 2016 – Following its announcement in February to bring 1 Gigabit-per-second Internet speeds to residential and business customers using DOCSIS 3.1 technology,...

We Need Literacy Warriors like Kizzy in the Black Community Today

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dictionary defines warriors as “a person who fights in battle and is known for having courage and skill.” In...