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PRESS RELEASE: NNPA and NAHP Join Forces on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Greater Inclusivity in All Federal Government Advertising Spending

You Have to Understand Why “Diamond” and “Silk” Support Trump

Why is CBC Member Rep. Alcee Hastings Pushing a Bill that Helps Predatory Lenders?

By Charlene Crowell NNPA News Wire Columnist Sometimes you just have to wonder what Members of Congress are thinking about. Consider the example of a bill...

Ford Motor Company and Tom Joyner Foundation Announce Finalists for National Ford Freedom Unsung Award

DEARBORN, Mich., Mar. 3, 2016 – Ford Motor Company and Tom Joyner Foundation announced today the finalists for the Ford Freedom Unsung award, a national campaign...

What I Learned from the Rise and Fall of the Black Panther Party

By Harry C. Alford NNPA News Wire Columnist Oh yes, those were troubled times during the decades of the 1960’s and 1970’s. When Beyoncé gave tribute...

Blackonomics: Hypocrites, Hucksters, Histrionics and Hype

By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist Aren’t you tired of the rap and clap sessions by political wannabees and their respective contingents? I know I...

Where is Today’s Madam C.J. Walker?

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA News Wire Columnist Women entrepreneurs have a powerful role model when they consider Madam C.J. Walker. One of our nation’s first female...

Carl Matthews’ N.C. Lunch Counter Sit-In was the Model for the Movement

By Todd Luck Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Winston-Salem Chronicle WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Carl Wesley Matthews, the leader of the local lunch counter...

Dr. King’s Words Echoed in Bernie Sanders’ Political Revolution

By Bill Turner Special to the NNPA from The Winston-Salem Chronicle Most Blacks who will vote in the Democrat primaries for the 2016 presidential campaign would...

Nancy Reagan, U.S. Presidential Wife and Protector, Dies at 94

[BLOOMBERG] Nancy Reagan, the former actress and first lady who nurtured the political career of husband Ronald Reagan, and was remembered for her unstinting devotion to...

D.C. Chess Club Changes Lives

By Sam P.K. Collins Special to the NNPA News Wire from AllEyesOnDC.com For young, Black men living in Washington, D.C., the game of chess provides an...

This is How Ben Carson Changed Electoral Politics Forever

By Armstrong Williams NNPA News Wire Columnist When it’s all said and done, and the 2016 political season has come to an end – two things...

Film Review: London Has Fallen

Obama Welcomes Crimson Tide to White House

By Diandra Bolton Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – During the annual celebration of the college national football champion at the White House, President Barack Obama...

Cortnee Walton Makes WBCA Good Works Team

By Vincent R. Crawford Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Arizona Informant More than 100 NCAA Division I nominees competed for five spots on...

PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Bank Launches UNCF Ujima Scholars Program

MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Bank recently announced a $700,000 multi-year scholarship program in partnership with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) at the seventh annual UNCF State...

Why Did Seattle Police Have to Shoot Che Taylor?

VIDEO: President Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL

Diversity among Doctors Drives Trust in Health Care

By Patricia Maryland NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist Black History Month gives us the opportunity to reflect on the countless examples of the contributions that African-Americans...

Blackonomics: The Silly Season is Upon Us

By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist The “Silly Season,” as many call it, is well under way; and Black people are up to our necks...

Is The Bernie Sanders’ Campaign on Life Support Heading into Super Tuesday?

By Roger Caldwell NNPA News Wire Columnist There are twelve states holding primaries or caucuses on Super Tuesday, which is March 1, 2016. The Democrats and...

CFPB Orders Citibank to Refund $4.9 million to 2,100 consumers

By Charlene Crowell NNPA News Wire Columnist Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched a national initiative, dubbed Operation Collection Protection, to further protect consumers...