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Commodores Legend Thomas McClary Talks Reunion, New Book

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Thomas McClary, the legendary founder of the super group the Commodores, has a new book that takes readers on...

Eli Lilly Meets with Multicultural Groups to Discuss Healthcare in the U.S.

Nineteen leaders of select, national multicultural organizations visited the headquarters of Eli Lilly and Company, the global pharmaceutical maker, for an all-day “learning lab” about the...

Film Review: Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Democrats, Black Candidates Win Historic Victories on Election Night

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The blue wave that swept the country last week wasn’t just a victory for Democrats, but a resounding win...

Alan “AP” Powell, Checkered Flag Run Foundation to Host Community Policing Forum in Phoenix

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Law enforcement officials and community leaders will band together to host a solution seeking bridge forum with high school...

Black Celebrities, Athletes and Politicians Must Respect the Black Press

By Rosetta Miller-Perry (The Tennessee Tribune/NNPA Member) Throughout history, the Black Press has been the best friend that Black celebrities, athletes and politicians have ever had....

Is the FBI’s New Focus on “Black Identity Extremists” the New COINTELPRO?

By Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02) (Chairman, Congressional Black Caucus) If you’ve been to a Black Lives Matter rally or tweeted the related hashtag recently, then...

Why We’re So Lucky that Donald Trump is the Most Unreasonable President in U.S. History

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) In one of my recent columns, I talked about the value of being unreasonable. The premise of that column was...

Accepting the Challenge to Ensure Future Leadership

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA) I once asked the first African American billionaire, Reginald F. Lewis, what single word best defined...

Why Black Faith Leaders Must Lead the Fight for Healthcare Access

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) First of all, despite the Trump Administration’s efforts to kill (“repeal and replace”) the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it is...

NAACP Set to Change Tax Status to Engage More Politically

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) After being eclipsed in recent years by Color of Change, Black Lives Matter and other younger, more tech savvy...

Ohio’s Education Leaders Lean on Strong Literacy Programs to Close the Achievement Gap

NNPA President Joins Civil Rights Leaders and U.S. Mayors for Historic Meeting

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor During a recent meeting in New York City, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) joined the National Urban League,...

Black Students in the Nation’s Capital Deserve Better

By Lynette Monroe (Program Assistant, NNPA ESSA Media Campaign) In my role as the program assistant for the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) Every Student Succeeds...

Public Schools Are More Segregated Now than They Were 40 Years Ago

By Rushern Baker (County Executive, Prince Georges County, Md.) On November 4, 1952, Dr. Helen Kenyon addressed the Women’s Society of Riverside Church in New York...

TMCF Is Increasing the HBCU Talent Pipeline into the C-Suite

By Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. (President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund) The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recently held its 17th Annual Leadership Institute (LI)...

With “Add-ons,” Blacks Often Pay Higher Fees for Car Purchases than Whites

By Charlene Crowell (Deputy Communications Director, Center for Responsible Lending) It’s that time of year again when auto dealers try to make room in their showrooms...

Fats Domino, Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer, Dead at 89

By Stacy Brown (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member) Fats Domino, the rock pioneer who inspired Elvis Presley, the Beatles and countless other superstars, died Wednesday at his...

Georgia’s Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan Is a Step in the Right Direction

By Dr. Elizabeth Primas (Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) Georgia is making every effort to ensure that students have a better chance of performing at...

Policy Experts Discuss Educating Black Students in the New Jim Crow Era

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) After decades of desegregation efforts, federal civil rights laws, and other attempts to close the achievement gap, a high...

Remembered as a True Legend on Screen and Broadway, Robert Guillaume Dies at 89

Rep. Barbara Lee Calls Trump’s Obamacare Executive Order “Spiteful. Destructive. Cruel.”

By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) President Donald Trump just delivered two more gut punches to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in an ongoing effort to...

Ask Alma: I Hooked My Friend Up with a Job and They Complained about It on Facebook

By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma: I have a friend that shares everything in their life on Facebook. This friend’s car has broken down...

Trump Makes George W. Bush Look Like the 2nd Best U.S. President

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I never thought I would miss President George W. Bush, our 43rd president, and I’ve never much thought of him...