NNPA NEWSWIRE — NNPA publications the Atlanta Voice, Chicago Crusader, Houston Forward Times and The Washington Informer, hosted the fellows during their internship road trip experience....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There are so many great men and women that are being developed and minds that are being cared for, cultivated inside of the...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and Midway Partnership cut ribbons for the newest retail offerings taking off at Midway International Airport.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The rich have one standard of education and everyone else has another standard,” National Newspaper Publishers Association president and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — NABJ President Sarah Glover said she’s stunned that CNN canceled a planned meeting to discuss the importance of diversity and Black representation within...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When there's more of us in the room fighting for our stories to be told, and raising awareness about the issues impacting our...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Additionally, the American Diabetes Association reports that 13.2 percent of all Black Americans aged 20 years or older have been diagnosed with diabetes....
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Since the end of the Civil War in 1865 electoral politics has played a dominant role in the African American Community
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Three police officers charged with conspiring to cover up the Laquan McDonald will learn their fate on December 19 when a Cook County...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder Friday, October 5, by a jury at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse,...
Victories in Florida comes as African Americans have continued to stun at the polls with wins by London Breed in San Francisco, Stacey Abrams in Georgia...
A. Scott Bolden of Reed Smith, consultant Deborah Gray-Young, economist Dr. Julianne Malveaux and NABJ President Sarah Glover discuss the affects of “fake news” on the...
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...
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Fifty years ago, a tragic accident ended the groundbreaking career of Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., a Chicago native and...
By Richard Gordon Hatcher (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Donald Trump once famously asked the African American community: “What do you have to lose?” We now have the...
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Gwendolyn Brooks’ apartment was dark on May 1, 1950. The brilliant, award-winning Black poet, who wrote about life on Chicago’s...
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Los Angeles has lured another Black icon away from the Windy City. The company that now owns EBONY and Jet...
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) The Black Press celebrated the life and legacy John B. Smith, Sr., the publisher and CEO of The Atlanta Inquirer...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributor) The oldest Black business industry in America began 190 years ago today. On March 16, 1827, the first...
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Downtown Chicago is set to explode with construction. In the next several years, the city that gave birth to the...
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Two historic events that changed America occurred 50 years ago. While many will remember the 50th anniversary of the failed...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO — On December 8th the nationally syndicated Café Mocha show wrapped up its 2016 Salute Her Tour after making stops in Atlanta,...
By Erick Johnson (The Chicago Crusader, NNPA Member) Chicago police have shot another teenager, and gangs are allegedly planning to retaliate for his death. For years,...
By Erick Johnson (From the Chicago Crusader, NNPA Member) Forget it Hillary. Sorry Bernie. When the time came for the Florida Courier to endorse either candidate,...
By Erick Johnson (The Chicago Crusader, NNPA Member) The roof is coming apart. The creaky wooden porch is aging with growing cracks. And the navy blue...
