Black State Legislators Call for Debt Collection Reform

By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) When many consumers think of billion-dollar industries, banks and Wall Street often come to mind. Yet there is another industry...

Rep. Cedric Richmond Brings Bold New Leadership to the CBC

By Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. (Executive Editor, Los Angeles Sentinel) Congressman Cedric Richmond has been a congressman in New Orleans for the past six years. During...

Neonatal Mortality: The Quiet Crisis of the African-American Community

By Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) In my years working in healthcare, I have been blessed to see patients celebrate happy moments, but I...

On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Time to Address Stigma

By Angelo C. Louw (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) Those of us working in HIV prevention have always believed that the spread of the virus was largely...

Baldwin Documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” Receives Oscar Nod

Woman Who Falsely Accused Emmett Till Will Avoid Prosecution

By Erick Johnson (The Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) He’s been dead for more than 60 years. Buried with Emmett Till was the truth to what led to...

Film Review: 100 Streets

By Dwight Brown (NNPA Newswire Film Critic) The mark of a brilliant actor is that he or she can give a compelling performance even in a...

COMMENTARY: What Parents and Students Should Know about Charter Schools

By Anitra Brown (Managing Editor, The New Orleans Tribune) Late last year, “The New York Times” and “The Washington Post” criticized the National Association for the...

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Janet Uthman Works to Expand Comcast’s Diversity Efforts in the Black Community

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In 2016, Janet Uthman was named to Ebony magazine’s Power 100, a distinction handed out to such notable African-American...