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Black Press Strategizes at Miami Conference

[PHOTO] (From left-right) Terry Jones, publisher of the New Orleans Data News Weekly, Garth Reeves, Sr., the NNPA 2016 Global Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and publisher emeritus...

What is the Status of the Dream? (Part 1 of 4)

Beyond the Rhetoric: Filthy Rich and Dangerous – Part 1

By Harry C. Alford NNPA News Wire Columnist My early days of being an activist seem so simple now. A hot head reporter or radio personality...

7 Meaningful Black History Month Trips

[YAHOO] During February, the United States and Canada celebrate Black History Month. Officially adopted in 1976, this month of observance is a time to pay tribute...

MACY’S INSPIRES AND IGNITES ACTION THIS FEBRUARY IN SUPPORT OF GO RED FOR WOMEN

  As founding national sponsor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement, Macy’s has raised more than $55 million to support the fight...

African-Americans and the ACA: Much Accomplished, More to Do

By Pat Maryland NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promised to improve the delivery of healthcare services in America—especially...

Walmart, Coca-Cola and Industry Partners Donate 6.5 Million Bottles of Water to Schools in Flint

[COCA-COLA COMPANY] Walmart, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo will collectively donate water to meet the daily needs of more than 10,000 school children in Flint, Mich. for...

Car Review: 2016 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition

By Frank S. Washington NNPA News Wire Auto Columnist DETROIT – Hyundai has a real deal waiting for you in its showrooms. The 2016 Elantra Value...

Toyota Wins Big at 1st Annual Diversity Volume Leadership Awards

By Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent Toyota demonstrated their commitment to reach minority consumers, winning 10 out of 20 top honors during the Diversity...

All Elections Matter: It’s Time to Make Our Voices Heard at the Ballot Box in 2016

By Melanie L. Campbell NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist In just over a week, Iowa, which has a 3.4 percent Black population and New Hampshire, which...

Former Cop Daniel Holtzclaw Sentenced to 263 Years

By Attorney Benjamin L. Crump NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist “Wrong is wrong: justice needs to be served,” is a statement that my client Jannie Ligons...

African American Designer Shines at Toyota

By Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent Rob McConnell, the manager for body engineering at the Toyota Technical Center said that he often draws inspiration...

Blackonomics: Unrepresented by our Representatives

By James Clingman NNPA News Wire Columnist Does it really matter who wins the Presidency? How can it matter to Black folks, considering the way we...

Foreclosure Crisis Lingers in the Black Community

By Avis Thomas Lester Urban News Service Affluence is no antidote to foreclosure. In Prince George’s County, Maryland — one of the United States’ wealthiest majority-Black...

Gaps in Teacher Effectiveness Hurt Young, Minority Students

By Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent Minority and low-income students are less likely to have consistent access to effective teachers between preschool and the...

How Much Do You Know about Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Movie Review: Ride Along 2

By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic Too soon. As the opening credits start to roll, you wonder why the producers didn’t’ give moviegoers a...

Lexus Reveals the LC 500 at the North American International Auto Show

By Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent DETROIT, Mich., — Akio Toyoda, the chief branding officer and master driver for Lexus, said that he takes...

Award Winners Announced for The 2016 Diversity Volume Leadership Awards – Automotive Industry

DETROIT, Mich. Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — For the first time in Detroit, Michigan, the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) and IHS Automotive, part...

From Employment to Empowerment, Why What You Drive Matters

By Glenda Gill NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist Ever since Henry Ford declared he’d pay $5 a day to workers in his factories, African Americans have...

Supreme Court Puts Reliable Government Jobs At-Risk

By Wade Henderson NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist Both of my parents worked in stable government jobs, so I had the privilege of growing up in...

As I See It: Black-owned Newspapers Benched During College Football Playoffs

By G. Napier Barnes III Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Arizona Informant The more things change, the more they remain the same. As...

The Transformative Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 2016

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA News Wire Columnist There is no debate concerning the irrefutable fact that The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was...

NNPA Foundation launches Anti-Human Trafficking Campaign, UNDress

NNPA Foundation launches “STEM Reach 2020” with Dr. Thomas Mensah

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 4, 2016) — The National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation (NNPAF) will harness the genius of scientist, engineer and inventor Dr. Thomas Mensah, to...