(The Washington Post) – For many Americans, the Confederate battle flag is an unmistakable symbol of slavery and oppression. But for Karen Cooper, a black...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist My late mother’s favorite hymn was “Amazing Grace.” Her favorite version was sung by the great Mahalia Jackson. Oh,...
Michael D. Shear and Christine Hauser, THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON (The New York Times) — Just days after nine black parishioners were killed in a...
By Sadijah Wallace Special to the NNPA from Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – It was the find that Lonnie Bunch III and the new National...
By Valerie Tasco Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Should a person be able to own another person? Today Christians uniformly say no,...
Sebastien Malo, REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters) — An African-American celebration called Pinkster dating back to the 17th century is enjoying a quiet revival in...
Sam Sanders, NPR WASHINGTON (NPR) — For some time, researchers suspected that the São José-Paquete de Africa, a Portuguese slave ship, lost in 1794...
(RVA News) – After Christopher Columbus “discovered” America, Europeans drove the Indians from their land and even enslaved them, but it was Africans who would endure...
AUSTIN (Equal Justice Initiative) — Student leaders at the University of Texas in Austin are seeking to remove from their campus a statue of Confederate...
Brett Zongker, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The first log slave quarters with dirt floors to be rebuilt at Thomas Jefferson’s home were formally unveiled...
(Hollywood Reporter) – Ben Affleck has responded to the controversy surrounding his episode of PBS’ Finding Your Roots. In a Facebook post Tuesday, the actor-director wrote that...
(UN.org) – Officials welcomed the unveiling at the world body’s New York headquarters of a permanent memorial to the victims of slavery and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade...
STEVE SZKOTAK, Associated Press APPOMATTOX, Va. (AP) — A Civil War cannonball that ripped through Hannah Reynolds’ master’s cabin made her a footnote of misfortune, the...
Special to the NNPA from The Westside Gazette Benjamin Montgomery was born into slavery in 1819 in Loudoun County, Va. He was sold to Joseph E....
by Bert Wilkinson Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News Caribbean governments restated their intention to pursue Britain and other European nations that...
Bruce Smith, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A tranquil spot on the Cooper River in Charleston is a place of memory, much like New...
According to reports, the number of black men currently in jail, on parole or on probation is more than three times the number of black men...
Robert Lloyd, THE L.A. TIMES (The Los Angeles Times)—As a handsome period miniseries, “The Book of Negroes,” which premieres Monday on BET and continues through...
(Alternet) – Should a person be able to own another person? Today Christians uniformly say no, and many would like to believe that has always...
Dear Mr. Barkley: I write you out of love. I write you out of profound pain. I write you out of deep concern. I hope...
SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Three Illinois abolitionists who were convicted for anti-slavery efforts in the 1800s were posthumously pardoned Wednesday by Gov. Pat...
Dave Boyer, THE WASHINGTON TIMES WASHINGTON (The Washington Times)—Before flying off to Hawaii for a two-week vacation, President Obama said Friday that most blacks understand...
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist A couple of weeks ago, law enforcement officials in Mauritania arrested nine people for doing something the government considers radical: protesting...
(New York Times) – A prominent businesswoman and politician has come under fire for comparing the Hong Kong protesters’ bid for democracy to that of...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As voters’ rights advocates and civil rights leaders commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 “Freedom Summer”...
