Joseph Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family of superstars, has died.
Civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., will receive the NNPA's Lifetime Legacy Award at at the Lifetime Legacy Award Black Tie Gala at 7:30 PM...
Jackson family patriarch Joseph Jackson is terminally ill following a long battle with cancer.
Karen Carter Richards is the publisher of the award-winning Houston Forward Times and the 1st Vice Chair of the NNPA.
NNPA Chairman Dorothy Leavell, publisher of the Chicago and Gary Crusader newspapers, led a group that purchased the Chicago Reader.
London Breed made history to become the first African American woman mayor of San Francisco, Calif.
The 2018 NNPA Discover the Unexpected Journalism Fellows are (from left-right): Tyvan Burns of Norfolk State University; Denver Lark of North Carolina A&T University; Ila Wilborn...
Some political analysts say that London Breed has a good chance of winning on June 5 to become San Francisco’s first Black female mayor.
Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman will deliver the keynote address during Howard University’s 150th commencement ceremony.
Comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault.
Retired GMAC Vice President for Merchandising, Advertising and Communications James Farmer remains one of the fiercest advocates for the Black Press in the automotive industry. The...
The Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University and the NNPA co-sponsored a recent panel discussion on the legacy of Dr. Ronald...
Dorothy Leavell, chairman of the NNPA and publisher of the Crusader newspapers in Chicago and Gary, Ind., recently celebrated her 50th anniversary as a Black publisher.
Alonda Thomas, the director of public relations in Howard University’s Office of Communications, was named one of the “Top 25 African American PR Millennials to Watch.”
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., NAACP President Derrick Johnson talks about Dr. King’s assassination and the Kerner Commission.
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Kay Coles James calls on the nation to rise up and recommit to King’s...
I AM 2018, AFSCME and COGIC partnered on the “Mountaintop Speech Commemoration” to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis.
Rev. Dr. James L. Netters Sr. OF Memphis remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Netters was on stage at the Lincoln Memorial when King delivered his...
Civil rights leaders remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the global icon.
Freedom fighter, civil rights icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela died on April 2, 2018 after a long illness.
The Historic Madam Walker Theatre Center will get a much needed makeover, thanks to a $15 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. The site will...
Political analyst Donna Brazile delivered a keynote address on “The State of the Black Press in 2018” at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., during...
Third Baptist Church Pastor Amos C. Brown, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and James Farmer, a senior consultant with General Motors and advocate for the Black Press,...
The NNPA honored Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) with the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award, during a recent event on Capitol Hill. Kamala Harris, raised in...
“Flava In Ya Ear” Rapper Craig Mack Dead At 46.
