OKLAHOMA EAGLE — On November 25, 2018, I was a invited to see a special screening of the film “Green Book” at the Circle Cinema.
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — One of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race riot, one of the worst race riots in U.S. history, has died...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Nearly all early Africans brought to French Louisiana came from Senegambia.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…what is wrong with being “politically correct” if it means being perfectly civil, informed, and mindful of others. If African American people say...
THE AFRO — After more than four decades since leading the Bears to the historic milestone, Marvin Webster is finally being recognized for his impact on...
Global music icon B.B. King is buried at the museum that bears his name in Indianola, Miss.
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin died on August 16, 2018. The Grammy Award-winning artist was 76.
Aretha Franklin, an 18-time Grammy Award Winner, died on August 16, 2018 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. accepts the 2018 NNPA Lifetime Legacy Award during the 2018 NNPA Lifetime Legacy Award Black Tie Gala in Norfolk, Va.
Norfolk’s first Black mayor, Kenneth Alexander, declared June 26-June 30 “Black Press of America Week” during the NNPA’s annual convention in Norfolk.
Joseph Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family of superstars, has died.
London Breed made history to become the first African American woman mayor of San Francisco, Calif.
Dorothy Leavell, chairman of the NNPA and publisher of the Crusader newspapers in Chicago and Gary, Ind., recently celebrated her 50th anniversary as a Black publisher.
Alonda Thomas, the director of public relations in Howard University’s Office of Communications, was named one of the “Top 25 African American PR Millennials to Watch.”
The Historic Madam Walker Theatre Center will get a much needed makeover, thanks to a $15 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. The site will...
Political analyst Donna Brazile delivered a keynote address on “The State of the Black Press in 2018” at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., during...
Third Baptist Church Pastor Amos C. Brown, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and James Farmer, a senior consultant with General Motors and advocate for the Black Press,...
The NNPA honored Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) with the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award, during a recent event on Capitol Hill. Kamala Harris, raised in...
The NNPA will honor Senator Kamala Harris with the NNPA’s 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award during Black Press Week. James Farmer, Rep. Barbara Lee of...
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama official portraits unveiled in Washington at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery during Black History Month.
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) For 50 years, Rod Doss has remained dedicated to the New Pittsburgh Courier and his success has been among...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade group representing more than 200 Black-owned media companies, signed a historic,...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Nearly 50 years ago, the world lost one of its greatest heroes. That hero’s son, Martin Luther King III,...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In a deal that reestablishes Essence magazine as a totally, Black and independently-owned entity, Sundial Brands founder Richelieu Dennis...
