NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The globalization construct of divide and conquer is still alive and well," the ambassador stated. "Benin and other small, dependent colonies in Africa...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "She was already excited about becoming a mother," Karen Phillips, Kierra's mother, told ABC News shortly after Kierra disappeared. "That's all my child...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I committed no crime,” said Hunter. “All of this was a vindictive, vicious, and retaliatory attack against me because I had the audacity...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Nobody looked at this video and said there’s any doubt that this officer acted inappropriately,” Forth Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus noted. “I...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — BNC, which officially launches at 6 a.m. on Friday, November 15, 2019 has agreements with Charter Communications, Comcast and DISH TV. The network...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cosby’s Appellate Attorney Jennifer Bonjean told NNPA Newswire that Cosby’s fight for justice isn’t over. “Not even close. Even as we move through...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is critical for black filmmakers to share their talent,” says program founder, Sandra Evers-Manly. “We must create avenues that allow people to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The former Chicago Bulls great has pledged $1 million to help the Bahamas in its efforts to recover from Hurricane Dorian. “I am...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Five years ago, my beloved son Eric was murdered by people who were supposed to serve and protect," Gwen Carr, the mother of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Far too often it is our communities – Black and Brown communities – that are not prepared enough, resilient enough, or adaptive enough...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Look, I sue police officers for a living,” said attorney Jennifer Bonjean. “What makes Mr. Cosby's conviction so egregious is that the judge...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After deliberating her fate, a jury recommended a sentence of just 10 years in prison for Guyger’s assassination of her neighbor, Botham Jean....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Carroll starred as nurse Julia Baker in “Julia,” the hit NBC show that aired from 1968 to 1971. The show represented the first...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Their selection to the Hall of Fame, an honor based on character, conduct, and off-field contributions, comes 51 years after the U.S. Olympic...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Chavis noted that mainstream media’s coverage of the trial lacked facts, and the racially and politically-charged atmosphere inside and around the Pennsylvania courthouse...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the intimate video-taped interview inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the two visionaries also tackled topics that ranged...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I understand the impact personally that establishing an endowment has on a student's enrollment and graduation prospects," Dr. Glover said. "The actions of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A June 2019 study conducted by the Journal of Community Health revealed that suicide deaths among black females aged 13 to 19 rose...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Just Us!” counts as one African American’s perspective on the condition of blacks in America and the 193-page book spotlights Carr’s style of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — UN Officials have called climate change the defining issue of this generation. "The Summit will present practical and new measures to speed up...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The September 18 state-by-state examination of the economic costs of gun violence, reveals numbers that the committee called "staggering." For instance, in 2017,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hosted by Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman Dwight Evans, panelists included Rob Busby, Sr., the President and CEO of the U.S. Black Chambers; Economist and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 2019 honorees are the Honorable Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (D-CA); the Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. Representative (D-MD); the Honorable Bobby Scott,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I want people who are going to be able to tell it straight. People who will assess a situation and then be able...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 2019 honorees are the Honorable Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (D-CA); the Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. Representative (D-MD); the Honorable Bobby Scott,...
