Global Car Designer Andre Hudson Gives Us a Peek Inside of ‘Tomorrow’s’ Self-Driving Cars

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In order to give us a peek into the future, we caught up with one of the foremost forward-thinkers and creative spirits in...

Congresswoman Wilson Leads Letter to Trump Administration on Proposed Cuts to Child Migrant Services

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This administration has shown a disturbing disregard for the mental and physical health of children in its custody, who are spending weeks and...

Ava Duvernay’s “When They See Us” Blasts Netflix Viewership Records

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When They See Us” relays a jarring miscarriage of justice of five teens — Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and...

My Enthusiasm to Be Great Has Skyrocketed

CHEVROLET DTU JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM — “…One of my favorite parts during boot camp was being able to sit down at dinner and talk with Fonzworth...

Trump’s White House hires new director of African American outreach

DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Frazier’s role will be to connect the Black community with the beleaguered  and often tumultuous Trump administration. The timing however is interesting as Trump...

Thousands of Police Officers Outed in Slew of Racist Facebook Posts

NNPA — “One of the reasons that I don’t think it’s an individual problem is that these folks are talking to each other. There are a...

Memphis Tigers' Head Basketball Coach talks to media about Summer practices

Democrats Hold Hearing on White Supremacy

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The House Oversight subcommittee on civil rights and civil liberties hearing, titled “Confronting White Supremacy: Adequacy of the Federal Response,” reportedly is the...

New Maryland City Councilman Stopped in “Driving While Black” Incident

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…I couldn't stop thinking about what happens to the young man or women who's not a lawyer or a county councilmember, hasn't honed...

State Housing Finance Agencies Boost Hopes for Finding Affordable Homes, Apartments

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Stockton Williams, executive director of the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA), in 2017 alone, state HFAs provided $28 billion...

Rep. Waters Works with Colleagues to Stop Political Violence in Haiti; Includes Provisions in FY 2020 State, Foreign Operations Report

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “During my recent trip to Haiti, I was shocked and appalled to learn of the massacre and the burning of homes in La...

OP-ED: America’s Natural Gas and Oil Industry is Hiring, Building Diversity

NNPA NEWSWIRE — One of the biggest barriers our research has identified is lack of awareness about the opportunities in our industry. We’re partnering with a...

Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) – National Society of Black Engineers

CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) will present the 13th iteration of its Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) this year at 14...

Opening remarks from The People’s Convention

Sijuwola Crawford talks after the People’s Convention

The making of restorative justice public policy gumbo

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There are so many people in silos doing this work, but there hasn’t been a space where people can all come together and...

IN MEMORIAM: John Gary Williams maintained music in his heart, despite tragedy, trials

NNPA NEWSWIRE — …but his work will live on. Filmmaker John Hubbell’s documentary, which includes new music from John Gary Williams, is expected to be released...

Study Finds Most of the World Failing at Gender Equality

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This report should serve as a wakeup call to the world. We won’t meet the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs with 40% of girls...

Pelosi vs. Fellow Democrats on the Pros and Cons of Impeachment

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Since special counsel Robert Mueller spoke publicly for the first time about his finding that he could not exonerate the president, the number...

COMMENTARY: U.S. Attempt to Erase Harriet Tubman

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By erasing Tubman, the Trump forces again deploy their most effective weapon in the quest to maintain power— the unholy alliance of racism and...

NNPA Observes Black Music Month, National Homeownership and Juneteenth

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the history of Juneteenth, on June 19th, 1865 and more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation...

The List of Black and Missing Continues to Grow

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children – or NCMEC – said the number of reports of missing children made to law...

IT’S HER! — Harris County Medical Examiner Determines Human Remains Found in Arkansas Belong to Missing 4-Year-Old Maleah Davis

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier Monday morning, the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office positively made the identification of the remains as belonging to little Maleah, although no...

The Dallas Weekly Presents: Speaking Of People – Venita Benitez

The Dallas Weekly sat with Venita Benitez, self-proclaimed modern-day abolitionist and descendant of British royalty. Learn about …

IN MEMORIAM: Leah Chase, Legendary ‘Queen of Creole Cuisine’ and Civil Rights Icon Dies at 96

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Her daily joy was not simply cooking but preparing meals to bring people together. One of her most prized contributions was advocating for...