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Virginia Ali is owner of Ben’s Chili Bowl, an iconic restaurant she and her husband, Ben Ali, opened in 1958 in Washington D.C., said that COVID-19 was the hardest obstacle that her business has ever faced, because this was the first time that her business had to close its doors for an extended amount of time. It normally stayed open from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. and until 4 a.m. on the weekends, she said.

Black Businesses Continue to Face Down the Pandemic

HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — H&R Block conducted a study that revealed more than half of Black-owned businesses experienced at least 50% decrease in revenue during...

One week into Richmond Public Schools returning to in-person learning, the city’s health district reported White children ages 12 to 17 have up to three times the vaccination rates of Black children of the same age. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

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Infections Up in DMV, Vaccinations Remain Low in Black Communities

HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — Currently 59% of Washington residents are fully vaccinated, health department officials reported, but the numbers are much lower in Wards 7...

By opening the process, we can all get involved and ensure our communities remain whole and are heard, included and visible so that we can choose our own representatives who will be responsive to our needs.

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

OP-ED: Access Is Always Appropriate — Even in a Pandemic

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Florida, the legislative session is a sparse 60 days. During the 2020 session, legislators barred the public from feasibly attending committee hearings....

What the new Black Wall Street needs is a community that combines culture and group economics so we can collectively accumulate wealth.

Black History5 years ago

PRESS ROOM: TRiBL Founder & CEO Ikechi Nwabuisi Lays Out Plan for the New Black Wall Street

NNPA NEWSWIRE — We must channel our consumer buying power of $1.4 trillion to create the new Black Wall Street. Now is a great opportunity for...

As part of a new nationwide Obesity Care Now campaign, an effort by 25+ obesity care advocacy groups, including the Black Women’s Health Imperative, the YMCA, and others, we are leading the fight to modernize policies and actively working with Congress to provide obesity care, save lives, and pass TROA now.

Black History5 years ago

OP-ED: Medicare Restrictions on Obesity Care Perpetuate Harmful Stigmas

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Not only does obesity impact 1-in-3 Americans, it also takes a disproportionate toll on communities of color since almost half of Black Americans...

On many different levels people of color are advancing, and there is much to be proud of. There are now more children of color being born, than White children each year, and White people are concerned with their existence.

Black History5 years ago

COMMENTARY: Black Lives Matter and The Color of Your Skin

NNPA NEWSWIRE _ History in America has demonstrated that White citizens will make war, and justifying horrific atrocities against Black people, including lynching. Even after slavery...

“Contracts must be awarded to Black businesses that create jobs in their communities and help to fuel the region’s economy,” said LaVerne Toombs, executive director of the New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce.

Black History5 years ago

Rep. Carter Urges Federal Agencies to Include DBEs in Post-Ida Recovery Contracting

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Judy Reese Morse, president and CEO of the Urban League of Louisiana, said the importance of involving businesses owned and run by people...

C.C. Campbell-Rock, The Louisiana Weekly, Louisiana, Terence O. Blanchard, first Black artist, original Opera, Metropolitan Opera House, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones”, memoir, Charles M. Blow, Black Louisianan, Best-Selling Author, New York Times columnist, CNN Contributor, Prime with Charles M. Blow, Black News Network, young man’s journey, lifetime of trauma, hardship, adolescence, Black composer, the Met, libretto, Kasi Lemmons, new staging, James Robinson, Camille A. Brown, choreographer, first Black director, mainstage Met production, Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, stellar cast, Will Liverman, Angel Blue, estiny/Loneliness/Greta, Latonia Moore, “Creative Forces Behind Fire Shut Up in My Bones”, Wynton Marsalis, Charles McRay Blow, Gibsland Louisiana, Bienville Parish Louisiana, Coleman College, Bonnie and Clyde, Harper-Collins, Jonathan Burnham, psychological thriller, Jeremiah 20:9, sexual identity, self-sufficiency, successful Black professionals, segregated community, owning property, growing their own food, leading institutions, bisexual, Grambling University, bachelor’s degree in mass communications, award-winning graphic designer, journalist, author, father, husband, Spike Lee films, extensive discography, 2018 USA Fellow, six-time Grammy-winning trumpeter/composer, American tragedies, Rutgers University, Lionel Hampton Orchestra, Columbia Records, E-Collective, Turtle Island Quartet, Absence, Blue Note label, Academy Awards, ‘BlacKkKlansman’, ‘Da 5 Bloods’, ‘Champion’, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

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Terence Blanchard at The Met!

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Terence Blanchard’s ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ is the first work by a Black composer to be presented at the Met. Based...

In its second year, TDF will expose interns to careers as journalists, videographers, marketers, publicists, digital media associates, and social media influencers within the auto industry.

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PRESS ROOM: North Carolina Central University Students Awarded Internships with Stellantis and the Black Automotive Media Group

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our collaboration with Stellantis and North Carolina Central University marks the 4th diversity-focused and academic program for BAMG that allows us to extend...

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

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The Temptations last surviving original member, Otis Williams’, critically acclaimed autobiography, Temptations, was recently released as an audiobook edition for the first time, with a new introduction by Williams.

Black History5 years ago

PRESS ROOM: Temptations Release New Song with Smokey Robinson Commemorating Group’s 60th Anniversary

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Temptations rank No. 1 in Billboard magazine’s most recent list of Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of All Time, and the group appears in...

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

#FIYAH! LIVE! — TAYLOR THOMAS — THURS. 9.23.21 7PM ET

The Congressional Black Caucus is actively monitoring developments and is prepared to travel to the border to observe this situation.

Black History5 years ago

Congressional Black Caucus Issues Statement on Treatment of Haitian Migrants

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The images that we’ve seen over the last 24 hours are horrific and I share the outrage being expressed by Americans across the...

In fact, 58% of Black-owned businesses reported being financially distressed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

OP-ED: Don’t Raise Taxes on the Investments Black-Owned Businesses Depend On

NNPA NEWSWIRE — 58% of Black-owned businesses reported being financially distressed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From February to April 2020, Black business ownership dropped by...

"Given the troubling and persistent ugliness and sheer magnitude of racial unrest in America today, we felt this film provided an opportunity for discussion. Perhaps even the discovery of some solutions," stated John Forbes, BHERC Executive Director, and Festival Director.

Black History5 years ago

PRESS ROOM: Race and the Church Meet at the Cross In BHERC Faith-Based Film Fest Screening Of “If My People”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — BHERC selected to spotlight the feature "If My People" Mark David Kennerly, Director because this film deals effectively with racial reconciliation from the...

Black History5 years ago

Redistricting, Outreach and Public Policy

SAN DIEGO VOICE AND VIEWPOINT — This inclusion of the people carries with it “public comment” which is the opportunity for the people to comment on...

Our fight for systemic change cannot end here. We will continue to fight to make sure we end police brutality and hold those who hurt our communities accountable. Democracy demands no less. (Photo: New York, NY USA - December 13, 2014: Protesters march against police brutality and grand jury decision on Eric Garner case on 6th Avenue / iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History5 years ago

OP-ED: Police Accountability Efforts Sabotaged in Collapse of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Negotiations

NNPA NEWSWIRE — We owe a debt of gratitude to Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Karen Bass for their tireless efforts to reach an agreement, despite...

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Word)

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

District of Columbia Native Mans a Radio During a Simulated Mass Casualty Exercise

NNPA NEWSWIRE — U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kevin Bostick, from Washington D.C., mans a radio and relays critical information to his team during a...

H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, shakes hands with Chairman of the Board Daniel Rose (left to right:) Akwasi Agyeman, CEO, Ghana Tourism Authority, Board Members Kwame Anthony Appiah, and Deborah Rose, Daniel Rose, H.E. President Nana Akufo-Addo, Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, Japhet Aryiku, Executive Director, W.E.B. Du Boiis Museum Foundation, Humphrey Ayim Darke, Board Member, W.E.B. Du Boiis Museum Foundation, Ghana

Black History5 years ago

Ghana President Heralds Historic Agreement to Build A World-Class W.E.B. Du Bois Museum Complex

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Du Bois Memorial Centre in Accra where Dr. Du Bois and his wife, Shirley Graham Du Bois, are buried, opened to the...

Ben & Jerry’s is joining more than 70 other organizations in supporting The People’s Response Act, landmark legislation introduced by Congresswoman Cori Bush.

Black History5 years ago

Change is Brewing Across the Nation

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Now is the time for Congress to embrace bold, courageous leadership and join Congresswoman Cori Bush in co-sponsoring The People’s Response Act and ensuring its...

“Rosa Parks is a hero to countless Americans and to me,” said Ohio Congresswoman and Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Joyce Beatty.

Black History5 years ago

Reps. Beatty, Cooper and Sewell Introduce Legislation to Establish National Rosa Parks Day

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 2005, Joyce Beatty, then-Member of the Ohio General Assembly, spearheaded legislation to designate December 1st as “Rosa Parks Day” in the State...

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Clyburn, a 14-term U.S. Congressman and the dean of the South Carolina congressional delegation has spent his career working to improve and empower the lives of African Americans. Former President Barack Obama once noted that Clyburn is "one of a handful of people who, when they speak, the entire Congress listens."

Black History5 years ago

Protecting Our Democracy’s Most Fundamental Right – The Right to Vote

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nine years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the pre-clearance protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. That has led to a proliferation of...

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

#FIYAH! LIVE — TAYLOR THOMAS, GUEST: THURMAN JONES — THURS. 9.16.21 1PM ET

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Black Businesses Continue to Face Down the Pandemic

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OP-ED: Access Is Always Appropriate — Even in a Pandemic

PRESS ROOM: TRiBL Founder & CEO Ikechi Nwabuisi Lays Out Plan for the New Black Wall Street

OP-ED: Medicare Restrictions on Obesity Care Perpetuate Harmful Stigmas

COMMENTARY: Black Lives Matter and The Color of Your Skin

Rep. Carter Urges Federal Agencies to Include DBEs in Post-Ida Recovery Contracting

Terence Blanchard at The Met!

PRESS ROOM: North Carolina Central University Students Awarded Internships with Stellantis and the Black Automotive Media Group

LIVE! — HE SAID… HE SAID… HE SAID… , GUEST: DR. DEBRA WARNER — FRI. 9.24.21 7PM ET

PRESS ROOM: Temptations Release New Song with Smokey Robinson Commemorating Group’s 60th Anniversary

#FIYAH! LIVE! — TAYLOR THOMAS — THURS. 9.23.21 7PM ET

Congressional Black Caucus Issues Statement on Treatment of Haitian Migrants

OP-ED: Don’t Raise Taxes on the Investments Black-Owned Businesses Depend On

PRESS ROOM: Race and the Church Meet at the Cross In BHERC Faith-Based Film Fest Screening Of “If My People”

Redistricting, Outreach and Public Policy

OP-ED: Police Accountability Efforts Sabotaged in Collapse of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Negotiations

District of Columbia Native Mans a Radio During a Simulated Mass Casualty Exercise

Ghana President Heralds Historic Agreement to Build A World-Class W.E.B. Du Bois Museum Complex

Change is Brewing Across the Nation

Reps. Beatty, Cooper and Sewell Introduce Legislation to Establish National Rosa Parks Day

LIVE! — HE SAID!.. HE SAID… HE SAID… "YOUR VOICE MATTERS" — FRI. 9.17.21 7PM ET

Protecting Our Democracy’s Most Fundamental Right – The Right to Vote

#FIYAH! LIVE — TAYLOR THOMAS, GUEST: THURMAN JONES — THURS. 9.16.21 1PM ET

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