NNPA NEWSWIRE — Also murdered in the bombing were Addie Mae Collins, Carole Rosamond Robertson and Cynthia Dionne Wesley. All three were 14 years old. The...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lawmakers are seeking to honor Officer Goodman for his actions that may have saved the lives of many people, including members of Congress,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today we mourn the loss of an American hero and a pioneer for women and African Americans in STEM fields. Katherine Johnson played...
![Informal portrait of NASA engineer Christine M. Darden. Darden is posed holding a wind tunnel model of a proposed aircraft while kneeling inside the test section of a wind tunnel at the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. (Photo: National Aeronatics and Space Administration [NASA] / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dr-christine-darden-featured-web-400x240.jpg)
![Informal portrait of NASA engineer Christine M. Darden. Darden is posed holding a wind tunnel model of a proposed aircraft while kneeling inside the test section of a wind tunnel at the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. (Photo: National Aeronatics and Space Administration [NASA] / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dr-christine-darden-featured-web-80x80.jpg)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, December 9, at 5 p.m., Dr. Christine Darden, Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former NASA mathematician, data analyst...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The renowned mathematician was instrumental in Alan Shepherd's 1961 journey to space. She also played a pivotal role in John Glenn becoming the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Aretha Franklin’s music served as a 1960s call to action that inspired thousands to join civil rights movements and still maintains a social...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the wake of the August 16th death of the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT),...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to award the Congressional Gold Medal to honor those who participated in the historic Selma civil rights protest...
by Blair Adams Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper On the heels of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on...
by Gale Horton Gay Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer The tragedy occurred weeks after the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr.,...
