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New NAACP President Derrick Johnson Vows to Work Closely with NNPA

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The future of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is inextricably linked to the future...

A Bright Light of the Black Press Dims: Bernal Smith II Dies at 45

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association lost one of its own this week. Bernal E. Smith II, the president and...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. Calls for “Full-Scale” Boycott of BMW

By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., the founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, called for a “full-scale” boycott of BMW, the German...

Lincoln Hosts the First Listen Preview Featuring Songstress Marsha Ambrosius at the New Lincoln Experience Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Alex Hill Email: [email protected] Phone: (313) 213-2149 FRISCO, TEXAS, October 20, 2017/NNPANewswirePR/ Over 200 guests enjoyed an exquisite Lincoln Luxe Experience...

PRESS ROOM: Jesse Jackson to Unveil 2017 Auto Diversity Scorecard October 20 in Detroit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 19, 2017 Contact: Lavonia Perryman Phone: (313) 404-0977 Email: [email protected] Rainbow PUSH founder and president, Rev. Jesse Jackson, will release the 2017...

The Value in Being Unreasonable

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Paraphrasing my buddy, British playwright George Bernard Shaw, “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable man adapts...

Did the FBI Just Declare War on Black People?

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) While White men are beating Black men on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, while a “lone” White wolf is shooting...

Puerto Ricans Suffer Apocalyptic Nightmare After Hurricanes

By Barrington M. Salmon (NNPA Newswire Contributor) It’s been nearly a month since two, historic hurricanes savaged Puerto Rico, and despite the utter devastation left after...

Ask Alma: Taking Care of My Elderly Parents Is Taking a Toll

By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma: I am a 64 year-old divorced woman who lives with my father. Some years ago, when my marriage...

Out of the Shadows: Overt Racism Flourishes in the American South

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Race relations in the United States, especially in the South, are plagued by troubling examples of the challenges that...

We Need a Values Revolution in America

By Reverend Dr. William J. Barber, II (President, Repairers of the Breach) Jeremiah 22:1-3,4-5 The Message (MSG) “Walking Out on the Covenant of God” 22 1-3...

All-New 2018 Expedition Heads to Atlanta for Morehouse and Spelman Homecoming Events as Part of Ford HBCU Drive2Greatness Program

• Ford Drive2Greatness program continues with the first-ever Ford Ultimate Homecoming Takeover, a weeklong homecoming takeover at Morehouse College and Spelman College in Atlanta, beginning Monday...

NNPA Newswire Film Review: Marshall

States Ignore Social Competency for Students in ESSA Plans

By Lauren Poteat (NNPA/ESSA Contributor) According to a recent report by Education Week, states have largely ignored a critical mandate of the Every Student Succeeds Act...

Will Stacey Abrams Be America’s First Black Female Governor in U.S. History?

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The GOP has held a tight grip on the governor’s mansion in Georgia since 2002, when Sonny Perdue, promising...

PRESS ROOM: NAACP Calls Out FBI’s Latest Report on “Black Extremists” as Déjà Vu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Malik Russell Email: [email protected] BALTIMORE, MD, October 9, 2017/NNPA Newswire/According to a journalistic investigation by the news outlet Foreign Policy (FP) the...

Lincoln Experience Center Opening Is a Homecoming for Dallas ISD Arts Magnet Grad

By David Wilfong (North Dallas Gazette/NNPA Member) The Lincoln Motor Company recently unveiled its new “Lincoln Experience Center” at The Star, Dallas Cowboys’ world headquarters in...

OPINION: Black America’s Dreams of Homeownership Still Deferred

By Charlene Crowell (Deputy Communications Director, Center for Responsible Lending) The late Langston Hughes created a masterful body of poetry in the 20th Century that spoke...

Airbnb Campaigns to Increase Diversity on Its Platform

By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) Airbnb, the housing marketplace that connects travelers with hosts in 65,000 cities and 191 countries worldwide, is now on a...

PRESS ROOM: The NNPA Calls on Congress to Take More Aggressive Stance against ‘Fake Ads’ Targeting African-Americans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Phone: (202) 588-8764 Email: [email protected] PRESS ROOM: The NNPA Calls on Congress to Take More Aggressive Stance...

Rep. Maxine Waters Seeks to Protect Consumers with “Megabank” Bill

By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) In an effort to rein in financial institutions that have track records for harming consumers, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) recently...

Colbert Asked Ta-Nehisi Coates If He Had Hope for Better Race Relations in America. He Said No.

Congressional Black Caucus Members Host Panel Discussion on STEM Careers

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) A recent panel discussion hosted by members of the Congressional Black Caucus, showcased the importance of an education in...

PRESS STATEMENT: NNPA Chairman Says Gun Control Is “Forbidden Subject” When Mass Shooters are White and Male; This Is a “Glaring Double Standard.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 4, 2017 CONTACT: Stephanie Gadlin Phone: (773) 752-2500 Email: [email protected] PRESS STATEMENT: NNPA Chairman Says Gun Control Is “Forbidden Subject” When Mass...

PRESS ROOM: Ford Launches Drive2Greatness Program to Support STEAM Initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Ford’s longtime commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities continues with its national Ford HBCU Drive2Greatness program and contest that will donate a total of $300,000...