Carl Matthews’ N.C. Lunch Counter Sit-In was the Model for the Movement

By Todd Luck Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Winston-Salem Chronicle WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Carl Wesley Matthews, the leader of the local lunch counter...

Nancy Reagan, U.S. Presidential Wife and Protector, Dies at 94

[BLOOMBERG] Nancy Reagan, the former actress and first lady who nurtured the political career of husband Ronald Reagan, and was remembered for her unstinting devotion to...

D.C. Chess Club Changes Lives

By Sam P.K. Collins Special to the NNPA News Wire from AllEyesOnDC.com For young, Black men living in Washington, D.C., the game of chess provides an...

Why Did Seattle Police Have to Shoot Che Taylor?

TSD Interview – SCS Superintendent Dorsey Hopson

Hundreds Of Black Men Show Their Support For Students In Seattle

By Chris B. Bennett Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Seattle Medium In one of the most dynamic displays of civic engagement seen in...

Supreme Court Justice Scalia Dead at 79

[YAHOO] Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a tart-tongued champion of conservative interpretation of the Constitution, has died at a West Texas ranch resort, government officials said...

What is the Status of the Dream? (Part 2 of 4)

Attorney Billy Murphy Says Flint Residents, “living a nightmare”

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer Famed Baltimore Attorney William “Billy” Murphy Jr., has filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging a pattern...

Bleak Future Looms for Jackson Family Alma Mater in Gary

By Erick Johnson Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Chicago Crusader For nearly a century a school stood on West 25th Avenue in Gary...

Black Lives Matter Activist Deray McKesson runs to be Baltimore Mayor

[THE GUARDIAN] Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Deray McKesson announced on Wednesday night that he will run for mayor of Baltimore, a move that could shake...

Russell Simmons Brings Water and Attention to Plight of Flint Residents

By Roz Edward Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Michigan Chronicle When business mogul and founder of the RushCard, Russell Simmons, arrived in Flint...

Black Press Strategizes at Miami Conference

[PHOTO] (From left-right) Terry Jones, publisher of the New Orleans Data News Weekly, Garth Reeves, Sr., the NNPA 2016 Global Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and publisher emeritus...

What is the Status of the Dream? (Part 1 of 4)

7 Meaningful Black History Month Trips

[YAHOO] During February, the United States and Canada celebrate Black History Month. Officially adopted in 1976, this month of observance is a time to pay tribute...

TSDtv — #Memphis4Flint: How you can help

Gaps in Teacher Effectiveness Hurt Young, Minority Students

By Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent Minority and low-income students are less likely to have consistent access to effective teachers between preschool and the...

How Much Do You Know about Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Famed Psychiatrist, “Isis Papers” Author Frances Cress Welsing Dead at 80

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TSDtv: The Bar-Kays ready to ring in 2016 at Hard Rock Cafe

Bill Cosby Charged in Sexual Assault Case

[THE NEW YORK TIMES] The authorities in Pennsylvania announced criminal charges on Wednesday against the entertainer Bill Cosby stemming from a woman’s accusation that he drugged...

More than Just a Hashtag: The Ongoing Fight to Get Justice for Sandra Bland

By Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Houston Forward Times The Houston Forward Times (HFT) has been covering the latest developments...

Houston Police Department Releases Jordan Baker Video

By Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA News Wire from Houston Forward Times “Houston Police Department Officer Juventino Castro shot and killed Jordan Baker without...

Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Meets with Black Pastors

By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent NNPA News Wire When presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) met with a group of Black civic and religious leaders in...

Mistrial Declared in Trial of Officer William Porter in Death of Freddie Gray

[THE BALTIMORE SUN] A mistrial was declared Wednesday in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter, after jurors told a judge they could not...