One year after Heather Heyer, a 32 year-old White woman was killed by a Neo-Nazi as she protested against racism, socioeconomic and racial tensions remain high...
Panelists and civil rights leaders encouraged people of color and millennials, in particular, to Stop Hate and Vote, during the 109th NAACP annual convention.
Ron Dellums, the former California Congressman and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died on July 30, 2018. He was 82.
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), which represents over 200 Black-owned media companies across the U.S., recognizes that civic-minded, young Black people are an important part...
Hip-hop legend MC Lyte is the national spokesperson for the NNPA’s Discover The Unexpected Journalism Fellowship program. The NNPA DTU Journalism Fellowship was designed to give...
The Justice Department recently reopened the 1955 Emmett Till case.
NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., delivered inspirational remarks during the 109th NAACP Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
Two CVS managers involved in an incident at a store on Chicago’s North Side are no longer working for the company, according to a statement released...
Dana Blair is the Road Trip Navigator for the NNPA’s 2018 Discover The Unexpected Journalism Fellowship program.
Civil rights groups and congressional Democrats plan to oppose Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, President Donald Trump’s second Supreme Court nomination.
A. Scott Bolden of Reed Smith, consultant Deborah Gray-Young, economist Dr. Julianne Malveaux and NABJ President Sarah Glover discuss the affects of “fake news” on the...
Lester A. Booker Jr., the Corporate Giving Communications Lead for General Motors, accepts the 2018 National Meritorious Leadership Award, on behalf of the global automaker at...
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. accepts the 2018 NNPA Lifetime Legacy Award during the 2018 NNPA Lifetime Legacy Award Black Tie Gala in Norfolk, Va.
Rev. Jesse Jackson is calling for a federal Anti-Lynching Law. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kamal Harris (D-Calif.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) recently drafted the “Justice for...
Rev. Dr. William Barber of Repairers of the Breach recently led a Poor People’s Campaign march in Washington, D.C.
National Black Parents’ Town Hall Meeting on Educational Excellence at the Gethsemane Community Fellowship Church in Norfolk, Va.
Civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., will receive the NNPA's Lifetime Legacy Award at at the Lifetime Legacy Award Black Tie Gala at 7:30 PM...
NAACP says that the country desperately needs a fair-minded and independent jurist to replace the retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Christopher Cox, the publisher and managing editor of realesavvy.com, says that June is a great month for African Americans to learn more about homeownership. June is...
Civil rights activist Tamika Mallory says that the new NFL national anthem policy was an attempt to “resurrect slavery in the 21st century.” Former NFL quarterback...
...the Starbucks decision to fix this public relations problem with “diversity training” is not the Howard Schultz or even the Starbucks way. Rather than work with...
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA, says that the Black Press welcomes the news and inspirations from the writings, videos...
