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...

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...

AUTO REVIEW: 2019 Nissan Maxima

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nissan’s flagship was quite a figure with its 19-inch diamond cut wheels, large boomerang shaped LED headlights and an oversized V-motion grille. The...

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...

COMMENTARY: “Black” or “African American?”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As a result of our slave experience, we don’t understand the power and purpose of culture and we seem to be naive in...

Mandela’s Widow, Graca Machel: “Child Hunger Must Be Priority in Africa”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Around 60 million children across the continent suffer from it. Not the mildly uncomfortable hunger that comes from skipping the odd meal, but...

Pennsylvania Adult Parole and Probation Dept. Bosses Say “As long as there are African Americans, Job Security is ‘Airtight’”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Delaware County Council have begun investigating stunning claims that officials from the Adult Probation & Parole Department have exchanged alarming emails throughout the...

IN MEMORIAM: The Rev. Ralph White – A ‘servant’ to the end

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Bloomfield Baptist Church at 123 South Parkway West is a fixture in South Memphis. So was Pastor White, who had served there 33...

Africans v. African Americans Subject of Film Festival

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Highlighting the program is the US Premiere presentation of Panama Dreams, which transports the viewer on filmmaker Alison Saunders’ modern-day search for descendants...

KROGER: Grocer on a mission

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Teams competed in championship pork categories of ribs, shoulder and whole hog, as well as the ancillary competitions of hot wings, sauce and...

National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America to meet in Detroit, June 20-23

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re focusing on what we define as ‘full repair,’” he told The Final Call. “A lot of people don’t have a clear idea...

Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Documentary Set to Debut

NNPA NEWSWIRE — DuVernay, who took on the project after Santana suggested it to her via tweet, wants to dramatize what the criminal justice system and...

PBS Documentary to Explore History of Transatlantic Slave Trade

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s impossible to understand the modern world without a grasp of the transatlantic slave trade. The business of buying and selling human beings...

BREAKING NEWS: Black Garbage Bag with Human Remains Found in Arkansas Could be Missing 4-Year-Old Maleah Davis

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to community activist Quanell X, 26-year-old Derion Vence, the gentleman who has become the prime suspect in little Maleah’s disappearance, confessed to...

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints positioned to provide ‘something real’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Poor people are just trying to survive. A church leader cannot openly abuse power and money while people are getting around on buses...

SMALL BIZ PROFILE: Cookiepreneur Megan Mottley

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In the beginning it was just about the fundraising, but people still were inquiring about the cookies,” Mottley said. “And eventually, after getting...

From County Jail to Critical Condition

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jackson’s family has absolutely no idea what exactly happened to him. Interestingly, apparently neither does the Burleson County Sheriff’s Department. Well…at least that...