Jessyka Faison, the product communications coordinator specializing in SUVs for the Ford Motor Company, accepted the NNPA’s 2018 National Meritorious Leadership Award on behalf of the...
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. accepts the 2018 NNPA Lifetime Legacy Award during the 2018 NNPA Lifetime Legacy Award Black Tie Gala in Norfolk, Va.
Rev. Jesse Jackson is calling for a federal Anti-Lynching Law. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kamal Harris (D-Calif.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) recently drafted the “Justice for...
Karen Carter Richards, the publisher of the Houston Forward Times won Publisher of the Year at the 2018 NNPA Foundation Merit Awards. (From left-right) Dorothy Leavell,...
Norfolk’s first Black mayor, Kenneth Alexander, declared June 26-June 30 “Black Press of America Week” during the NNPA’s annual convention in Norfolk.
NNPA Newswire Political Analyst Jeffrey Boney says that London Breed’s historic win in San Francisco’s recent mayoral election speaks to the power of establishing a broad...
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.
