National Network of State Teachers Take on the “Every Student Succeeds Act”

By Elizabeth Primas (NNPA/ESSA Program Manager) The National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) recently held their annual five-day conference in Washington, D.C. to...

Procter & Gamble’s ‘The Talk’ Ad Stirs Race Debate

President Trump “Jokes” about Police Brutality in Long Island Speech

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) During a speech at Suffolk County Community College on Long Island, N.Y., President Donald Trump seemed to openly endorse...

Russell Simmons Inspires Youth with “Keep The Peace” Program

By Shaquille Woods (Los Angeles Sentinel/NNPA Member) Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons recently hosted an event for RushCard’s “Keep The Peace” initiative at the University of Southern...

Gwendolyn Brooks Won the Pulitzer Prize while Living in a Housing Project

By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Gwendolyn Brooks’ apartment was dark on May 1, 1950. The brilliant, award-winning Black poet, who wrote about life on Chicago’s...

Education Policy Experts “Disappointed” by Some ESSA State Plans

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Education policy experts have expressed serious concerns about some of the state plans submitted under the Every Student Succeeds...

Portland Lawmakers Pass Racial Profiling Bill

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In an effort to improve the relationship between law enforcement and the Black community, state lawmakers in Oregon recently...

NAACP Focuses on Millennials for Future Growth

By Lauren Poteat (NNPA Newswire Contributor) As Derrick Johnson assumes the role of interim president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),...

NAACP Names Derrick Johnson as Interim President

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The NAACP has named Derrick Johnson, the vice chairman of their board of directors, the organization’s interim president. The...

ESSA Encourages States to Innovate Education Policy

By Courtney Borchert (North Dallas Gazette/NNPA Member) Texas will implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in school districts this academic year. The federal law grants...

What’s Next for O.J. Simpson?

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) O.J. Simpson will be a free man on October 1. On Thursday, July 20, a Nevada parole board unanimously...

Nita Key Enrichment Focused on Saving Music in N.C. Schools

By Taylor Burris (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellow) “College should not make you or break you,” said Shanita Ollison, a 27 year-old “artrepreneur” and the founder and owner...

In “Chokehold: Policing Black Men,” Attorney Paul Butler Takes on the Police Brutality

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Police brutality in the Black community is as old as law enforcement itself. Former federal prosecutor Paul Butler speaks...

Morehouse Student Follows His Passion, Finds the Black Press

By Tiana Hunt (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellow) Darrell Williams is a rising senior at Morehouse College, who has big dreams of being a creative director, one day....

Family, Friends Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Martha Rivera Chavis

By Freddie Allen (Managing Editor, NNPA Newswire) Family and friends from across the globe, gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martha Rivera Chavis in...

Tributes Pour in Celebrating the Life of Martha Rivera Chavis

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Martha Rivera Chavis was not just the wife of civil rights leader Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., but by...

Roland Martin Launches Initiative to Fund HBCUs

By Alexa Imani Spencer and Noni Marshall (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellows) Alarmed by the critical financial state of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) throughout the nation,...

Black Families Believe Racial Inequality Growing in U.S. Schools

By Bria Nicole Stone (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Black families overwhelmingly believe that their schools are underfunded, and that racial inequality is growing, according to a poll...

PRESS ROOM: Funeral Arrangements Announced for Martha Rivera Chavis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Funeral arrangements for Martha Rivera Chavis, the devoted wife of civil rights leader and National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin...

BREAKING NEWS: Retrial Date Set in Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Case

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Bill Cosby will face another criminal prosecution. A trial date of November 6 has been set by Montgomery County...

New NNPA Chair Presents Bold Vision for Group’s Role in U.S. Education Policy

By Lynette Monroe (Program Assistant, NNPA/ESSA Media Campaign) Dorothy Leavell, the newly-elected chairwoman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), said that she wants the NNPA...

Education Experts Push Black Parents to Get Involved with ESSA

By Micha Green (NNPA/ESSA Contributing Writer) Parents, school experts, and civic leaders expressed their concerns about the state of education in the Black community during a...

The NNPA Salutes Century-old, Black-owned Newspapers

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) While the Black Press celebrates 190 years, it’s impossible to ignore the African-American-owned newspapers that have the unique distinction...

NNPA ESSA VIDEO: What You Should Know about the Every Student Succeeds Act

NNPA Honors Martin Luther King III with Lifetime Legacy Award

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) honored Martin Luther King III with the 2017 Lifetime Legacy Award, as the...