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By addressing negative feelings with a trusted guardian, parent or friend a child learns to verbalize their feelings and are in touch with their emotions rather than wondering about the physical response. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

COMMENTARY: Learn and Teach Your Children about Anger

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Learning to deal with the above signs and symptoms can help toddlers avoid a difficult life. Controlling or managing anger can help them...

Democratic Black Caucus of South Carolina Chairman, Johnnie Cordero (Photo: Johnnie Cordero / Facebook)

Black History7 years ago

South Carolina Democratic Black Caucus Chair Says Tom Steyer Understands all of the Issues

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Tom Steyer is genuine. I was at an event talking about judicial executions with police and Black folk's being slaughtered by the cops,"...

“The eleventh-hour attempt to strike early voting opportunities is yet another attempt at voter suppression and a direct violation of constitutional rights,” said John Powers, Counsel for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “ (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

Voting Rights Advocates File Emergency After Georgia Officials Strike Early Voting Sites in Gwinnett County

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gwinnett County’s plan means that history is likely going to repeat itself. During the 2016 and 2018 election cycles, Gwinnett County had only...

Ebony Power 100 includes singer John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen; football star Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara; singer H.E.R., radio personality Charlamagne Tha God, hip-hop superstar Jay-Z; NAACP President Derrick Johnson; Tennis champion Coco Gauff, and Olympic Champion Simone Biles.

Black History7 years ago

NNPA President, Others Make Ebony Power 100 List

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Ebony Power 100 recognizes individuals in several fields and categories, including media, culture, crusaders, shining stars, and power couples.

"Lynching was a brutal, violent, and often savage public spectacle. They were advertised in newspapers, memorialized in postcards, and souvenirs were made from the victims' remains," members of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote in a statement. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

Congress Passes Historic Anti-Lynching Legislation

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) called lynchings racially-motivated acts of violence and terror that represent a dark and despicable chapter of our nation's history....

The former vice president noted that, as president, he would help families buy their first home and build wealth by creating a new refundable, advanceable tax credit of up to $15,000.

Black History7 years ago

NNPA EXCLUSIVE — Biden Says, ‘The Black Vote Will Determine the Nominee’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I got started in the African American community. I got involved in the Civil Rights Movement when I was a kid. I helped...

In 1965, pop music's most celebrated and dynamic dynasty was born when five brothers from Gary, Indiana formed The Jackson 5. (Publicity photo of the Jackson 5 from their 1972 television special. / CBS Television / Wikimedia Commons)

Black History7 years ago

Commentary: The Jackson Five – Five

NNPA NEWSWIRE — With hits like "I'll Be There," "The Love You Save" and "I Want You Back," the brothers Jackson took the world by storm....

Black History7 years ago

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Interviews Vice President Joe Biden LIVE!

In the U.S. House of Representatives, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Ma.) predicted that health insurers would do little more than look out for their own interest if they were given the authority to set rates for out-of-network providers. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Business7 years ago

OP-ED: Big Insurance Must Help End Surprise Medical Billing

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Known as “surprise medical billing,” these unexpected costs arise when a patient goes to a hospital for emergency or non-emergency care, only to...

Johnson's computations have influenced every major space program from Mercury through the Shuttle program. Johnson was hired as a research mathematician at the Langley Research Center with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the agency that preceded NASA, after they opened hiring to African-Americans and women. Katherine Johnson exhibited exceptional technical leadership and is known especially for her calculations of the 1961 trajectory for Alan Shepard’s flight (first American in space), the 1962 verification of the first flight calculation made by an electronic computer for John Glenn’s orbit (first American to orbit the earth), and the 1969 Apollo 11 trajectory to the moon. In her later NASA career, Johnson worked on the Space Shuttle program and the Earth Resources Satellite and encouraged students to pursue careers in science and technology fields.

Black History7 years ago

IN MEMORIAM: Katherine Johnson, a Pioneering NASA Mathematician Featured in “Hidden Figures,” Dies at 101

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today we mourn the loss of an American hero and a pioneer for women and African Americans in STEM fields. Katherine Johnson played...

President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Martin Luther King, Jr. at the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. August 6, 1965. (Photo: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum / Wikimedia Commons)

Black History7 years ago

Many Say Education of King’s Life, Legacy Remains Critical for Young People

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Brainly, the world's largest online learning platform, recently surveyed more than 1,700 U.S. students to understand better what they know – and don't...

Sanders’ results in Nevada may signal that his campaign is making gains in minority communities as his opponents, notably South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, are struggling with African Americans in particular.

Community7 years ago

After Nevada Win, Sen. Bernie Sanders Trying to Prove He Can Win Minority Voters

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The polling also showed that former Vice President Joe Biden at 16% of the Latino and Hispanic vote, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor...

Mr. Alford is the Co-Founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce ®. Ms. DeBow is the Co-Founder, Executive Vice President of the Chamber. Website: www.nationalbcc.org Emails: halford@nationalbcc.org kdebow@nationalbcc.org

Business7 years ago

COMMENTARY: United States Postal Service – A Prehistoric Mess

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our latest relocation has made us familiar with the current state of our postal service. We moved from northwest Washington, DC to downtown....

Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith in Queen & Slim

Commentary7 years ago

FILM REVIEW: Queen & Slim

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Queen & Slim is on its own path. Groundbreaking for its rich, layered storytelling (Lena Waithe, Emmy-winner TV’s Master of None), stylish direction...

If elected, Steyer said he’d impanel a formal commission on race on the first day of his presidency. “I would want it to be solution-oriented specifically with the idea of reparations,” Steyer stated.

Black History7 years ago

LIVE Fireside Chat featuring Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. — February 20th, 2020

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “So, when you talk to me about housing, criminal justice, or wages or education or climate, I think it’s absolutely unrealistic to talk...

“The maximum Pell grant – the federal college scholarship that helps low-income students pay tuition and living expenses – today covers only 28% of college costs, the lowest share in over 40 years,” says James Kvaal and Jessica Thompson, co-authors of a new policy brief by the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

COMMENTARY: FY 2021 White House Budget Proposal Cuts $56.6 Billion from Education

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Today there are over 44 million student loan borrowers whose growing reliance on loans corresponds with the still-rising cost of higher education. Except...

1965 — Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. and Walter Reuther, President of the UAW and the March on Washington

Black History7 years ago

OP-ED: By the Content of their Character

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the summer of 1963, Reuther teamed up with Dr. King in Detroit for The Walk to Freedom, the largest Civil Rights demonstration...

Harriet Tuman (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Black History7 years ago

Black history interwoven with suffrage centennial

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We knew what family meant to her,” said Ernestine (Tina) Martin Wyatt great-great-great-grandniece of Tubman, in a Focus features interview when the movie,...

The Entrance to Mississippi State Penitentiary. Today, of the more than 5,000 inmates at Parchman, more than 60 percent are African American. The prison has an 11-to-1 inmate to guard ratio, and no one is safe.

Black History7 years ago

Death Toll Rises While Outrage Boils Over Conditions at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison

NNPA NEWSWIRE — For some time, concerns about Parchman have rankled inmates, family members, and others, including hip-hop superstar Jay-Z who is suing the state demanding...

Philadelphia, PA, USA - March 6, 2018: Community members, activists and students protest the then proposed $130 million, 30,000-seat stadium on Temple University's campus in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

For People of Color, Gentrification is More a Curse than a Blessing

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to a March 2019 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), more than 135,000 Black and Hispanics around the nation were...

Global music and fashion icon, business entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Rihanna, will receive the prestigious President’s Award and U.S. Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis (D-GA), will receive the prestigious NAACP Chairman’s Award during the 51st NAACP Image Awards.

Black History7 years ago

Rihanna and Congressman John Lewis to be Honored at NAACP Image Awards

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Rihanna has not only enjoyed a groundbreaking career as an artist and musician but has also distinguished herself as a stellar public servant,”...

Jarrett M. Adams was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault at age 17 and sentenced to 28 years in a maximum security prison. After serving nearly 10 years and filing multiple appeals, Jarrett was exonerated with the assistance of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. (Photo: jarrettadamslaw.com)

Black History7 years ago

Jarrett Adams: Falsely Accused Man Re-enters Society as an Attorney

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, January 29, 2020, thirteen years after being exonerated, Adams was admitted to the Wisconsin State Bar. Adams was joined by Keith...

Howard University also recently announced that it will transform roughly 32,000 square feet of land into a 230,000 square foot hub of mixed-use activity near campus.

Black History7 years ago

Howard University Receives Record Donation for STEM Scholarships

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am proud of Howard’s continued efforts to drive economic development in the District. Adding critical residential and retail amenities transforms vacant and...

Doris Miller, Mess Attendant First Class, USN. Talking with three other sailors and a civilian, during his visit to the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, 7 January 1943. He is wearing the Navy Cross medal, awarded for heroism during the Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Also at NHHC. (2016/07/05).

Black History7 years ago

Aircraft Carrier Named After Doris Miller

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Miller fought during the attack on Pearl Harbor after the Japanese surprise attack on the islands on December 7, 1941. Miller was the...

The work requirement rule change will cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History7 years ago

Trump Administration Cuts Food Stamps for at Least 700,000 Americans

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Brandon Lipps, the deputy undersecretary for the USDA’s Food Nutrition and Consumer Services, spoke with reporters for under...