Mike Espy, the first African-American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi since Reconstruction, a former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and now a practicing...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As an African American Democrat in Mississippi, Espy needs a strong voter turnout among black people, who make up 38 percent of the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rosamund Pike has the difficult task of making a stalwart tough-as-nails writer an empathetic character. She does so gracefully by displaying an underlying...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “For more than six decades, he gave his heart and soul to the Giants – as one of the greatest players of all...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…criticism of Black voter turnout that does not include increased access to high-quality equitable education is misguided to say the least. Demanding people...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amendment 4 restores the eligibility to vote for individuals with prior non-violent felony convictions in Florida, who have fully completed their entire sentences,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Republicans have tried to repeal the ACA at least 60 or 70 times and, as there are only 8 days left before...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Locally, this election could result in Florida gaining its first Black governor and attorney general, the restoration of voting rights to ex-felons, new...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is not a giant step between approving physical assault and members of [Trump’s] base believing that it is permissible to up the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When neo-fascists marched on Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 and chanted “Jews will not replace us!” Trump was silent. His later comments that there...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Why do you support Trump, given his offensive remarks, his silence on white nationalism, his rollbacks of Obama-era policies? What makes an African...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Georgia NAACP has received complaints from several voters on touch screen irregularities when attempting to select Stacey Abrams as their choice for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The week of fear became a moment of clarity for some in and out of the media as calls for Trump to dial...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — DETROIT, MI – During the 19th Annual Rainbow PUSH/CEF Global Automotive Summit’s Business and Education Awards Luncheon, 21 deserving Michigan students, with a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Set within a Cape Verdean American community undergoing a transformation of its own consciousness, Fletcher’s crime novel dives deep into two timely questions:...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “R.I.P. Ntozake Shange (#ForColoredGirls) #YouAreBroadwayBlack you will forever be remembered and eternally etched in our minds as The Lady in Orange, a prolific...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While coastal living and coping with hurricanes isn’t for everyone, Washburn notes, many individuals believe communities that border our oceans, rivers and lakes...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — New research that measures how well banks serve communities found that America’s access to banking expanded from 2015 to 2017 – except when...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The ruling to block the Trump administration’s effort to end Temporary Protected Status for 300,000 immigrants who are living and working legally in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…what is wrong with being “politically correct” if it means being perfectly civil, informed, and mindful of others. If African American people say...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Castile's firstborn son Philando worked in the Minnesota school system as a cook until he was killed by police during a traffic stop...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When We All Vote, we get new ideas and new energy. We get leaders that share our values” says Mrs. Obama in a...
