NNPA NEWSWIRE — “What people are starting to understand, I think, is with the George Floyd situation and COVID, where people had to sit still and...
Live: Meet author Sadeqa Johnson as she discusses her novel "Yellow Wife."
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Representation matters. We’ve seen that from the first day of this administration, the President signed an executive order to deal with racial inequity...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A former policy official who played a crucial role in guiding the Affordable Care Act – or Obamacare – through passage and implementation,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the White House before Breyer spoke, the President said, “I have made no decision except one. The person I will nominate will...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The fiercely private five-time Grammy award-winner who is part of the Jackson clan, an American musical dynasty, will open up about her rise...
THE BURTON WIRE — Hickmon, a beloved and celebrated member, served the organization for 39 years. The Connecticut native was initiated into the Alpha Xi Chapter...
OAKLAND POST — Kit was born July 16, 1950, in Salisbury, North Carolina, to Horace and Esther Littlejohn. She was raised in Washington, D.C., where she...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Created by Kenyata Fountain, all candles uniquely smell and look like a drink or dessert. The Unwine Collection is a collection of candles...
THE CHICAGO DEFENDER — John Lewis was 25 when he marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and was beaten by state troopers who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s about putting $6 billion into state and local government to improve safety on the roads,” Vice President Harris pronounced. “It’s about funding...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “President Biden is working to bring long-overdue diversity to the leadership of the Federal Reserve,” Erica Lowe, the White House Director of African...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country — what we value, and how we’ve...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Professor Guinier worked in the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and then headed the voting rights project at the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Also murdered in the bombing were Addie Mae Collins, Carole Rosamond Robertson and Cynthia Dionne Wesley. All three were 14 years old. The...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Born April 21, 1932, in Oxford, North Carolina, Dr. Othow was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin Chavis, Sr; a Prince Hall mason and...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — From honored celebrities whose careers we’ve followed for decades to everyday folks who were largely unknown until they left this world, we said...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP — Doris Topsy-Elvord's son Stephen Topsy said his mom’s legacy was greater in so many ways than the titles she earned at the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Kelly Simmons opened Aunt Kelly’s Cookies in 2018, and she said she “mixes every batch with love” using locally sourced ingredients, including Domino...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — From the stunning death of Supremes co-founder and Black Press friend Mary Wilson to the loss of DMX, Colin Powell, and Archbishop Desmond...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A teacher and educated wordsmith, Mary Alice Jervay Thatch had an unsurpassed commitment to providing a voice to African Americans. She took over...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nassau County Police Department’s Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell, the first African American in her current role in Nassau County, has earned selection...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With a Senate dominated by conservative Democrats and obstructionist Republicans, when HR 40 passes in Congress, it is unlikely to pass in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “She began as a pioneer in the industry, and she’s been speaking the truth no matter what,” Nashville Mayor John Cooper stated. “That’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Frederick Isasi, the executive director of Families USA, called the Mississippi case – known as Dobbs v. Jackson – unconstitutional and an orchestrated...