Global music icon B.B. King is buried at the museum that bears his name in Indianola, Miss.
Bill Fletcher, Jr. says that it’s difficult to see how Trump’s views on trade are helping American workers.
Raynard Jackson, the founder and chairman of Black Americans for a Better Future, says that the NFL players and the league have let their emotions and...
The NNPA will conduct a unique, education poll about the awareness and impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act among African American parents, educators, and opinion...
Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump, has admitted that he violated campaign finance laws when he paid $130,000 to adult film actress...
Derrick Johnson, the president and CEO of the NAACP, says that the targeting of the African American flyers is sickening and utterly unacceptable.
Dr. Elizabeth Primas says that a lack of resources, and an increased focus on standardized testing has made it increasingly difficult for teachers to be highly-effective.
New research by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) finds that last year among the nation’s largest banks, overdraft fees were a $11.45 billion bonanza.
Dr. Kevin Williams, the chief medical officer for Rare Disease at Pfizer, says that a new understanding of SCD among both healthcare professionals and patients can...
NNPA DTU Journalism Fellows Tyvan Burns of Norfolk State University, Diamond Durant of Morgan State University, and Denver Lark of North Carolina A&T University, interviewed MLB...
NNPA Newswire Columnist Julianne Malveaux says that the systematic denigration of Black people and Black women must be repudiated and rejected.
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) says that President Trump has a deep-seated hatred for people of color that manifests itself every day.
New Journal and Guide contributor Sean C. Bowers says that it’s up to all of us to improve America’s HEART health.
The United Nations is mourning the death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away peacefully after a short illness, on Saturday 18 August 2018. The...
Marian Wright Edelman says that we owe all of the children who have fought for civil rights a debt of gratitude. In July, thousands of students...
National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial and Toyota’s Group Vice President and Chief Social Innovation Officer Al Smith talk during a NUL press conference,...
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin died on August 16, 2018. The Grammy Award-winning artist was 76.
Aretha Franklin, an 18-time Grammy Award Winner, died on August 16, 2018 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
According to the African American Health Engagement Study (AAHES), a collaboration of Pfizer, the National Medical Association (NMA) and the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA), 75...
One year after Heather Heyer, a 32 year-old White woman was killed by a Neo-Nazi as she protested against racism, socioeconomic and racial tensions remain high...
Raynard Jackson says that Black folks like Rev. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Oprah Winfrey, who now want to brand Trump as a racist, didn’t seem...
Julianne Malveaux says that electing progressive prosecutors, like Wesley Bell from Ferguson, Mo., is a great strategy for criminal justice reform.
“Respect” singer Aretha Franklin is gravely ill.
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, addressed a crowd of nearly 9,000 at the Galen Center at the University of Southern California in the heart of...
Cedric Stokes, a senior validation engineer in the Steering and Driveline section at General Motors, returns to revitalize the community where he was raised during “teamGM...
