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Why Talking about Mental Health Is So Important

By Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) During the month of May, we recognize Mental Health Month, and raise awareness for the millions of Americans living with...

Job Prospects Mixed for Black Workers Last Month

By Freddie Allen (Managing Editor/NNPA Newswire) Even though Black women lost ground in the labor market last month, the unemployment rate for Black workers dipped below...

Four African Americans Chosen for Cosby Jury

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) PITTSBURGH—After a third day of the jury selection process Bill Cosby criminal trial, all 12 jurors have been chosen....

Flint Residents Still Suffering, Exposed to Contaminated Water

By D. Kevin McNeir (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member) Residents of Flint, Michigan have very little to celebrate, three years after the water crisis in the city...

Brooks’ Firing Shows that the NAACP Doesn’t Have a Clue

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Once again the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has proven why it is the Hillary Clinton...

“I Bike Harlem” Owner Uses Airbnb to Grow Her Business

By Maxine Daniels (Founder of “I Bike Harlem”) For decades, many travelers to New York City have limited their excursions to Manhattan neighborhoods south of Central...

Bill Cosby’s Defense Team Says Lack of Juror Diversity “Potential Horrible Problem”

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) PITTSBURGH—Bill Cosby’s legal team wants to know who’s behind the curtain, pulling the lever—and the wool over the eyes...

Building a Pipeline of HBCU Students to Washington, D.C.

By Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-N.C.) Summer internships are one important way that students can explore passions they want to pursue as a profession. They are exposed...

Black AIDS Institute Launches “30 Days of HIV” Campaign

By Black AIDS Institute Staffers The Black AIDS Institute, the nation’s only think tank focused on the impact of HIV upon Black communities, has announced a...

NAACP President Cornell Brooks Ousted as Group Looks to Regain Relevance

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Why did the NAACP’s national board vote to part ways with their president, Cornell Brooks? Several longtime members contacted...

First 100 Juror Candidates Interviewed for Cosby Case

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) PITTSBURGH—Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill spent most of the morning questioning the first 100 juror candidates in the criminal...

Ensuring the Promise of the Every Student Succeeds Act

By Dr. Elizabeth Primas (Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Media Campaign) During the month of May, many of us celebrated the 63rd anniversary of the Brown vs. Board...

FBI Investigating If Bowie State Univ. Student’s Killing Is Hate Crime

[NB4 WASHINGTON] The FBI is investigating the killing of a visiting student by a University of Maryland student as a possible hate crime, authorities say. University...

PRESS ROOM: Integration Pioneers To Be Honored with State Historical Marker

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A marker to commemorate U.S. Navy Band B-1 will be installed at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 27. The first African Americans to serve...

Ask Alma: My Friend Wants Me to Hire Her Cousin and I Don’t Want To

By Alma Gill (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Dear Alma, I have a friend who knows I am hiring people to fix up my house, and she...

CBC Members Warn against Returning to Failed Financial Practices

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) A House bill designed to reverse regulation of financial services and end consumer protections is attracting the attention of a...

Sixteen States and the District of Columbia Turn in ESSA Plans

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA/ESSA Contributor) Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have submitted plans for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for the...

How the Mainstream Media Is Helping Russia

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Once again, the liberal, mainstream media has lost its collective mind over the mess swirling around President Trump in regard...

Rep. Scott Warns about GOP Attacks on Obama’s Education Law

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) There’s no doubt that No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) had its share of problems, according to Rep. Bobby...

Ruben Studdard Digs Deep for Soulful Sam Cooke Classic

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) If anyone’s been asking whatever happened to Ruben Studdard, they probably haven’t been paying too much attention. In the...

House Votes to Limit Powers of First Black Librarian of Congress

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In a vote of 378 to 48, the House passed legislation to take power away from the current Librarian...

The Mission of the Democratic Faith Working Group

By Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) Growing up in a church parsonage, the eldest son of a fundamentalist Christian minister, grounded me securely in faith and...

CFPB Sues Ocwen Financial over Unfair Mortgage Practices

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Families, who have assembled the necessary financial resources to apply, qualify, and then purchase a home, understandably value that key...

Children of Incarcerated Parents Face Many Challenges