BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Danielle Spencer-David, who starred as Dee Thomas in the popular 1970s sitcom What’s Happening!!, died in Richmond this Tuesday after a year-long...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s office, the court denied Kizer eligibility to engage in any early release programs at the Department...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I remember Head Start as one of the few safe havens in my community. The teachers formed a protective cocoon, shielding us kids...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We are bringing the everyday people who’ve demanded better wages from their bosses to Washington insist that Republicans, Democrats, and Independents make clear...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Atlanta Voice’s Donnell Suggs' obituary honoring James A. Washington noted that he had been involved in nearly every level of the communications...
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez You’ll do better next time. You’re sorry, deeply sorry, sincere in your apology, and it won’t happen again. You had...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Often called “freedmen’s towns,” “freedom towns,” or “all-black towns,” African American municipalities were established throughout the United States by or for a largely...
NNPA NEWSWIRE —The State of Arkansas will observe the annual John H. Johnson Day on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at John H. Johnson Museum, 604 President...
Charles W. “Chuck’’ Cherry II of Daytona Beach, a fierce advocate of the Black Press and a longtime warrior for social justice, died on Saturday, July...
By Godfrey Lee Arif Khatib and Pete Elman are promoting and selling their book “Remember Their Sacrifice – Stories of Unheralded Athletes of Color.” They hosted...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Last year President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law — legislation that had previously been killed more than 200...
NNPA NEWSIRE — “Education should be the space where you can learn about everything and anything that you want. There should be no limits to the...
c.2023, Dafina, $28.00, 256 pages By Terri Schlichenmeyer A good building starts with a substantial foundation. No matter where you go from there, that base...
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Two tax planning lawyers shared their perspectives on one of the ways to pay for the racial injustices suffered by Black Californians with...
By McKenzie Jackson | California Black Media In October, the Greater Sacramento Urban League (GSUL) received its biggest donation in the civil rights organization’s 54-year history....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeremiah Josey is quickly becoming the face of autistic young adulthood. At just 22, he is already a baker, model, author, and motivational...
By Zack Haber A recent closure of a homeless encampment near the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and 106th Avenue has prompted Homies Empowerment, an East Oakland-based...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As a member of NLC’s Community and Economic Development committee, officials said Boney would continue to play a vital role among a diverse...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A recent Washington Post story found that Black Americans donate a higher share of their wealth than their white counterparts – to the tune...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Haunted by these stories of vanished loved ones and driven by the need for attention and assistance for these forgotten women, former law enforcement officer...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clara McLaughlin attended Howard University, where she served as editor-in-chief of the school’s Bison yearbook. She earned a journalism degree from the historically...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Terence Blanchard’s ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ is the first work by a Black composer to be presented at the Met. Based...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are writing the narrative of human spaceflight right now, as we go to the moon, and we go on to Mars,” said...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Award-winning poet, author, and editor Kwame Dawes, PhD hopes new readers will connect with American Life in Poetry by finding columns that are...
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...
