By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) Two historic events that changed America occurred 50 years ago. While many will remember the 50th anniversary of the failed...
By Shantella Y. Sherman (AFRO/NNPA Member) NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is set to become the first Black crewmember on the International Space Station when she goes...
By Audrey A. Lundy (North Dallas Gazette/NNPA Member) Muslims have lived in Texas since 1854. They have established mosques, schools and other institutions that serve the...
By Harry Colbert, Jr. (Insight News/NNPA Member) No one is better equipped to tell your story better than you. And logic stands to reason that no...
By Erick Johnson (The Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) He’s been dead for more than 60 years. Buried with Emmett Till was the truth to what led to...
By Anitra Brown (Managing Editor, The New Orleans Tribune) Late last year, “The New York Times” and “The Washington Post” criticized the National Association for the...
By Richard B. Muhammad (The Final Call/NNPA Member) Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison is seeking to lead the Democratic National Committee (DNC) as the party seeks someone...
Rocking That Style! Aunni’s Fashion and Beauty Column By Andrea “Aunni” Young (AFRO/NNPA Member) Celebrity beauty expert and Bluffa Jo Cosmetics creator Maisie Dunbar once told...
By Edward Henderson (San Diego Voice & Viewpoint/NNPA Member) Rashan Guillory remembers the hunger pangs the most. Several months pregnant with her daughter Journey and kicked...
By James Washington (The Dallas Weekly/NNPA Member) Recently, I’ve had reason to refocus on that sometimes habitual thing that I do known as prayer. Be it...
By Roz Edward (Michigan Chronicle, NNPA Member) The Impact Network, the only independent African American-owned and operated Christian television network in the United States, will now...
By Sarafina Wright (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member) After weeks of bad press, Wells Fargo received an award acknowledging their efforts to diversify homeownership. The Mortgage Bankers...
By Bryan Crawford (The Final Call/NNPA Member) CHICAGO — The Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side of Chicago is one with a long, ugly history...
By Cash Michaels (The Carolinian, NNPA Member) [RALEIGH] In an exclusive interview with North Carolina’s African-American press, Hillary Clinton said that even though she is running...
By Rosetta Perry (Publisher, The Tennessee Tribune) Early voting has already begun in some 37 states and Washington D.C. Yet, many Blacks remain unaware of this...
By James Washington (The Dallas Weekly, NNPA Member) The closest person in the world is responsible for this one. It’s all about praying and meditating in...
[AMSTERDAMNEWS.COM/NNPA MEMBER] Bronx resident Deborah Danner has been added to a long list of Black people fatally shot by law enforcement as the NYPD is admitting...
By Yasmine Regester (Carolina Peacemaker, NNPA Member) GREENSBORO — Working to win over voters in North Carolina, President Barack Obama visited Greensboro last week for a...
By Meghan Ellis (The Drum, NNPA Member) BATON ROUGE — As shootings continue to plague cities across the country, frustrated citizens are continuing their fight for...
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 Lisette Gushiniere (Chicago Citizen Newspaper Group, NNPA Member) William Garth, Sr., the CEO of the Chicago Citizen Newspaper Group Inc., (CCNG) and Chairman of the...
By William J. Ford (The Washington Informer, NNPA Member) When Carolyn Tillery walked around the Washington Monument on the National Mall on Saturday and stared at...
By Dr. John Warren (San Diego Voice and Viewpoint/NNPA Member) It appears that the law enforcement officers of America have declared open season on African Americans,...
By D. Kevin McNeir (The Washington Informer, NNPA Member) Charles B. Rangel, the celebrated dean of New York’s congressional delegation currently serving as a member of...
[FINALCALL.COM/NNPA MEMBER] “I’m not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color. To...
