NNPA NEWSWIRE — “According to federal law, states are required to match federal funding dollar-for-dollar for land-grant universities, but many HBCUs have not been getting what...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “He was there at Pearl Harbor, when the battleships were still smoldering. He was there at Okinawa. He was there at Iwo Jima,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The St. Louis County NAACP is joining the McKinnies family in the call for transparency and justice regarding the murder of Danye Jones....
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden recently announced the annual selection of 25 of America’s most influential motion pictures to be inducted into the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Aug. 18, the United Nations held an observance that likely made Chavis, and others like him, proud. They remembered that on that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “HISTORIC NEWS: the anti-lynching bill I introduced with @CoryBooker & @SenatorTimScott just passed the Senate unanimously. Congress has tried and failed nearly 200...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Xavier University’s library archives team had a rare treat. They displayed photos of unidentified individuals dating almost 30 years back.
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Sam Moore and Dave Prater – the Soul duo Sam & Dave which were one of the primary chart stars at the Stax and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The biggest takeaway from the NAACP’s post-midterm election poll is that without the black vote, we don’t win,” said NAACP Spokesman Malik Russell,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am writing to inform you that while your time running the Consumer Bureau may be over, the time for accountability for your...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Family and faith and the Black Press,” Pettway said as he prepared for his Jan. 11 swearing-in ceremony that will official mark him...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “From 1882 to 1986, Congress failed to pass anti-lynching legislation when it had an opportunity 200 times. Today, by passing this bill we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Bennett College has a unique history, and it is a history that must be preserved. It will only be maintained if folks who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I think the time for NCNW to build good, positive, relationships with the press is now. Not when there’s some issue, some crisis,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the wake of the August 16th death of the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT),...
THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE — The film is formulaic. It plays to the prejudices of a predominantly white audience employing the too often used tropes and worn...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Europe was a man who lived and breathed music, and is credited with many firsts in African-American history.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are several factors that contribute to success in adulthood. However, routinely we find that early childhood education and the empowerment of excellent...
HUDSON VALLEY PRESS — Funeral services were held for the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S Coast Guard Wednesday, at White Plains Rural Cemetery,...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — The physical remnants of Black Bottom Detroit are almost non-existent, but the mental memories are forever embedded into the mind of those who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE - “Next year symbolizes a moment in time where people of African descent regardless of where they exist within our Diaspora can reconnect and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — GREEN BOOK is based on a true story about classically-trained black jazz pianist, Don Shirley (played by Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali), and Tony Lip,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Don Rojas has made major contributions to the struggle for freedom in Black communities across the globe. As the first communications director for...
The Birmingham Times — Jeffery Robinson chronicles racism in America, and it just so happened that he was in Birmingham not long after 21-year-old Emantic Fitzgerald...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The assertion that there is no substantial differential racial impact in jury selection, however well intended, has been largely discredited by research and...
