New Poll: 84 percent of Black Voters Think Donald Trump is Racist

Howard University/NNPA National Black Voter Poll

HU/NNPA National Black Voter Poll: 90 percent of Black Voters Will Cast Ballots for Clinton

Days Before the Election, Clinton Talks about Criminal Justice, Jobs and Education with the Black Press

By Cash Michaels (The Carolinian, NNPA Member) [RALEIGH] In an exclusive interview with North Carolina’s African-American press, Hillary Clinton said that even though she is running...

NNPA, Howard University Team Up to Poll Black Voters

By Freddie Allen (Managing Editor, NNPA Newswire) In a historic effort to measure the pulse of African American voters, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) partnered...

LISTEN: What It’s Like to be Black at the United States Naval Academy

Everyday the men and women of the American armed forces risk their lives to fight for our freedoms. Howard University News Service’s Taylor Gordon takes a...

Outrage after Bronx Woman Shot by Police

[AMSTERDAMNEWS.COM/NNPA MEMBER] Bronx resident Deborah Danner has been added to a long list of Black people fatally shot by law enforcement as the NYPD is admitting...

#BlackoutBR Protests, Boycotts Continue in Baton Rouge over Alton Sterling Shooting

By Meghan Ellis (The Drum, NNPA Member) BATON ROUGE — As shootings continue to plague cities across the country, frustrated citizens are continuing their fight for...

PRESS ROOM: DNC Partners with the NNPA to Reach Black Voters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2016 CONTACT: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Phone: 202-588-8764 E-mail: dr.bchavis@nnpa.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA),...

WATCH: Young Girl Gives an Emotional Speech about Police Brutality that Will Break Your Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rssjxu6je4

Alicia Garza on What’s Missing from the Black Lives Matter Movement

[BLACKYOUTHPROJECT.ORG] The Oakland-based organizer and activist Alicia Garza, who is also the originator of the Black Lives Matter rallying cry and one of the founders of...

Hurricane Matthew’s U.S. Impacts: Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Damaging Winds, Flooding Rainfall

[WEATHER.COM] Hurricane Matthew is set to deliver a devastating blow to eastern Florida starting Thursday night, and then will hammer areas farther north up the coast...

Citizen Newspaper Publisher William Garth, Sr. Dies at 79

By Lisette Gushiniere (Chicago Citizen Newspaper Group, NNPA Member) William Garth, Sr., the CEO of the Chicago Citizen Newspaper Group Inc., (CCNG) and Chairman of the...

Legendary Publisher of the Chicago Citizen, William Garth, Sr., Dies at 78

Mr. William Garth, Sr. was the Chairman of the Chicago Citizen Newspaper Group Inc., Garthco, Inc. and Founder/Chairman of the QBG Foundation, as well as Chairman...

BET Hip Hop Awards 2016-The Atlanta Voice Newspaper

Shalon Bell, correspondent for the Atlanta Voice Newspaper covering the “Green Carpet” at the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards i

Thousands Attend Grand Opening Ceremonies for the New Black History Museum

By William J. Ford (The Washington Informer, NNPA Member) When Carolyn Tillery walked around the Washington Monument on the National Mall on Saturday and stared at...

At Last: President Obama Dedicates New Black History Museum on the National Mall

By D. Kevin McNeir (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The idea of erecting a museum that would highlight the contributions of African Americans first received public attention more...

After Recent Police Shootings, NNPA Declares a State of Emergency in the Black Community

By Freddie Allen (NNPA Newswire Managing Editor) The recent extrajudicial killings of three Black males, including a 13 year-old boy, have sparked protests across the U.S....

CBC Members Push Justice Department to Investigate Police Shooting Unarmed Blacks

By William J. Ford (The Washington Informer, NNPA Member) On Thursday, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a news conference outside of the United States Justice...

President Obama Makes Urgent Call for Black Voter Turnout

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO of the NNPA) Last Saturday, we were pleased to witness, firsthand, President Barack Obama’s keynote address at...

Rep. Charles Rangel Reflects on Stellar Political Career

By D. Kevin McNeir (The Washington Informer, NNPA Member) Charles B. Rangel, the celebrated dean of New York’s congressional delegation currently serving as a member of...

Lack of Venture Capital and Bankers Stifles Economic Growth in Communities of Color

By R. Donahue Peebles (Chairman, of the Board of Directors of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.) Throughout America, minority communities are being undermined by a...

Why Access to Capital Still Matters

By A. Shuanise Washington (President and CEO Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated) The lack of access to capital is one of the gravest threats confronting minority-owned...

NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Speaks Up, Forces Fans to Confront Reality of Racism in America

[FINALCALL.COM/NNPA MEMBER] “I’m not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color. To...

Federal Courts Blunt Voter Suppression Efforts in Five States

By Barrington M. Salmon (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In the span of thirty days, federal judges have scuttled voter suppression laws in North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas...