By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor)
After being eclipsed in recent years by Color of Change, Black Lives Matter and other younger, more tech savvy and politically-pointed groups, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization will change its...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor)
During a conference call with reporters, Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), pledged to revisit the debate around impeachment when Congress returns after Labor Day and announced...
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August 28, 2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) today issued an urgent national call for support for all people, who are being impacted by the devastating flood waters from Hurricane...
Ford’s longtime commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities continues with its national Ford HBCU Drive2Greatness program and contest that will donate a total of $300,000 to go toward STEAM initiatives
Now through Oct. 27, supporters of Historically Black Colleges...
By Tamara E. Holmes (Black AIDS Contributor)
Actress Taraji P. Henson has never shied away from a worthy cause, and she has always been ready to fight for what she believes is right. Not only has that worked out well...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist)
I am not sure why the national anthem and the so-called American flag are part of our nation’s sports pageantry. Before 2009, while the national anthem was played, sports gladiators were not required to...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) African-American physicians earn 15 percent less than White physicians—an average of $262,000 compared to $303,000—according to Medscape’s 2017 Physicians Compensation Report. Approximately 19,200 physicians across 26 areas of medicine were asked questions about annual compensation, race, gender, geography and job satisfaction. The report, detailed by CBS News, revealed […]
By Stacy M Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)
Legendary civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory died on Saturday.
He was 84.
Friends, family and celebrities took to social media to honor the icon and innovator of the Black community.
“It is with enormous...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)
Bill Cosby has hired former Michael Jackson attorney Tom Mesereau to lead his defense team going into the November retrial of the comedian’s sexual assault case.
Mesereau, who will be joined by Kathleen Bliss...