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Alma Gill4 years ago

LIVE! — ASK ALMA! — TUESDAY, 11.1.22 7PM ET

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

Teacher Uses Racist Slur Against Student Leaving Class: Video

CHICAGO DEFENDER — According to Kankakee School District 111 Supt. Dr. Genevra A. Walters, the teacher used the slur following a minor conflict with a student...

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

The Advancement Project has released a poll

Black History4 years ago

November 1 | Our Culture, Our World | The Conversation with Al McFarlane

Advice4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Student Loan Forgiveness Denial Another Reason to Cast a Vote

By Emil Guillermo | Post News Group Of all the eligible voters in our country, just 10% actually do, according to a recent Unite America Institute...

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

Impacting Systemic Change

In 1965, Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam were wrongfully convicted of killing Malcolm X in and spent over 20 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted.

Black History4 years ago

New York to Pay $25 Million to Two Men Falsely Convicted of Killing Malcolm X

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Even though the February 21, 1965 murder of Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan was one...

Fannie Lou Hamer, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Delegate at the Democratic National Convention, Atlantic City New Jersey, August 1964

Black History4 years ago

PRESS ROOM: Chromatic Black™, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, NAACP Nextgen, Southern Black Girls, and Black Girls Do Bike Launch “I Am Fannie Lou Hamer” Campaign

NNPA NEWSWIRE — I Am Fannie is a celebration of Hamer’s life and legacy with a clear call to action – VOTE. The campaign includes get-out-the-vote events to register...

Otis Rolley, now the head of Philanthropy and Community Impact at the Wells Fargo and president of the Wells Fargo Foundation.

Black History4 years ago

Wells Fargo’s first Black American Board Foundation Member Shares His Perspective on the Post and Discusses Career Journey

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There is a saying, do not talk about it, be about it,” said Otis Rolley, now the head of Philanthropy and Community Impact...

All guests can take advantage of a remarkable and reduced-priced resort stay by immediately registering at www.nnpa-events.com.

Black History4 years ago

Black Press of America Plans Digital Innovation and Training Conference in St. Thomas

NNPA NEWSWIRE — With the theme, “Digital Innovation, Training, and Engagement of the Black Press of America,” publishers and others will link up to further strengthen...

Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts Credit: Abyssinian Baptist Church photo

Black History4 years ago

IN MEMORIAM: The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts II, Venerable Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church, Passes at 73

NNPA NEWSWIRE — What Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III said about his friend and neighbor the eminent journalist Les Payne during his eulogy, applies aptly...

After attending the “challenging and predominately white” University of Chicago, Areva Martin went to Harvard Law School and ultimately began a career in corporate law. After just one year, she opened her own firm.

Black History4 years ago

Areva Martin Continues to Advocate for Those with Special Needs and Those Facing Discrimination and Injustice

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “St. Louis is one of the most segregated cities in the nation,” Martin told National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr....

Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is the world's largest public book fair attracting 2.4 million readers.

Black History4 years ago

Black American Authors Change the Narrative at The World’s Largest International Book Fair

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is an 11-day international book fair held annually in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is the world's largest...

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

FOOD: Delicious Shrimp Pockets

NNPA NEWSWIRE — This week’s bake is unique because it inspired my mom’s recipe. She made shrimp adobo which was absolutely mind-blowing. With that, I knew I...

Ben Jealous4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Georgia Is Ground Zero for Democracy

By Ben Jealous Like so many of us right now, I’ve got Georgia on my mind. As I write this, I’ve just gotten back from meeting with Black...

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

Federal Court Halts Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness for Now

By Brandon Patterson A federal appellate judge on October 21 temporarily blocked the Biden Administration from cancelling student debt in response to a lawsuit filed by...

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

Schaff Administration Proposes Rezoning Former Mills College Campus to Allow Condos, Retail Development

By Ken Epstein | Post News Group Buried in a draft plan for future housing in Oakland, submitted to City Council by Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Administration,...