NNPA NEWSWIRE — Following a near-decade war against the Voting Rights Act and the undisputable suppression of hundreds of thousands – if not millions – of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I may miss a few votes during this period, but with God’s grace I will be back on the front lines soon,” he...
ORLANDO ADVOCATE — Tarana Burke, civil rights activist and founder of the global ‘me too.’ movement for survivors of sexual assault, has been chosen as this year’s...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Just a decade ago, Atlanta Public Schools were in the throes of an academic and ethical nightmare. The APS cheating scandal which found...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Friends of mine gave their lives. Do your part, get out there and vote like you've never voted before," Lewis advised the crowd...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has heard the call for a new report on federal advertising and they’re listening....
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA News Wire Contributor) In August 2013, Georgia Congressman and civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis teamed up with artist Nate Powell...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA News Wire Contributor) On April 20, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that Harriet Tubman will be on the $20....
Mike Lillis, THE HILL WASHINGTON (The Hill)—Leading members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are lining up to skip a coming speech by the prime...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist President Obama’s recent nominations of federal judges in Georgia – including one who supported regressive voters ID laws and...
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Fifty years to the day that Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps...
By Rep. John Lewis NNPA Guest Columnist [Rep. John Lewis’ testimony July 17, 2013 before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme...
