FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and Howard University, announced the results of the 2016 Howard...
By Freddie Allen (Managing Editor, NNPA Newswire) In a historic effort to measure the pulse of African American voters, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) partnered...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2016 CONTACT: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Phone: 202-588-8764 E-mail: dr.bchavis@nnpa.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA),...
By Larry Lee (Sacramento Observer, NNPA Member) Access to a good education can reap tremendous benefits in the lives of individuals and in society. That’s why...
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO of the NNPA) Silicon Valley has ushered in social media, driverless cars, and missions to Mars, contributing...
By Freddie Allen (NNPA Newswire Managing Editor) The recent extrajudicial killings of three Black males, including a 13 year-old boy, have sparked protests across the U.S....
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (NNPA President and CEO) There is an old adage that posits “The more things appear to change, the more they stay...
By Brelaun Douglas (NNPA/DTU Fellow, Atlanta Voice) In an effort to boost minority participation in science and technology, 100 Black Men of America recently hosted a...
By Denise Rolark-Barnes (Chairperson of the NNPA) and Benjamin F. Chavis (President and CEO of the NNPA) Hundreds of newspapers have disappeared in the last 15...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President and CEO of the NNPA) WASHINGTON – Tony O. Elumelu has emerged on the global business stage as a transformative...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Howard University communications students are getting the chance to change the narrative of media reporting in the African American community with the help...
By Freddie Allen Senior NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Acquanetta Pierce Glass, president and CEO of Avance Communications in Detroit, Mich., used last year’s Nielsen...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – At a reception during the 45th Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference, the National Newspaper...
DETROIT (NNPA) – Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of the Washington Informer, has been elected chair of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, a federation of more than 200...
NNPA Rededicates Media Lab at HU’s School of Communications by Sarafina Wright Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer The National Newspaper Publishers Association rededicated...
By Nathan Hardin Special to the NNPA from The Fayetteville Observer PEMBROKE – Civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis kicked off a week-long Dr. Martin Luther King...
For Immediate Release: November 24, 2914 Today’s announcement that the Grand Jury decided not to indict Ferguson, MO Police Officer Darren Wilson who killed unarmed 18...
–The Voice of the Black Community Offers Opportunity to Let Your Voice be Heard– Washington, D.C. (October 20, 2014) – As the National Newspaper Publishers Association...
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Jazelle Hunt, a Washington correspondent for the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service, recently completed week-long training at the University of Southern...
The Florida Courier’s founder and first publisher is recognized by the Florida newspaper trade organization for his service to the newspaper industry, Black Floridians, and the...
PORTLAND, Oregon (NNPA) – Former San Francisco mayor and Democratic powerbroker Willie Brown received the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) prestigious Legacy Award last week...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief PORTLAND, Oregon (NNPA) – The St. Louis American has won the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s Russwurm/Senstacke Trophy for general excellence for the...
PORTLAND, OREGON – (NNPA) – Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. a global business leader, educator, and longtime civil rights activist, was elected interim president and CEO of...
By Jimmie Davis, Jr. Special to the NNPA from the Miami Times MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Upcoming hip-hop artists may find it challenging to get...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A revised plan for major tobacco companies to purchase court-ordered ads to admit that they deliberately...
