By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist In recognition of the 75th Anniversary of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), I believe it is important...
–The Voice of the Black Community Offers Opportunity to Let Your Voice be Heard– Washington, D.C. (October 20, 2014) – As the National Newspaper Publishers Association...
by LaTrina Antoine Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper The National Newspapers Publishers Association recognized four individuals for their leadership skills in the...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In 1984, former UN Ambassador Andrew Young described the inner circle of Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale as “smart a–...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Our voice for the cause of freedom, justice, equality, and empowerment is the consistent voice of struggle and...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist To publish a document is to establish a permanent record for the future. To publish a newspaper is...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Former U.S. Rep. Parren Mitchell (D-Md.) once told me, “It is long overdue for Black Americans to understand the...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I wrote a column three years ago titled, “Black Women No Longer Have Their Essence.” My point was that Essence, the pre-eminent magazine...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The June unemployment rate is was down to 6.1 percent. Yet, for the vast majority of more than 45...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Amidst last week’s annual convention of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Annual Convention in Portland, Oregon, I...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief PORTLAND, Oregon (NNPA) – The St. Louis American has won the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s Russwurm/Senstacke Trophy for general excellence for the...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist The biggest complaints I get from Black journalists when it comes to Republican officeholders and Party leaders is that they...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist With the continued consolidation going on within the media (radio, TV, newspapers), there is never-ending debate over the issue of ownership...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Whenever there is a steady series of public questions being raised about the “power” of Black Americans, you...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Women serve in almost every high-powered job in the United States: CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, Senators, university presidents,...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist We have these programs from the blood, sweat and tears of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the other...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Although the overall unemployment rate still exceeds 7 percent, and the official Black unemployment rate is greater than 13 percent,...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The aphorism, “A friend in need is a friend indeed,” is especially relevant to the conversations being held among Black...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist One would be hard-pressed not to acknowledge that Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, has had a spectacular...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “’I’m learning that milestones are a very difficult thing to get through in this first year . . ....
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I read the speech. I read it carefully. Again, an excellent speech; as a result, you have to read...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Lately, I have been stressing the importance of preserving the sanctity of the traditional family–mother, father, and children. There is...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Do you still believe what U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice was saying during her infamous five Sunday show appearances? By now,...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Despite working a full-time job, many low-wage workers still live in poverty. This isn’t right.” – Rep. George Miller...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has announced plans to close at least 50 schools as a cost-cutting measure....
