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THE AFRO — “Democrats are on the cutting edge when it comes to diversifying our ranks and fighting for the issues that matter to everyday people,”...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In this moment of national reckoning, Black people must see ourselves not just as defenders of our humanity, but as the visionaries and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Regarding the relationship between Medgar and Myrlie, Reid emphasized, “They were an intellectual romance before they were a physical romance.” She highlighted the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Given the fact that today in America, Black Americans and other communities of color are being told to shut up, stay asleep, don’t...
From Vallejo Weekly By cityofvallejo WHEREAS, through courage, perseverance, faith, and resolve against incredible prejudice and hardships, Black Americans have positively influenced, enriched, and advanced every aspect of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I Am Fannie is a celebration of Hamer’s life and legacy with a clear call to action – VOTE. The campaign includes get-out-the-vote events to register...
By Rev. Dr. Martha C. Taylor, The Oakland Post The late Fannie Lou Hamer said, “If I am truly free, who can tell me how much...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The question remains: Is the Mississippi health system in failure mode? Dr. Alan Jones stated in a press conference, Tuesday, August 17, “In...
2020 NNPA LEADERSHIP AWARDS — Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), who began his grassroots political activism being a civil rights champion through the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our future VP is who she is and where she is because she is driven in her quest for freedom, justice and equality...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 19th Amendment was adopted Aug. 18, 1920, after the required number of states ratified the constitutional measure. Though many Black women led...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While Black women get breast cancer at a lower rate than white women, we are 42 percent more likely to die from it....
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — In spite of the forked-tongue talk, doublespeak and patently racist ranting of the pretending President Trump and the White supremacist mob-like cheerleaders...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — With so much to write about, like local elections, crime, etc. it is important to take a pause from time to time to...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Recently I saw something about voter suppression on Facebook. The subject’s been on my mind a lot recently since viewing a CNN report...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — We hope our coverage improves your mind or at least expands your reading choices. Here are The Defender Network's choices for the best...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Every day that he holds the presidency, Donald Trump does something outrageous. He blusters, he just plain lies, and he...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I watched the Presidential debate on October 19 in both awe and horror. Awe, because I truly do not understand...
by Marsha Rose Joyner Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Freedom Summer 1964: It seems that all of my life I have been infected...
By Marsha Rose Joyner Special to the NNPA from The Afro (The Afro)—“History does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary,...
by EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi breaks ground Thursday on side-by-side museums that are expected to break ground of their own...
