NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Mother Patterson, as she was widely known, “passed away just as she wanted to, at home,” said niece Mia Vickers. “She told...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures,” opens on March 24, 2023, and features the late actor’s iconic gear. Black Panther counts as the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Developed in early 2021 by the TOUR’s HBCU task force, the HBCU grant program aims to leverage the TOUR’s partner network in order...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, Nov. 16, more than a week after voting closed in the City of Angels, Bass was declared the winner in a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, some 23 years later, and on her 41st birthday, no less, Levister was at Memorial Park Golf Course to watch three...
By Tamara Shiloh During his early years, Walter Lincoln Hawkins (1911–1992) would disassemble and then reassemble several toys to create new ones. He built spring-driven toy...
By Tamara Shiloh African American author and journalist George Schuyler and white artist and journalist Josephine Cogdell’s marriage was dubbed “the most celebrated interracial marriage of...
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media A wave of Black candidates in California are expected to win after Tuesday’s general election. Among them are...
By Ben Jealous One of the great joys of my life is teaching. I’m fortunate to teach classes on social justice at the University of Pennsylvania,...
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Join Al McFarlane (Host), Brenda Lyle-Gray (Co-Host) and Special Guest Co-Host Psychologist, Dr. Bravada Garrett-Akinsanya, …
DW theatre & arts writer Aaron Zilbermann chats with theatre icon Sheldon Epps on his legacy, the landscape for Black
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I don’t blame the youth. You’ve got to blame some adults hiding behind the scenes, pied piping and pied papering all of this...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While crucial races like the Georgia Senate race between Republican Herschel Walker and Democratic Incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock remained too close to call,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A court convicted Griner in August of trying to smuggle narcotics. She received a nine-year sentence, which an appeals court upheld last month....
Join Al McFarlane (Host) and Brenda Lyle-Gray (Co-Host) for “Building Wealth and Community,” an exploration of ideas, …
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to dozens of messages to Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Ginni Thomas worked tirelessly after the presidential election in 2020...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Election Day, Black women will be voting for candidates who address all our issues — not just reproductive rights. I invite every...
The sudden end to Cross’ time at MSNBC is another moment in a string of examples of MSNBC parting ways with Black women who were either...
THE AFRO — Mr. Moore shared that his grandfather was always talking about this idea of understanding the assignment. The concept is taken from the Bible,...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The award and other honors will be presented on November 18 during the BCRI’s 30th anniversary celebration and culminate a week of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will broadcast wall-to-wall election coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m. EST on its social media platforms and www.BlackPressUSA.com.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While some of the Black candidates seeking election are already household names, like Stacey Abrams in Georgia, Val Demings in Florida and Anthony...
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is a gift that we at the Poetry Foundation can recognize this diverse, dynamic group of artists. This year’s Pegasus Award winners...
Teaching all children about our shared history by exposing them to books by excellent authors like Carole Boston Weatherford and others who are part of the...
