NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the systematic racism that is rooted in our nation, racial disparities in American healthcare have caused illness, injury, and death in...
ROLLING OUT — Now fired police officer Jordy Yanes Martel, who is Hispanic, was called to the scene by the manager to cite Satchell with trespassing...
But even in this moment, when we feel despair and deep exhaustion, we remember one essential truth: our voices have power. We know this truth to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The last few months have made the truths of being Black in America clear to all. We have watched as a pandemic killed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I was horrified,” Garza said of viewing the video of Floyd’s life being taken by a white police officer with his knee on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For the last 400 years in America, Black people have been considered to be a second-class citizen because of the color of their...
ROLLING OUT — And the “Truth Hurts” hitmaker — who has lived in Minneapolis — is among many celebrities using their platform to call out the...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Yesterday Mayor Garcetti responded to the devastating news of George Floyd by stating, “…He was far from the first, the end of his...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We must not forget the many ways that Black bodies were used for medical experiments, from the use of Black women's genitalia to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Around 300 supporters showed up hoping to hear Klobuchar speak. But the planned event never got off the ground. About...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The one thing Americans know from first-hand experience or watching TV is that, in a trial, you present your witness and present documents....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our nation is at war with itself. If you are young, gifted and black, chances are you will not get to be old...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A growing group of publishers, news gatherers, journalists, photographers, and other professionals, the Save Journalism Project’s is to educate and activate journalists across...
The former white police officer said that she thought that she was entering her own apartment when she shot Botham Jean, a 26-year-old St. Lucia native,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an exclusive interview, Cullors tells the NNPA Newswire that BLM was invited to attend the third installment of the Democratic Presidential Debate,...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Just three months after a judge lifted a 39-year-old consent decree requiring the Baton Rouge Police Department to seek more diversity in its...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — All criminal charges have been dismissed against a prominent local Black Lives Matter leader arrested after a raucous Los Angeles Police Commission meeting...
NNPA CHEVROLET DTU FELLOWS — The analysis of responses from over 5,300 participants in the 2019 Black Census, demonstrate that police violence and impunity — and...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — As chairman of the social science department at Kennedy-King College, Ted Williams III is always examining the issues that impact Urban communities. In wondering...
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — A group of prominent academics, lawyers and activists published an open letter on May 21 calling for the release of political...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I always say that if you’re in a boardroom or a meeting and you’re the only girl at the table, celebrate that moment;...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I met a brother on the street who asked me why I was running again at my age,” the 78-year-old Herenton said to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The black community in America has not lashed out with retribution, violence or hate. We remain the most abused, but have maintained a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The week, which featured panel discussions and meetings of the board and association of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), also included a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Celebrating 192 years of the Black Press, the NNPA Foundation and NNPA’s member publishers engaged in several workshops throughout the week that centered...
