The 2026 NAACP Image Awards have unveiled their nominations, celebrating standout achievements across film, television, music, and culture. This year’s contenders for Entertainer of the Year...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — MADE was selected, in part, because its mission to support Black-owned businesses and Black creativity dovetails with the vision of the “Where Are...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Harlem’s largest annual celebration returns this summer as the 51st edition of HARLEM WEEK kicks off on August 1 and runs through August...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Charlie Rangel, the long-term Congressman and a heavyweight in New York politics as a member of Harlem's "Gang of Four", has died at...
DALLAS WEEKLY NEWS — Robert ‘Bob’ Douglas was born in the British West Indies on Nov. 4, 1882. According to Naismith Hall of Famer John Isaacs,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While today’s hosts thrive on multi-million-dollar contracts and extensive coverage, Rust’s era was vastly different. Before the 1980s, sports talk radio and general...
By Tamara Shiloh In 1934, New York City’s King’s Terrace nightclub faced closure after complaints about its “dirty songs.” The venue had been hosting a troupe...
By Post Staff Characterized as a “Roaring Lion ‘of progressive politics in the 20th century, former Berkeley Mayor Eugene ‘Gus’ Newport worked without pause on humanitarian...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Known globally for both for his artistic ingenuity and humanitarian ideals, Belafonte became an early, vocal supporter of the Civil Rights Movement, a...
By Emil Guillermo Was the Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg — the man who could make history as the first prosecutor to indict a former president —...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — What Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III said about his friend and neighbor the eminent journalist Les Payne during his eulogy, applies aptly...
By Zack Haber Tenants living in City Towers Apartments, a 231-unit affordable housing project located in three high-rises in West Oakland, are organizing for healthier and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Guests can discover celebratory eats inspired by Black stories and new dishes brought to life by Black chefs at select locations throughout Walt...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than sharing my personal experiences in that two year stretch with one of the most widely recognized names in music entertainment, singing...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m fortunate that I had Black books in my home. It really shaped me and the ideas I want to put across. I...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The co-branded themed Café’ is the hip-hop version of the Hard Rock Café and Madame Tussaud’s. The venue includes the Café, Sports Bar,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former NYPD officer Ray Wood was, “tasked with ensuring that Malcolm X’s security detail was arrested days prior to the assassination, guaranteeing Malcolm...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Among her more memorable stage performances were 1968’s “Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights,” 1969’s “To Be Young, Gifted and Black,” and 1983’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Public School Forum of North Carolina, 72 percent of Black and Brown students in the state’s public schools have parents...
#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM REPLAY — Ralph Rolle has made music with the likes of Nile Rodgers and Chic, Sting, Bono, Lady Gaga, Aretha Franklin, Biggie Smalls, Queen...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Currently, Congress approved $450 billion more in the PPP 2 bill. For this bill we need Black congressional leadership to sing the words,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I kept listening to him. I kept listening to Harlem and I kept listening to Grandma’s Hands — and you say to yourself:...
NNPA NEWSWRE — While Washington, D.C.’s Metrorail has been largely emptied of its professional class of passengers, reductions in the city’s bus service have made it...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to a March 2019 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), more than 135,000 Black and Hispanics around the nation were...
