NNPA NEWSWIRE — Still, supporters argue that those reporting on #FirstThem need to “stay on code” because they say that many of the organizations behind those...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump announced the deal 35 days into the longest-ever partial government closure that has left an estimated 800,000 federal employees without pay and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Family and faith and the Black Press,” Pettway said as he prepared for his Jan. 11 swearing-in ceremony that will official mark him...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Don Rojas has made major contributions to the struggle for freedom in Black communities across the globe. As the first communications director for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While Black women overall are twice as likely to be imprisoned as their white counterparts, Black women ages 18 to 19 are three...
FROST ILLUSTRATED — I was a little offended. I wouldn’t have cared if this “friend” complained privately about the assignment; journalists complain all the time about...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “If you have any doubts that O’Neill should recuse himself, just think about that for a moment,” Knightner said. “He whistles for them...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black History Express features stories about historic African Americans within 26 chapters and featuring several hundred people. Both apps were made for the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our mission is to convene hearings and conversations that evaluate the impact of current public policy and initiate new policies that address major...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…in America’s 233 years as a republic, we have never had an African American Speaker of the House. The time has now come...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Police Chief Raimundo Atesiano’s actions were intended to give his community a false sense of security and were a betrayal of his oath...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Toronto International Film Festival is the most fan-friendly film festival in the world. Add in sightseeing, touring, top tier restaurants, eateries and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “If ever there was a time to vote, that time is now. And while there will be many candidates whose names will appear...
Big budget movies, small indie films, documentaries and shorts filled out the innovative programming. Check out the best of the best and the most noteworthy.
One week before iconic comedian Bill Cosby faces sentencing in his assault case and just a week after defense attorneys filed a motion asking for Judge...
“No individual will want to go to the boss or go public, so they sit there talking and they write a letter together and give it...
Comedian Bill Cosby faces as much as 30 years in prison – 10 years for each of the three counts of aggravated indecent assault a jury...
Saying his subject was “Aretha the Queen of Soul,” Rev. Jasper Williams of the Salem Bible Church in Atlanta gave the audience gathered for Aretha Franklin’s...
Victories in Florida comes as African Americans have continued to stun at the polls with wins by London Breed in San Francisco, Stacey Abrams in Georgia...
This #ReproductiveJustice Day of Action coincides with a broader week of action to illuminate the devastating impact a Kavanaugh Supreme Court will have on women.
Bill Cosby, 80, faces up to 30 years in prison, if convicted. Defense attorney Tom Mesereau said that Cosby accuser Andrea Constand “conned” the aging comedian...
Judge Steven O’Neill in Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Case Allows Juror No. 11 that Said He Thinks Cosby Is Guilty on Jury Panel.
Each year, on Aug. 23, the United Nations hosts an International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition to remind the world...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Nearly 50 years ago, the world lost one of its greatest heroes. That hero’s son, Martin Luther King III,...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) A heavy African American turnout in Alabama’s special election propelled underdog Democratic candidate Doug Jones to victory, in a...
