NNPA NEWSWIRE — On March 16, in a small auditorium at the Old Executive Office Building next door to The White House, Vice President Kamala Harris,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The “soft on crime” strategy wasn’t a new way of weakening the power of Black public officials, but what was new was the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hannah-Jones, creator of “The 1619 Project,” told the audience, “As a student of history, I know that the work that I do and the life I...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd's killing was captured on video by a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A Black woman has never served on the U.S. Supreme Court since it was created in 1789 — over 232 years ago. Since...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In at least three instances, an analysis of historical behavior by the newspapers themselves has been followed by an apology. The papers in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black Star Network was launched by veteran journalist Roland Martin on September 2, 2021. Watching the content on the network is free on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the White House before Breyer spoke, the President said, “I have made no decision except one. The person I will nominate will...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The two Black women, Brenda Lee Rawls, 53, and Lauren Smith-Fields, 23, died on the same day: Dec. 12, 2021, in separate incidents....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On "Let It Be Known" on January 27, four Black journalists, including this writer who served as Fairfax’s communications consultant, had an hour-long...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Also murdered in the bombing were Addie Mae Collins, Carole Rosamond Robertson and Cynthia Dionne Wesley. All three were 14 years old. The...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s supporters violently attacked the Capitol shortly after Trump’s speech, over-running entrances, assaulting police officers and breaking glass doors as Vice President Michael...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Adams was sworn in at seven minutes after midnight on January 1, 2022 in Times Square. “A better city is not just about...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sue Donovan, conservationist of University of Virginia told the reporters that the items, which included books and newspapers, had to be frozen and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Advocates to protect the vote have been pushing Biden and Congress to move ahead affirmatively for months. On December 21, officials in Lincoln...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Unwilling to accept its epic loss in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the Montgomery County District Attorney has now filed a Petition for a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Though “critical race theory” is a part of college level curriculum at law schools, the term has become a wide-ranging catch all in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over the last ten years there have been several deaths in police custody shootings that have gained national attention. Most of them have...
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Last summer, after the May 25, 2020 killing of George Floyd by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, there were protests in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Carrie Meek was born in 1926, in Tallahassee. She graduated from Florida A&M College for Negroes, now known as Florida A&M University but in...
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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 2009, Congressman Bobby Scott led an effort in the U.S. House to eliminate the crack/cocaine disparity in the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The violent January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been marginalized by the members of the Republican Party in the U.S. House....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The latest cases were identified through a follow-up examination of county court records. The previous group of cases identified for dismissal — nearly...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is cruelty. It’s evil… What I saw today was slave patrol — it is shameful and absolutely disgraceful,” said Patrice Lawrence, co-Director...
