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The series showcases compelling narratives of those impacted by newspaper accounts, including the 1908 case of Annie Walker, who begged “night riders” for mercy before she was killed, according to a report in the Public Ledger newspaper in Kentucky. (Photo: Flag announcing another lynching. "A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY," is flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave., New York City in 1936. (Everett Collection/Shutterstock))

For Scores of Years, Newspapers Printed Hate, Leading to Racist Terror Lynchings and Massacres of Black Americans

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The series of stories in “Printing Hate” resulted from a multifaceted investigation by 58 student journalists from the University of Maryland, the University...

Internships on Capitol Hill are increasingly limited to those who are wealthy enough to afford to live in Washington and work for free.

Black History5 years ago

Ribbon Cutting for HBCU National Center Set for November

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the tight economics of interning in a federal office, particularly for Black college students, some have suggested that interns should be...

A student walks through Laurel Elementary in Oakland on June 11, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

Enrollment Keeps Dropping

THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — California is hiring a fiscal consultant to help San Francisco Unified — which is currently facing a $116 million shortfall — figure out how...

Last month, Black educators from around the state met at the Reef Restaurant in Long Beach. One of their items on their agenda was getting to the bottom of why some Black Californians remain reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Black History5 years ago

Black Educators Take on Hesitancy as Gov. Newsom Issues COVID Vaccination Mandate

THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — California’s school vaccination mandate will take effect for students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 one semester after the U.S. Food and...

‘Never too late to reconcile’ … Shelby County Schools Supt. Dr. Joris Ray prays with the parents whose sons were involved in last week’s shooting inside Cummings K-8 Optional School. “Both parents made a heartfelt decision to come together to speak life to our children,” said Ray of the meeting held in his office. (Photo: SCS Twitter)

Black History5 years ago

COMMENTARY: When a Child Shoots a Child at School…

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — With 100-plus children treated for gunshot wounds at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital alone, according to chief medical officer Barry Gilmore, the scope of...

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

Season 2, Episode 30 – The State of Black-Owned Businesses in DC

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

#FIYAH! LIVE! — TAYLOR THOMAS, GUEST: Lucinda Anderson Hughes — THURS. 10.21.21 7PM ET.

While lawmakers introduced and passed the RICO statute in 1970 primarily as a tool to deter organized crime, African Americans have predominately suffered under that law. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

Some Experts Say Lawmakers Should Abolish RICO Act

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When there is public pressure to prosecute high profile individuals or groups; federal, state, and local politicians have traditionally used their law enforcement...

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

COMMENTARY: A New Vision of Safety Starts with Dialogue and Collaboration

NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are many advantages and disadvantages to gentrification, but many poor people will be displaced, and this is a reality of doing business...

“Top to bottom,” says Gerald Albright, “Whether in concert, listening to my music over the radio or CD player, I always want my listeners to be taken on a musical journey with different textures, rhythms, chord progressions and moods.

Black History5 years ago

#FIYAH! The Live Interview with Jazz Legend Gerald Albright

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gerald Albright launched his solo career in the infancy of what became the smooth jazz format, with Just Between Us in 1987 and has been...