NNPA NEWSWIRE — The annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, spanning several days and culminating on Sunday, served as both a remembrance of the sacrifices made on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Chilly took a bullet for me," Chavis, the President, and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), somberly recalled as he stood...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our history didn’t begin in slavery,” said National Newspaper Publishers Association President Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. “We were kings and queens. We...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today, in his blessed name, I challenge the youth of America and the youth of the world to rise up, speak out, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The assertion that there is no substantial differential racial impact in jury selection, however well intended, has been largely discredited by research and...
[fvplayer src=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=XhfAQy5kx-o”] Special to the NNPA from The Wilmington Journal The much acclaimed feature-length film, “Pardons of Innocence: The Wilmington Ten,” will have its national debut during...
PORTLAND, OREGON – (NNPA) – Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. a global business leader, educator, and longtime civil rights activist, was elected interim president and CEO of...
Mary Alice Thatch, NNPA Publisher of the Year (Photo by Fran Farrer, The County News) by George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – If the...
by Maya Rhodan Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – They were Southern governors who shared the same last name – Perdue – but took different approaches in...
by George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief Wilmington Ten Leader Benjamin F. Chavis thanks Black Press (Photo by George E. Curry/NNPA) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (NNPA) – Nearly...
by Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from the Wilmington Journal WILMINGTON, N.C. – Now that the Wilmington Ten, after more than 40 years, have been...
By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from The Wilmington Journal WILMINGTON, N.C. – North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue says right up to the deadline when she...
By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from The Wilmington Journal WILMINGTON, N.C. – For Mary Alice Thatch, publisher of the Wilmington Journal, it was a sight...
Music mogul Russell Simmons, poses with Wilmington Ten members Wayne Moore and Dr. Ben Chavis in New York recently. Last week, Simmons asked his over 2.2...
Wilmington Ten Prosecutor Called ‘Delusional’ for Defending ‘Racist’ Actions By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from The Wilmington Journal WILMINGTON, N.C – Former New Hanover...
By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from the Wilmington Journal WILMINGTON, N.C. [NNPA] – Now that the 2012 presidential elections are history, supporters for the...
