NNPA NEWSWIRE — When NBA players and owners agreed to become more inclusive and promised better diversity measures following the murder of George Floyd in 2020,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nine years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the pre-clearance protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. That has led to a proliferation of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Alabama, SCI is seeking to bridge the massive digital divide in an urban area where 450,000 households are without connection to the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Martin announced his new network on the third anniversary of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily digital show specifically targeting African American audiences five days...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Another significant focus for the PGA TOUR is a reinforced commitment to First Tee, particularly within marginalized and underserved areas of communities and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nearly six decades after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights activists led the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The oldest son of the late civil rights leader called the more than 400 voter suppression bills in GOP-led states a reaction to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “These laws suppress voting methods that enrich our democracy and lead to high turnout: banning ballot drop boxes and mail-in voting, reducing early...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an exclusive telephone conversation from his hospital bed on Sunday, August 22, the renowned civil rights leader expressed his ongoing support for...
THE BURTON WIRE — Born in New Orleans, Mahalia began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel...
THE ATLANTA VOICE — “We have to do it all over again,” said Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., president and CEO of the SCLC. “We are asking...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Still, those names come with a price because many agree that hate is as American as Apple Pie and baseball. And, victims of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now, 81 years after his death, officials in Ethiopia plan to unveil a Bronze Sculpture in Addis Ababa to honor the legacy of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, for me, 2021 is about hope and about working for a better life for all and a better nation together as we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is not surprising that voters overall rate the economy as the most important issue impacting their vote for president this year given...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — About halfway through the debate, Trump provided yet another moment that will likely be hard to forget in the lead up to Election...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has introduced several bills, including the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act, H.R....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The special features Oprah Winfrey as she speaks separately with both acclaimed director Ava DuVernay and Rev. Al Sharpton regarding the historical context...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It comes to this: Americans are being cut out of the process by other Americans. A great victory, fought for on bloody streets...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The legislator, freedom fighter and justice warrior, who was famously beaten, bloodied and arrested in Selma, Alabama — and in other cities across...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Some thoughts on the Reverend C.T. Vivian, a pioneer who pulled America closer to our founding ideals and a friend I will miss...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m honored to have legendary civil rights leader and NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr. moderating the ninth ‘The Bridge Forum,’”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "At 9:22 p.m. this evening, April 6, my father and hero, Earl Graves Sr., the founder of Black Enterprise, passed away quietly after...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lowery’s enduring legacy, I believe, is that he led the SCLC back from near death, to vibrancy and noteworthy relevance, after taking over...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We are in the biggest crisis this country has seen in a long time. Alabama is in its biggest crisis in a long...
