Cathay Williams knew that she couldn’t volunteer to serve as a regular soldier in the U.S. military. But knowing didn’t stop her. The young girl who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “St. Louis is one of the most segregated cities in the nation,” Martin told National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr....
Night Out for Safety and Liberation Events Held in More Than 50 Communities Across the Country Photos courtesy of Ella Baker Center, photography by Brooke Anderson...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The estimated number of missing persons is simultaneously incomplete and cringeworthy. One count suggests that of the more than 600,000 individuals currently reported...
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 book, “Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House,” Elizabeth Keckley, details her life...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Recalling its earlier research on the family wealth lost as a result of the Great Recession, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), holds...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Racial residential segregation is a significant predictor of the magnitude of the Black-White disparity in fatal police shootings at the city level. Efforts...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeffrey L. Boney, Associate Editor, Houston Forward Times, St. Louis, Missouri, unprecedented infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, Mexico City Mexico, Mexico, United States, available hospital...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I'm going to take a moment to dedicate this legislation to my dear sister, who is dying in a hospital in St. Louis,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In St. Louis, if you look at the number of zip codes that have the highest number of cases, they are in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A graduate of Louisiana State University and Washington University in St. Louis, Shameka Mitchell Williams is a licensed clinical social worker who practices...
OAKLAND POST — The grandson of two chefs who made their way to West Oakland during the glory days of the railroads. David Austin Smith grew up...
NNPA ESSA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — Three-quarters of the students enrolled in Friendship schools in D.C. are from Wards 7 and 8, the city’s two poorest areas,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Much has changed since the creation of the NAACP 110 years ago, and as we highlight these achievements during this year’s convention, we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Philadelphia, several officers have been terminated while in St. Louis, prosecutors have barred a number of police personnel from bringing cases against...
FLORIDA COURIER — After a health insurance change forced Bernard Macon to cut ties with his Black doctor, he struggled to find another African American physician online....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We have a president who deliberately is trying to divide America and not only do we have to defeat the worst president in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is our revolution,” said Sanders, who will speak during the NNPA Convention’s Lifetime Legacy Award Black Tie Gala, Friday June 28th at...
NNPA — “One of the reasons that I don’t think it’s an individual problem is that these folks are talking to each other. There are a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We should not wait for another one of our hero’s to be killed before we stand up to take action to prevent this...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Tom Joyner and friends are hitting cities across the country. to celebrate 25 years of “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” and its namesake host,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Conversation Peace” is designed to illuminate the historical and current relationship between African Americans and Jews, and spur spirited discussion and dialogue among...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I started in 1995 when I was asked to help open a Family Resource Center in a high school and students without involved...
HUDSON VALLEY PRESS — Senator Kamala D. Harris re-introduced the Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act
