After the Florida Legislature voted to allow teachers to carry weapons in schools, Derrick Johnson said that the NAACP calls on Floridians to embrace sane gun...
The NNPA will honor Senator Kamala Harris with the NNPA’s 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award during Black Press Week. James Farmer, Rep. Barbara Lee of...
In the wake of the Parkland massacre, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson says that comprehensive, sustainable gun control is achievable. Johnson uses Australia’s gun control...
Bill Cosby’s last sexual assault trial ended with a deadlocked jury. The new trial will begin April 2. Cosby has maintained his innocence in the case,...
Howard University students will travel to Puerto Rico to help in Hurricane Maria recovery efforts as part of the university’s Alternative Spring Break program.
Ensa Cosby died on Friday, February 23. She was 44.
Each year, on Aug. 23, the United Nations hosts an International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition to remind the world...
Veteran journalist and author of “Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln’s White Dream” Lerone Bennett Jr. died on February 14, 2018 from advanced vascular dementia. He was...
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) (4 minute read) — “Fair Play Charter” seeks to address perceived bias against Black and Hispanic media owners in the...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The irony of a recent San Francisco Board of Supervisors decision to appoint Mark Farrell, a White venture capitalist,...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Today, more than ever before, parents, educators and stakeholders around the country are learning about the Every Student Succeeds...
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) 3 minute read —Members of the Congressional Black Caucus wore Kente cloth-inspired prints to the State of the Union address...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) For 50 years, Rod Doss has remained dedicated to the New Pittsburgh Courier and his success has been among...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade group representing more than 200 Black-owned media companies, signed a historic,...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Four, preeminent Black leaders in America today, addressed the challenges and celebrated the success stories of the African American...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) As Montgomery County prosecutors continue to pursue a verdict in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case involving former Temple...
By Stacy Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) During a contentious public meeting, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to appoint Mark Farrell, a White venture capitalist,...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Nearly 50 years ago, the world lost one of its greatest heroes. That hero’s son, Martin Luther King III,...
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, BlackPressUSA.com/NNPA Newswire) 6 minute read —Trump made the comments during a meeting with Republican and Democratic congressmen about immigration reform and President...
