NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Vernon Tyson was like a father and bishop to me and the Moral Monday movement,” said the Rev. Dr. William Barber, the architect...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Aug. 18, the United Nations held an observance that likely made Chavis, and others like him, proud. They remembered that on that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Don Rojas has made major contributions to the struggle for freedom in Black communities across the globe. As the first communications director for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The assertion that there is no substantial differential racial impact in jury selection, however well intended, has been largely discredited by research and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Ms. Rosanell Eaton was the 97-year-old matriarch in our four-year successful court fight against voter suppression, from 2013 to 2016,” Rev. Dr. William...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For 40 long years, until North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue signed “Pardons of Innocence” documents for each member of the Wilmington Ten (including...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With Tuesday’s midterm elections carrying such import, particularly among African Americans and other minorities, Mrs. Cosby not only wanted to convey her thoughts...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — African Americans should use these midterm elections as a beta test for the 2020 Presidential election and use the results as a tool...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This clearly is an act of terror attempting to undermine our free press and leaders of this country through acts of violence,” New...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s really a day of testimony to all of the good things that go in the African-American community you can come out in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Trump presidency has repeatedly undermined the Affordable Care Act and other health programs that benefit the health of Black women. Black women...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Each year, an annual job fair is held a few weeks after TOS at a local community college. However, Bakewell said everyone realized...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We must travel back to our ancestral homelands. We must reconnect with who we really are without the trappings and ornaments of white...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…in America’s 233 years as a republic, we have never had an African American Speaker of the House. The time has now come...
Cosby, who vigorously maintains his innocence and believes he’s kept his promise to Wyatt about walking through the valley of shame, faces as many as 30...
“We are here to recognize our brothers and sisters who are truly national leaders and who stand for freedom, justice and equality not when its popular,...
This week’s episode features Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, NNPA President & CEO, and Hiram Jackson, President of Real Times Media.
“John McCain’s integrity and courage were his greatest virtues. His national leadership example is still needed today not only in the U.S. Senate, but also in...
Each year, on Aug. 23, the United Nations hosts an International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition to remind the world...
By Reverend Al Sharpton, National Action Network and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association Rapidly shifting U.S. demographics are fueling the urgency of...
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA) The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. routinely would remind those of us who worked for...
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO, NNPA) In all democracies, the right to vote is fundamental to the legitimacy of an elected government...
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO of the NNPA) There are nearly 47 million Black Americans living in the United States that have...
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO of the NNPA) Silicon Valley has ushered in social media, driverless cars, and missions to Mars, contributing...
By Freddie Allen (NNPA Newswire Managing Editor) The recent extrajudicial killings of three Black males, including a 13 year-old boy, have sparked protests across the U.S....
