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March Against Fear: When ‘Black Power’ Became Mainstream

By Tamara Shiloh It was June 5, 1966. James Howard Meredith (born 1933), on a mission to encourage Black voter registration and defy entrenched racism in...

Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew is the Founder and CEO of Soulstice Consultancy, Specializing as a Partnership Broker and Leadership Expert for companies and organizations to thrive with measurable and meaningful impact.

#NNPA BlackPress4 months ago

COMMENTARY: Your Feelings CAN Fail You

NNPA NEWSWIRE — We cannot allow our feelings to control us in such a way that we make decisions that harm us and others. It’s not...

Actors and comedians Eric André and Clayton English filed a lawsuit today against Clayton County for its police department’s program of racial profiling and coercive stops in jet bridges at Hartfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL).

#NNPA BlackPress5 months ago

Comedians Eric André, Clayton English Sue Clayton County for Unconstitutional Stops at Atlanta Airport

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition, data obtained through an Open Records Act request filed by the Policing Project reveals that in the eight months preceding André’s...

“We are going to all the major states, places where we know we can make a difference,” declared NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. “This tour is designed to make sure we awaken a lot of the sleeping giants in our community.”

#NNPA BlackPress5 months ago

Coalition Kicks Off Votercade with Goal of 10 Million More Black Voters

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “A right is not something someone gives you. It’s something that someone cannot take away from you. That’s what this is about. It’s...

#NNPA BlackPress7 months ago

COMMENTARY: Back to School, Back to Fighting Far-Right Attacks on Education

By Ben Jealous, president of People For the American Way Just when you thought far-right attacks on public education couldn’t get any more absurd, we hear...

Credit: Illustration by Chris Allen, BVN

#NNPA BlackPress7 months ago

What You Need to Know About California’s New 988 Suicide and Mental Health Crisis Line

BLACK VOICE NEWS — Le Ondra Clark-Harvey, Executive Director of the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies, explained that call centers have 98% effectiveness in...

All three of the Associate Justices appointed by former President Donald Trump, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Comes Barrett, voted to overturn Roe. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

#NNPA BlackPress9 months ago

After the Repeal of Roe v. Wade: What Does It Mean for Black Women

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re talking about another two or three hundred Black women who will die every year simply because they don't have access to abortion...

The NNPA’s convention and the celebration of the 195th anniversary of the Black Press is open to the public. For great hotel rates and tickets to some of the signature events at the convention, visit https://www.nnpa-events.com/

#NNPA BlackPress10 months ago

195 Years of the Black Press: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of the 230-plus Black-owned newspapers and media companies that comprise the Black Press of...

#NNPA BlackPress11 months ago

State’s Only Black Female D.A. Announces Decades-Old Cold Case Solved

By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton, California’s only Black D.A., recently joined the state Attorney General Rob Bonta and...

Nik Hatziefstathiou, who is more popularly known as, “Nik the Hat.”

#NNPA BlackPress1 year ago

How an Alleged Racist Email from Authorities Led to the Criminal Prosecution of an Investigative Journalist, and the Arrest of a Cop

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hatziefastathiou, an accomplished journalist whose sources made him the first to break the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to clear and release Bill Cosby,...

As part of a new nationwide Obesity Care Now campaign, an effort by 25+ obesity care advocacy groups, including the Black Women’s Health Imperative, the YMCA, and others, we are leading the fight to modernize policies and actively working with Congress to provide obesity care, save lives, and pass TROA now.

Black History1 year ago

OP-ED: Medicare Restrictions on Obesity Care Perpetuate Harmful Stigmas

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Not only does obesity impact 1-in-3 Americans, it also takes a disproportionate toll on communities of color since almost half of Black Americans...

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC), issued the following statement regarding recent revelations that Trump disparaged the military and downplayed the threat of the coronavirus.

#NNPA BlackPress2 years ago

OP-ED: Waters Urges Lawmakers, D.C. Residents, to Remain Safe as Right-Wing Extremists Protest Election Results

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I believe that the President’s message to the proud boys on September 29, in which he ordered them to “stand back and stand...

When Chris Smalls organized workers against Amazon's discriminatory practices by voicing his opposition in an effort to protect the workers, he was fired.

#NNPA BlackPress2 years ago

Minority Employees v. Amazon: Rev. Jackson, CK Hoffler, Announce Support of Class Action Lawsuit

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former Amazon employee Chris Smalls and his attorneys, National Bar Association President C.K. Hoffler and famed Civil Rights Lawyer Michael Sussman, detailed the...

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee

#NNPA BlackPress3 years ago

Rep. Waters: Impeached President, Illegitimate Acquittal

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I applaud the courage of the 48 Senators – 45 Democrats, 2 Independents, and 1 Republican – who put their careers on the...

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March Against Fear: When ‘Black Power’ Became Mainstream

COMMENTARY: Your Feelings CAN Fail You

Comedians Eric André, Clayton English Sue Clayton County for Unconstitutional Stops at Atlanta Airport

Coalition Kicks Off Votercade with Goal of 10 Million More Black Voters

COMMENTARY: Back to School, Back to Fighting Far-Right Attacks on Education

What You Need to Know About California’s New 988 Suicide and Mental Health Crisis Line

After the Repeal of Roe v. Wade: What Does It Mean for Black Women

195 Years of the Black Press: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

State’s Only Black Female D.A. Announces Decades-Old Cold Case Solved

How an Alleged Racist Email from Authorities Led to the Criminal Prosecution of an Investigative Journalist, and the Arrest of a Cop

OP-ED: Medicare Restrictions on Obesity Care Perpetuate Harmful Stigmas

OP-ED: Waters Urges Lawmakers, D.C. Residents, to Remain Safe as Right-Wing Extremists Protest Election Results

Minority Employees v. Amazon: Rev. Jackson, CK Hoffler, Announce Support of Class Action Lawsuit

Rep. Waters: Impeached President, Illegitimate Acquittal

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March Against Fear: When ‘Black Power’ Became Mainstream

COMMENTARY: Your Feelings CAN Fail You

Comedians Eric André, Clayton English Sue Clayton County for Unconstitutional Stops at Atlanta Airport

Coalition Kicks Off Votercade with Goal of 10 Million More Black Voters

COMMENTARY: Back to School, Back to Fighting Far-Right Attacks on Education

What You Need to Know About California’s New 988 Suicide and Mental Health Crisis Line

After the Repeal of Roe v. Wade: What Does It Mean for Black Women

195 Years of the Black Press: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

State’s Only Black Female D.A. Announces Decades-Old Cold Case Solved

How an Alleged Racist Email from Authorities Led to the Criminal Prosecution of an Investigative Journalist, and the Arrest of a Cop

OP-ED: Medicare Restrictions on Obesity Care Perpetuate Harmful Stigmas

OP-ED: Waters Urges Lawmakers, D.C. Residents, to Remain Safe as Right-Wing Extremists Protest Election Results

Minority Employees v. Amazon: Rev. Jackson, CK Hoffler, Announce Support of Class Action Lawsuit

Rep. Waters: Impeached President, Illegitimate Acquittal

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