By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist In recognition of the 75th Anniversary of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), I believe it is important...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief NASSAU, Bahamas (NNPA) – A top Bahamas official praised the Black Press last week as essential to truthfully and...
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...
(The Daily Detroit) – For years, it’s been the Michigan Citizen and the Michigan Chronicle who have been voices from Detroit’s black community. The Citizen has...
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...
by LaTrina Antoine Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper The National Newspapers Publishers Association recognized four individuals for their leadership skills in the...
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...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Our voice for the cause of freedom, justice, equality, and empowerment is the consistent voice of struggle and...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist To publish a document is to establish a permanent record for the future. To publish a newspaper is...
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Former U.S. Rep. Parren Mitchell (D-Md.) once told me, “It is long overdue for Black Americans to understand the...
National Newspaper Publishers Association @NNPABlackPress #NNPA #BPUSA #VoiceofBlackAmerica For Immediate Release: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Interim President and CEO National Newspaper Publishers Association 1816 12th...
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 George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund have reached an agreement with the four major...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Hooray! The Associated Press reported that America’s Blacks voted at a higher rate than Whites in 2012 for the first...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist The term “payday loans” often evokes images of stores with garish neon signs; but these products have moved into the...
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist I read the speech. I read it carefully. Again, an excellent speech; as a result, you have to read...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Do you still believe what U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice was saying during her infamous five Sunday show appearances? By now,...
Dear Gwendolyn: A year ago I met and started dating a good looking man. Girl, he was drop dead gorgeous. We met at a cookout...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Ka’Nard Allen has been shot twice in his 10-year-old life. On May 12, he went with his mother to...
By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist Remember back-in-the-day when you used to poke your mouth out, bug your parents (or whatever adult was in charge) about...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Too often, our politics aren’t focused on the same things you are. Working hard. Supporting your family and your community....
