Rev. Jesse Jackson Announces Parkinson’s Diagnosis

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Reverend Jesse Jackson’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis caught many by surprise, but those who know him said they’re confident that...

The Black Press Mourns a New York Beacon

From Crusader Staff Report (Crusader Newspaper Group/NNPA Member) The Black Press lost one of its most devoted freedom warriors, last week. Walter “Ball” Smith, the publisher...

Alan “AP” Powell, Checkered Flag Run Foundation to Host Community Policing Forum in Phoenix

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Law enforcement officials and community leaders will band together to host a solution seeking bridge forum with high school...

Why Black Faith Leaders Must Lead the Fight for Healthcare Access

By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) First of all, despite the Trump Administration’s efforts to kill (“repeal and replace”) the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it is...

NAACP Set to Change Tax Status to Engage More Politically

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) After being eclipsed in recent years by Color of Change, Black Lives Matter and other younger, more tech savvy...

NNPA President Joins Civil Rights Leaders and U.S. Mayors for Historic Meeting

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor During a recent meeting in New York City, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) joined the National Urban League,...

Celebrating Bernal E. Smith, II

Fats Domino, Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer, Dead at 89

By Stacy Brown (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member) Fats Domino, the rock pioneer who inspired Elvis Presley, the Beatles and countless other superstars, died Wednesday at his...

W W Herenton remarks for Homegoing of Bernal E. Smith II

New NAACP President Derrick Johnson Vows to Work Closely with NNPA

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The future of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is inextricably linked to the future...

A Bright Light of the Black Press Dims: Bernal Smith II Dies at 45

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association lost one of its own this week. Bernal E. Smith II, the president and...

Tyreke Evans Postgame – MEM 111 GSW 101

In Remembrance of Bernal E. Smith II, The New Tri-State Defender Publisher

TSDtv: Inside Shelby County Juvenile Court (Part 2)

TSDtv: Inside Shelby County Juvenile Court (Part 1)

Puerto Ricans Suffer Apocalyptic Nightmare After Hurricanes

By Barrington M. Salmon (NNPA Newswire Contributor) It’s been nearly a month since two, historic hurricanes savaged Puerto Rico, and despite the utter devastation left after...

Out of the Shadows: Overt Racism Flourishes in the American South

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Race relations in the United States, especially in the South, are plagued by troubling examples of the challenges that...

HBCUs State of the Union

States Ignore Social Competency for Students in ESSA Plans

By Lauren Poteat (NNPA/ESSA Contributor) According to a recent report by Education Week, states have largely ignored a critical mandate of the Every Student Succeeds Act...

2017 NNPA Leadership Awards

Colbert Asked Ta-Nehisi Coates If He Had Hope for Better Race Relations in America. He Said No.

NNPA, Chevrolet Honor the 2017 Discover The Unexpected Journalism Fellows

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and Chevrolet recently recognized the achievements of eight students from Historically Black Colleges...

The Juice Is Loose: After Nine Years, O.J. Released from Prison

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) After serving the better part of a decade in prison, NFL Hall of Famer and cultural icon O.J. Simpson...

More than 50 Dead, 400 Injured in Las Vegas Mass Shooting

YOUR VOICE – What issues should the new mayor of Atlanta address?