NNPA NEWSWIRE — We recently celebrated the birthdays of two visionary Black leaders, Martin Luther King Jr. and Arturo Alfonso Schomburg. Yet, this February, as we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I saw ‘Beale Street’ as part of the NMAAHC African American Film Festival,” April Reign, a noted Washington, D.C.-based speaker and consultant. “Barry...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Megyn Kelly’s firing at NBC has fans calling for Tamron Hall’s return. Kelly came under fire for vehemently defending people who wore blackface...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Academy Award-winning writer/director Barry Jenkins’ first film since the Best Picture Oscar-winning Moonlight is If Beale Street Could Talk, his adaptation of James...
[YAHOO] During February, the United States and Canada celebrate Black History Month. Officially adopted in 1976, this month of observance is a time to pay tribute...
Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News “When an old person dies, a library burns” … so goes the African proverb. March...
(Atlanta Black Star) – Once the epicenter of commerce in Harlem, Carver Federal Savings today struggles to maintain a presence in a part of town...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist It’s gonna be hell up in Harlem this month. The race for New York’s 13th Congressional District’s Democratic primary has the once...
HARLEM (Politico) — For decades, they’ve battled for supremacy atop Harlem’s political order: Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel, the polished committee chairman and power broker, and the...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s fire commissioner says all eight people reported missing have been found and identified at the site of a...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist As we draw nearer to one of the most relevant events in history, an event that has been revered and immortalized...
