The NNPA will honor Senator Kamala Harris with the NNPA’s 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award during Black Press Week. James Farmer, Rep. Barbara Lee of...
Andrea Constand, the woman at the center of Bill Cosby’s upcoming sexual assault trial, received a $3.5 million settlement from the comedian in 2006.
Jordan Peele made history as the first African American filmmaker to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for “Get Out.”
In the wake of the Parkland massacre, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson says that comprehensive, sustainable gun control is achievable. Johnson uses Australia’s gun control...
Bill Cosby’s last sexual assault trial ended with a deadlocked jury. The new trial will begin April 2. Cosby has maintained his innocence in the case,...
Howard University students will travel to Puerto Rico to help in Hurricane Maria recovery efforts as part of the university’s Alternative Spring Break program.
Wade Henderson says that student loan debt is a civil rights issue. Loan services, debt collectors and for-profit colleges should be held accountable for the student...
Dr. Michael Lomax says that UNCF is currently recruiting for the Walton-UNCF K-12 Education Fellowship Program, which selects undergraduate juniors from HBCUs to participate in leadership...
Alicia Boler Davis, the executive vice president of global manufacturing for General Motors, was honored with the 2018 Black Engineer of the Year Award, during the...
An indictment filed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller says that Russian “troll farms” were designed to stoke racial tensions in the U.S. and influence Black voters...
Raynard Jackson criticizes Black Republicans for not stepping up to defend former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, after Ian Walters of CPAC made disparaging comments about Steele’s...
Ensa Cosby died on Friday, February 23. She was 44.
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA, delivers remarks during a Black History Month celebration at the Twelfth Street Christian Church...
Tyra Metoyer, an external mobilization manager for API, talks about STEM in the Black Panther movie and Princess Shuri’s leadership role in Wakanda.
‘Race to Judgment’ is a reality-fiction novel dedicated to the legacy of Kenneth Thompson Brooklyn’s first Black District Attorney. SelectBooks published ‘Race to Judgment.’
The deep conflict between T’Challa and Erik Killmonger has fueled vigorous debate in the Black community.
Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky announces slate of new programs and benefits for hosts and guests, during a presentation at the Nob Hill Masonic Center in San...
Black conservative Raynard Jackson questions the need for stricter gun control laws in the aftermath of the Parkland massacre that left 17 dead.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama official portraits unveiled in Washington at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery during Black History Month.
NNPA Newswire Film Critic Dwight Brown reviews filmmaker Ryan Coogler’s adaptation of Marvel’s Black Panther in theaters now.
NAACP announces key partnerships with United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, the National Minority Pan Hellenic Council, the African- American Institute,...
Veteran journalist and author of “Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln’s White Dream” Lerone Bennett Jr. died on February 14, 2018 from advanced vascular dementia. He was...
Kay Coles James, the president of The Heritage Foundation, writes about the importance of educational equality during Black History Month.
Lynette Monroe, the program assistant for the NNPA’s Every Student Succeeds Act Public Awareness Campaign, talks about the role that families play in the social end...
Ford Motor Company announced that it will provide a new column dedicated to Science, Technology Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics, also known as STEAM, exclusively to...
