By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Earlier this month, leaders from six civil rights groups met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Justice Department...
By Barrington M. Salmon (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In recent weeks, squads of officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have descended on communities from the suburbs...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Educators at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis credit the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) with increasing awareness...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Pete Taney knew this day would come. “I’ve been looking over my shoulders all of my life, so this...
By Chris B. Bennett (The Seattle Medium, NNPA Member) Nine months ago, 18-year old Jason Smith* was on top of the world. He had graduated from...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Through the vitriolic, and sometimes venomous, atmosphere of the presidential campaign, a highly-regarded member of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald...
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA) The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. routinely would remind those of us who worked for...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) President Trump signed an executive order to focus more attention on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on Tuesday,...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) It’s forever a burning question, particularly as many African-Americans soul search, reminisce and speculate during Black History Month. “What...
By Pam Taylor (NNPA/ESSA Contributor) As the first deadline to submit state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act rapidly approaches, community stakeholders in Washington, D.C.,...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Alan “AP” Powell is one of the nation’s greatest unsung African-American heroes. Powell is a member of the Phoenix...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Without hesitation, Jill Lauren said that the most critical program that should be included under the Every Student Succeeds...
By Audrey A. Lundy (North Dallas Gazette/NNPA Member) Muslims have lived in Texas since 1854. They have established mosques, schools and other institutions that serve the...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Despite a cavalcade of political distractions and a legal battle over immigration, President Trump appears to be focused on...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association has been named the 2017 Organization of the Year at the annual Driven Awards....
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Each year, the Census Bureau recognizes Black History Month by releasing up-to-date statistics that reveal the total Black population,...
By Erick Johnson (The Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) He’s been dead for more than 60 years. Buried with Emmett Till was the truth to what led to...
By Freddie Allen (Managing Editor/NNPA Newswire) President Barack Obama used his last press conference of the year to reflect on the accomplishments of his administration over...
NC NAACP to Consider Economic Boycott Based on the Repeal of Legislative Judicial and Election Procedure Overreach, Unconstitutional Race Based Districts and All of Provision of...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Many White Americans cling to the notion that major religious and cultural figures are and have been represented as...
Contact: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (202) 588-8764 [email protected] NNPA 1816 12th Street NW Washington, DC 20009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA)...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Last week, the nation was shocked to learn that the jury for the trial of Michael Slager, the North...
