“Born, bred, toasted, buttered, jellied, and honeyed in Harlem” in 1937, Audrey Smaltz was a force to be reckoned with almost from the time she could...
By Tamara Shiloh George Cook was a Black American inventor from Louisville, Kentucky. He was born in 1863, during a time when Black Americans faced unfair...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Known for quietly breaking barriers during her remarkable military career, Leftenant-Colon enjoyed a legacy of resilience, excellence, and service.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Born on September 4, 1945, in Los Angeles, California, activist Ramona Edelin’s early years were marked by a commitment to education and social...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Don King Day is a ceremonial token of Warren, Ohio’s appreciation for what he has done for the city in the past and...
2020 NNPA LEADERSHIP AWARDS — Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), who began his grassroots political activism being a civil rights champion through the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee...
![Wilson’s quest to get the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp to celebrate Ballard, a founding star of The Supremes, has gained momentum. (Photo: The Supremes in Hilton Hotel, the Netherlands, 1965. [From left:] Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/florence-ballard-featured-web-1000x600.jpg)
![Wilson’s quest to get the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp to celebrate Ballard, a founding star of The Supremes, has gained momentum. (Photo: The Supremes in Hilton Hotel, the Netherlands, 1965. [From left:] Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/florence-ballard-featured-web-400x240.jpg)
![Wilson’s quest to get the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp to celebrate Ballard, a founding star of The Supremes, has gained momentum. (Photo: The Supremes in Hilton Hotel, the Netherlands, 1965. [From left:] Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/florence-ballard-featured-web-80x80.jpg)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the past, there have been U.S. Postage Stamps to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of several music business legends, including Elvis Presley,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Some thoughts on the Reverend C.T. Vivian, a pioneer who pulled America closer to our founding ideals and a friend I will miss...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Williams, whose transformed R&B, pop, and gospel music over her extraordinary five-decade career, joins Stephanie Mills, Anthony Hamilton, Carlos Santana, and Salt-N-Pepa in...
