NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I believe some of her endearing qualities was her unabiding love of family and friends, her big heart and generous spirit which always...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Bennett College has a unique history, and it is a history that must be preserved. It will only be maintained if folks who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE -— “It’s about where we came from and where we’ve got to go,” Senator Harris told NNPA Newswire. “This is a pivotal moment. I...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — A woman whose life-long work for equality and justice includes sit-ins, and marches with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is being honored...
NNPA ESSA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — "Not only do we have to support parents as they navigate the college-going process, but we also have to highlight the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The UAW has remained vital because right-to-work initiatives and anti-worker legislation have often threatened to undermine labor unions’ efforts to secure negotiation rights...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jackson changed the way that African American people saw ourselves politically. Before him, we thought we could not make a difference. Because of...
“I think we all know when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talked about the Dream, it wasn’t about being asleep,” said Sen. Kamala Harris. “It was...
“From the tone of the presidential campaign, to where the Klu Klux Klan makes their appearances regularly, to the deportation of hundreds of immigrants, to the...
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...
By Matthew C. Whitaker NNPA Guest Columnist Black History Month is over, but we should move past the standardized foci and platitudes that mark our commemoration....
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we now have the resources to get...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “If you want to be important—wonderful. If you want to be recognized—wonderful. If you want to be great—wonderful. But...
Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza, and Patrice Cullors-Brignac, HUFFINGTON POST (Huffington Post)—Today, people across the country pause and remember the legacy of civil rights leader, Reverend...
Larry Copeland, USA TODAY ATLANTA (USA Today) – Against the backdrop of ongoing protests around the country over police treatment of black men, Martin Luther...
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson NNPA Guest Columnist The new highly-acclaimed motion picture ”Selma” suggests that former President Lyndon Baines Johnson was not an ardent...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist As he labored for social, civil and economic justice, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was extremely concerned both about the...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will...
Kate Brumback, ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s traveling Bible hasn’t gone on regular display since President Barack Obama used...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday should have a different impact on the collective consciousness of...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist “I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist In many American schools, the holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is used as an opportunity to...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist When Barack Obama accepted his party’s presidential nomination in Denver on August 28, 2008 – the 45th anniversary of the...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist I’ve always disliked the way Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday is often celebrated. The reasons why became even clearer to me...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist In his last Sunday sermon at Washington National Cathedral, Dr. King retold the parable of the rich man Dives...
