By Barrington M. Salmon (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In the span of thirty days, federal judges have scuttled voter suppression laws in North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In less than two weeks, visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture will get the opportunity...
[NPR.ORG] For many teenage girls, nothing is more sensitive than the way they feel about their appearance. In South Africa, race has been added to that...
[MASHABLE.COM] We’re salivating over the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but not so much over the new Apple Watch Series 2. At its two-hour long...
By Laura W. Murphy (President of Laura Murphy & Associates) When I was asked by Airbnb to lead their effort to fight discrimination and bias, I...
[UNDISPUTED/FS1 VIA YOUTUBE] Shannon Sharpe reflects on the meaning of Colin Kaepernick’s silent protest of the National Anthem. [fvplayer src=”https://youtube.com/watch?v=fzERbSKgQkA” splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fzERbSKgQkA/maxresdefault.jpg”]
By Alma Gill (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Dear Alma, My parents divorced when I was nine. It was cool, because I spent a lot of time with...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) While millions of children (and teachers) welcome the call to go back to school in August and early September, all...
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I am really getting fed up with the constant drumbeat of criticism of Donald Trump’s campaign, especially the criticism coming...
[FORWARDTIMES.COM/NNPA MEMBER] Oprah Winfrey is learning a thing or two from her network’s new drama series ‘Queen Sugar.’ The veteran talk show host revealed to Entertainment...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Last week, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton released a health care proposal designed to support millions of Americans suffering...
[CHRISTIANPOST.COM] Pastor Jamal Bryant is going above and beyond to show his support for NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick by not only wearing his jersey during a...
By Benjamin Chavis (President and CEO of the NNPA) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) proudly asserts that, “We are the authentic voice of Black America.”...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In five short years, the cable giant Comcast has achieved incredible success with its Internet Essentials program, connecting 750,000...
By Freddie Allen (NNPA Newswire Managing Editor) The unemployment rate for Black workers improved from 8.4 percent in July to 8.1 percent in August, according to...
[NYTIMES.COM] In the New Museum’s lobby on Thursday night, a circle of women, all dressed in red, swayed from side to side, clapping as they chanted...
[TNTRIBUNE.COM/NNPA MEMBER] I don’t like name calling and disparaging anyone’s character not, and it’s not because I am a man of God. I say this because...
Honoree Jerri Evans, Continues Family Legacy Bringing Healthy Food Choices to Underserved Communities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The concept of “going green” is still new in many...
[DIVERSEEDUCATION.COM] If Dr. Bill Cosby’s greatest contribution to the Black community was his creation of The Cosby Show, then the spin-off to the popular 1980s television...
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By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) The most recent data on minority-owned firms in the United States was collected in 2012 (and released at the end...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) On Saturday, August 20, I was at my mother’s house in Virginia when I received a text message, late...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT, MI – The Rainbow PUSH Automotive Project, an initiative of the Citizenship Education Fund, proudly announces the 17th Annual Rainbow PUSH Global...
