BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Sixty-two years to the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, thousands poured into Lower Manhattan...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The MAGA movement’s calls to suppress protests, deny systemic racism, and erase uncomfortable truths from school curricula reflect that same white power structure—this...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s a wonder of Montgomery Country because they wonder how we’re still here! It’s an oasis where people will be able to see...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Further, the wealth gap between Black and non-Black Americans has experienced only marginal growth, with African Americans possessing eighteen cents for every dollar...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 1965 Selma march was led by John Lewis. Lewis was perhaps the last remaining voice of moral authority from the civil rights...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Brainly, the world's largest online learning platform, recently surveyed more than 1,700 U.S. students to understand better what they know – and don't...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. King's youngest child, Bernice King, has followed in her father’s footsteps, becoming an ordained minister and continues his legacy. She believes that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today, 51 years later, we have a generation that knew not Dr. King nor Congressman Powell. And what is even more tragic is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Black Press of America stands for racial justice and empowerment, and we note with appreciation the support of the UAW in our...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Parents must get engaged to hold legislators and educators accountable for their ESSA State Plans. Parents must also hold themselves accountable in prioritizing...
“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...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Civil rights leaders will march on Washington, D.C. on Saturday, August 24 to observe the 50th anniversary...
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 Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “You can kill a man, but you can’t kill an idea.” – Slain Civil Rights leader, Medgar Evers When President...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist One hundred and fifty years ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It was a flawed document that freed enslaved...
