By Barrington M. Salmon (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In recent weeks, squads of officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have descended on communities from the suburbs...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Educators at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis credit the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) with increasing awareness...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Pete Taney knew this day would come. “I’ve been looking over my shoulders all of my life, so this...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Through the vitriolic, and sometimes venomous, atmosphere of the presidential campaign, a highly-regarded member of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) President Trump signed an executive order to focus more attention on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) on Tuesday,...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) It’s forever a burning question, particularly as many African-Americans soul search, reminisce and speculate during Black History Month. “What...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Alan “AP” Powell is one of the nation’s greatest unsung African-American heroes. Powell is a member of the Phoenix...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) He’s back. At least on social media. Perhaps buoyed by several recent – and scarcely reported court victories and...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In her book, “Hidden Figures,” author Margot Lee Shetterly pays homage to the African-American women who worked as human...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Without hesitation, Jill Lauren said that the most critical program that should be included under the Every Student Succeeds...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Following a bizarre exchange with American Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent April Ryan, the Congressional Black Caucus is...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Last week, a federal judge in Massachusetts struck down a defamation suit against Bill Cosby in a ruling that...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Looks like the myth that Black films can’t make big money in Hollywood is about to become a thing...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) LOS ANGELES — Eight hundred Southern California businesses have joined thousands of entrepreneurs across the country in an initiative...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Despite a cavalcade of political distractions and a legal battle over immigration, President Trump appears to be focused on...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Cornell Belcher, the CEO of Brilliant Corners Research, said that it’s no surprise that Black voters have presented a...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The United States Senate debate over Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (D-Ala.) boiled over into confusion and accusations...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association has been named the 2017 Organization of the Year at the annual Driven Awards....
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Each year, the Census Bureau recognizes Black History Month by releasing up-to-date statistics that reveal the total Black population,...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) On February 1, the first day of Black History Month, the National Museum of African American History and Culture...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In 2016, Janet Uthman was named to Ebony magazine’s Power 100, a distinction handed out to such notable African-American...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The job of a lifetime is something most aspire to but, for some, the fantasy simply is much too...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Every American needs a RushCard — or Green Dot. That’s the mantra of RushCard co-founder and business mogul Russell...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In a daring move for the oldest civil rights group in the U.S., the NAACP is set to formally...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Many White Americans cling to the notion that major religious and cultural figures are and have been represented as...
