NNPA NEWSWIRE — At her victory speech, Jones pledged to continue working hard for equality. “It’s time for St. Louis to thrive,” she told a cheering...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the United States, there are more than 600,000 to 800,000 people being trafficked annually across international borders and 40% percent of sex...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "It is important to recognize the International Decade for People of African Descent as an international corrective to combat the systematic indoctrination of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Children are detained and subject to further abuse,” Sherri Jefferson of the African American Juvenile Justice Project (AAJJP) told NNPA Newswire this week....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amber Pickens’ original illustrations honor nearly two dozen dance legends, including dancers and entertainers Alvin Ailey, Eartha Kitt, and Debbie Allen, whom she...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Aaron's biography at the Baseball Hall of Fame, where he earned induction in 1982, noted that he was "a consistent producer both at...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The daughter of a Jamaican immigrant father who taught at Stanford University, Vice President Harris’ mother, a cancer researcher, was the daughter of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An African American nurse in New York earned distinction as the first person in the country to receive a vaccination, and Meharry Medical...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — People of color account for nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population. Yet, Joint Center research found that people of color account for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A former member of the University of Rochester Board of Trustees’ Diversity Advisory Council, and a member of the advisory board for the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are at an unprecedented time in our nation’s history. Racism is an omnipresent public health burden,” said Dr. Michael LeNoir, one of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Even now, Trump and his campaign have specifically sought to have officials toss out all votes cast in heavily African American populated cities...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Still can’t believe that people voted for a man who has done nothing, but spit hate verbally, mentally, and physically (children being detained),...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Look at the cities the nation is depending on in order to not re-elect an incompetent, racist, misogynistic president who has killed 230,000...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair of the House Financial Services Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee, recently introduced a bill (H.R. 8595) to invalidate Executive...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Attesting to NYFF’s eagerness to hear black voices, the fest featured three main slate films from British director/writer Steve McQueen (“12 Years a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My greatest fear is what’s different now than when I was working these cases in 1990s, there was no rhetoric coming from the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the 2016 presidential campaign and amid constant attacks by then-Republican nominee Donald Trump against Democrat Hillary Clinton, Obama spoke of raising the...
2020 NNPA LEADERSHIP AWARDS — Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), who began his grassroots political activism being a civil rights champion through the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “These incidents, fueled by white supremacy and racism, have been happening for generations, only to be swept under the rug. It is only...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I believe many of us will work overtime to help elect President Biden and Vice President Harris,” said Amelia Ashley Ward, publisher of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It comes to this: Americans are being cut out of the process by other Americans. A great victory, fought for on bloody streets...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NNPA is the global media partner for the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN), an advocacy and marketing partner of the United...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Imogene’s calling in life was partnering with J.T. to run the family businesses - Harris Printing Company (established in the 1950s) and Gary...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NNPA is the global media partner for the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN), an advocacy and marketing partner of the United...
