‘John-crow, yuh waan flap a wing?’ In celebration of Black Music Appreciation Month, we present eight-time GRAMMY winner, Emmy winner, author, philanthropist, and reggae icon, Ziggy...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “(Boxing) gave me an opportunity to provide for my parents, help my siblings, help my friends, and help my community,” said Leonard. “I’m...
Big Daddy Kane (Antonio Hardy) — Grammy Award winner, rapper and actor — started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap collective the...
A longstanding member and leader of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson is guiding the Association through a period of re-envisioning and reinvigoration. Johnson is a veteran activist...
“Sugar” Ray Leonard — professional boxer, motivational speaker, and actor. Sugar Ray is one of the greatest boxers of all time! Competing from 1977 to 1997,...
An ancient proverb notes, “Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.” Over the course of the 193 years of the Black Press of...
In March, the Republican National Committee hired Paris Dennard to engage Blacks and to improve Black support for President Trump. A lot has happened since then,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Ziggy, your family has been such a wonderful gift to our modern world. Spreading, teaching, and inspiring love and kindness to fellow man....
An ancient proverb notes, “Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.” Over the course of the 193
As the Black Press celebrates its 193rd year, we find ourselves facing an unfortunate reality: Too many of the stories of discrimination, abuse, and unjust treatment...
By the turn of the 20th century, African Americans in Tulsa, OK had developed their own insular society with its own economy. Black businesses clustered on...
For Dwight James and his wife Pamela, the challenges of parenthood include allowing their five children to make their own decisions. “I keep in mind that...
Black Press publishers are public servants, focused on addressing the needs and interests of their readers in print and online. However, they share a trait that...
In the early 1990s, CeCe Peniston scored five number one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, including her signature song “Finally,” which reached...
R&B legend, music rights activist, author and ambassador of the Supremes, Mary Wilson is celebrated by millions all over the world as a member of the...
Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis has earned for the second time in history, the distinct honor of serving as the first-female President of a collegiate institution in...
With a vocal range that vacillates between "five to seven octaves," Peniston was the first foreign female entertainer to perform in post-apartheid South Africa. In December...
