NNPA NEWSWIRE — On April 16, 1862, nine months before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, the U.S. Congress passed the District...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We owe Black veterans and soldiers, past and present, a huge debt of gratitude,” Beatty said. “All of us know that there are...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ironically, the transcript of the phone calls played a prominent role in the House of Representatives’ second impeachment of the 45th president and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amber Pickens’ original illustrations honor nearly two dozen dance legends, including dancers and entertainers Alvin Ailey, Eartha Kitt, and Debbie Allen, whom she...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Author Mia J. Davis recalled the incubator in which “The Adventures of Izzy” was born. “While our children were locked down in...
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — The symbolism was stunning, but it was far more critical that President Biden hit the ground running, and he did. He signed 17...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “He comes in here, and he doesn’t act like he’s better than anyone. He keeps it simple. Look, he is a political prisoner....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am really concerned about this banning of menthol cigarettes. It was originally for flavored tobacco products in the bill, but they have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I was extremely shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of a major member of the Motown family, Mary Wilson of the...
TECHSTARS—"This class gives me confidence that we can and will make this country a more equitable and inclusive place to live,” said Barry Givens, managing director...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, for me, 2021 is about hope and about working for a better life for all and a better nation together as we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We all know that African Americans have the largest increase in unemployment before — and even more after the beginning of — the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “[2020’s] tragedies – both COVID and the instances of violence against people of color by police and others – was a real call...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It was while in St. Augustine that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urged President Lyndon B. Johnson to send federal troops to protect...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In March 1610, Galileo Galilei reported the first use of a telescope to view mountains and maria on the moon,” Dr. Carruthers wrote...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jackson turned himself into the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, admitting his role in the Jan. 6 Trump-inspired insurrection that resulted in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Chavis and nine others, eight young Black males, who were high school students, and white female anti-poverty worker, were arrested on charges of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This story of trials and tribulations teaches us, as only a few stories can, about the essential wisdom of pushing through when times...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The band of amateur day traders that interact with each other on the Reddit page WallStreetBets, encouraged whoever was listening to buy shares...
