The Historic Madam Walker Theatre Center will get a much needed makeover, thanks to a $15 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. The site will...
After Hurricane Maria, recovery efforts have been slow at Superior Vocational High School in Loíza, Puerto Rico. NNPA Newswire Special Correspondent Tatyana Hopkins reports on Hurricane...
NNPA ESSA Public Awareness Campaign hosted the “Striving for African American Excellence in Public Education: The Role of the Black Press” breakfast session during Black Press...
Political analyst Donna Brazile delivered a keynote address on “The State of the Black Press in 2018” at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., during...
Third Baptist Church Pastor Amos C. Brown, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and James Farmer, a senior consultant with General Motors and advocate for the Black Press,...
The NNPA honored Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) with the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award, during a recent event on Capitol Hill. Kamala Harris, raised in...
Inspired by the Black Panthers and The Young Lords, Centro De Apoyo Mutuo, a group of community activists in Caguas, Puerto Rico offer aid to residents...
“Flava In Ya Ear” Rapper Craig Mack Dead At 46.
Bill Cosby's new criminal trial on the 2004 sexual assault allegations begins April 2, 2018. Photo taken of Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt (left) leading the comedian...
HBCU students with Howard University’s Alternative Spring Break program help to rebuild La Hermosa Church in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. In September 2017, Hurricane Maria, a Category...
NNPA Newswire Special Correspondent Tatyana Hopkins reports on recovery efforts on the island of Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria devastated the island, last September.
A recent Economic Policy Institute study revealed that Blacks haven’t made any progress in homeownership, unemployment or incarceration in 50 years.
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...
