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...
Parenting is hard. There’s no play book or guide. When you’re in school there are so many things that you can’t be taught and so you...
By Tanu Henry and Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Your roundup of news stories you might have missed last week. Assemblymember Mike Gipson Demands Sac...
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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Tucker has been in and around Hollywood since college (UCLA). A chance meeting at a barbeque produced the opportunity to co-write a script...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — BALTIMORE – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s foremost civil rights organization, has announced that Ambassador Patrick...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and performer-activist Harry Belafonte were among those honored at Harvard University on Tuesday at its annual celebration of African...
MARK KENNEDY, AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A memorial for actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee will feature music by Alicia Keys and...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harry Belafonte and Maureen O’Hara are among those who will be honored by the motion picture academy’s board of governors. The...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist The long protracted struggle of African Americans for freedom, justice and equality is recognized as a vital and important...
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Singer and activist Harry Belafonte will get to keep three of Martin Luther King’s documents that the King...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist On one hand you hear that the Koch brothers are evil and corrupt, and on the other, they’re depicted as...
by LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte sued the estate of Martin Luther King Jr. Tuesday over the fate of three documents...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Since its inception Hip Hop has been a target for problems in the Black community. 40 years later its still a...
