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#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM 7.8.20 3_30PM — ANTHONY HAMILTON

Anthony Hamilton, singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From (2003), which featured the...

Black History6 years ago

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM 7.8.20 5:00PM ET — DENIECE WILLIAMS

Iconic four-time Grammy Award winner and 12-time nominee, Deniece Williams has transformed R&B/Pop/Gospel music over an amazing and versatile five-decade career that has produced both stellar...

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

LIVESTREAM — MON. 7.6.20 1PM ET — #SaveLocalJournalism #18: “IS HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF?”

In 1965, Malcom X said, “Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it’s against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed...

Black History6 years ago

WEBINAR Black Millennial Voices and Visions for Transformation

New research seems to confirm that, across the nation, the coronavirus has disproportionately impacted Black people, with death rates more than twice as high as that for any other race. Why is this happening-and can we do anything about it? (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

The Impact of COVID-19 in Our Community: Let’s Not Put Our Health at Risk

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cite several possible reasons that Black Americans are more affected. One is that many of...

But among Neal’s and Guster-Hines’ most shocking claims was the racist, sexist taunts they had to endure from the McDonald’s executives. The suit alleges that in 2005 Marty Ranft, a white vice president and general manager of the McDonald’s Ohio Region told Guster-Hines “You are a nigger like all the rest--you just believe you are better cause you are a smart one.” (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

Big Mac Racism at McDonald’s

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Under the guise of reorganizing the way they manage the franchise system, the restaurant system across the country, they basically decimated the ranks...

The Virtual NNPA 2020 Annual Convention will include a specially recorded performance from legendary Supremes singer Mary Wilson.

Black History6 years ago

Star-Studded Lineup Planned for First Black Press Virtual Convention

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on African Americans and other people of color throughout the United States. Yet, coupled...

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM 7.2.20 7:00PM — ACCLAIMED GOSPEL ARTIST, KEVIN LEVAR

Black History6 years ago

COMMENTARY: The American Economic System Works Just Fine—for White People

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As President of the Texas Black Expo (TBE), my primary interest is the economic part of the system—the creation and growth of Black-owned...

Crump rose to international prominence when he represented the family of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old child who was killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in 2012.

Black History6 years ago

Ben Crump Heralded as Black America’s Attorney General

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Most recently, Crump has represented three of the most high-profile cases in America today in his representation of the families of Floyd, Ahmaud...

“It speaks to the power of the pulpit,” said Dr. Erica Holmes, executive director of the Champion Counseling Center at Faithful Central Bible Church. “It’s important for the church to have accurate information to keep their congregations safe. How are those individuals who visit the pews one, two, or three times a week impacted?” (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

COMMENTARY: The Black Church Faces an Atypical Crisis

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Blacks in the U.S. have been disproportionately affected during the pandemic. Although African Americans only compose 6 percent of the population in the...

Black History6 years ago

Voter Suppression Goes to College

NNPA NEWSWIRE — If preliminary data estimates on the recent 2020 primaries in North Carolina are accurate, student voters on HBCU campuses must raise their turnout...

Horseradish and Chive Sauce over Omaha Steaks Private Reserve Boneless New York Strip

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

A Creamy Complement for Summer Steaks

INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — This Horseradish and Chive Sauce is the ideal complement for juicy steak; try making a day in advance to allow the flavors to...

Atlanta Daily World6 years ago

Public hearing to rename streets named for KKK wizard

ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Mayor Rusty Paul requested the change noting that the streets may have been named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, a general in the...

California Governor Gavin Newsom. In his state budget proposal released Jan. 10, Newsom formally announced more than $1 billion in homeless response funding, including $750 million for the Access to Housing and Services Fund, and making changes to the Medi-Cal system to better serve individuals experiencing mental illness and homelessness.

Black Voice News6 years ago

COMMENTARY: Newsom’s confusing COVID-19 decrees

BLACK VOICE NEWS — “When you have people that are struggling and suffering with severe mental health and brain health issues, when people are not attending...

Set a Routine and stick to it. It is very important to get out daily and smell the air, listen to the sounds, stretch your arms up to the sky. Is it sunny today? Are the clouds out? Is it raining? Life will continue. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

COMMENTARY: Real Table Talk

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Consider for a moment who on your street, in your building, in your family, in your circles are disadvantaged by age (65 years...

Martel was booked on charges of official misconduct for filing two reports containing false details about his interaction with Satchell, 33.

Black History6 years ago

Former cop who placed knee on Black woman’s neck booked for misconduct (video)

ROLLING OUT — Now fired police officer Jordy Yanes Martel, who is Hispanic, was called to the scene by the manager to cite Satchell with trespassing...

Black History6 years ago

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM WED. 6.24.20 7:00PM ET — ZIGGY MARLEY — CELEBRATING BLACK MUSIC APPRECIATION MONTH

‘John-crow, yuh waan flap a wing?’ In celebration of Black Music Appreciation Month, we present eight-time GRAMMY winner, Emmy winner, author, philanthropist, and reggae icon, Ziggy...

Black History6 years ago

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM TUES. 6.23.20 7PM ET — BIG DADDY KANE (King Asiatic Nobody’s Equal) (1)

Big Daddy Kane (Antonio Hardy) — Grammy Award winner, rapper and actor — started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap collective the...

Black History6 years ago

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM FRI. 6.26.20 10:30AM ET — DERRICK JOHNSON, NAACP PRESIDENT AND CEO

A longstanding member and leader of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson is guiding the Association through a period of re-envisioning and reinvigoration. Johnson is a veteran activist...

Black History6 years ago

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM 6.25.20 7:00PM — SUGAR RAY LEONARD!

“Sugar” Ray Leonard — professional boxer, motivational speaker, and actor. Sugar Ray is one of the greatest boxers of all time! Competing from 1977 to 1997,...

Black History6 years ago

LIVESTREAM — WED. 6.24.20 1PM ET — #SaveLocalJournalism #15: “THE NEXT GENERATION”

An ancient proverb notes, “Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.” Over the course of the 193 years of the Black Press of...

Black History6 years ago

#FIYAH! — LIVESTREAM 6.25.20 1PM ET — PARIS DENNARD, RNC Sr. Comm. Advisor for Black Media Affairs (1)

In March, the Republican National Committee hired Paris Dennard to engage Blacks and to improve Black support for President Trump. A lot has happened since then,...

Today, 76 percent of Americans recognize that racism is “a big problem” in this country, representing a 26 percent increase from just five years ago. Mothers of the Movement (pictured, from the 2016 Democratic National Convention) is a group of African American women whose children have been killed by police officers or by gun violence.

Black History6 years ago

Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Mothers of the Movement Urge Senate to Pass HEROES Act

But even in this moment, when we feel despair and deep exhaustion, we remember one essential truth: our voices have power. We know this truth to...

While no official (e.g., government) figures on subchapter V cases have been released to date, ABI’s Ed Flynn compiled the figures after a case-by-case review of records from the PACER system. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

BlackPressUSA6 years ago

Nearly 500 Small Businesses File Bankruptcy Using Increased Eligibility Limit Since February

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In response to the economic distress caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the CARES Act on March 27 increased the eligibility limit for...