NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s impossible to understand the modern world without a grasp of the transatlantic slave trade. The business of buying and selling human beings...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to community activist Quanell X, 26-year-old Derion Vence, the gentleman who has become the prime suspect in little Maleah’s disappearance, confessed to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Poor people are just trying to survive. A church leader cannot openly abuse power and money while people are getting around on buses...
OKLAHOMA EAGLE — It is a hot summer in 1921. Alex and Mattie Griffin are successful entrepreneurs on Black Wall Street, a bustling African American business district in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On the day 44-year-old Pamela Turner was laid to rest, the officer who fatally killed her, Baytown Police Officer Juan Delacruz, was allowed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is what we want. This is Memphis,” Hardaway said in his first media session since capping his recruiting season with 5-star prospect...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I will work tirelessly to build upon the traditions of the Smithsonian to help America better understand the changing world it faces in...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — To honor the life of Judge Damon J. Keith, Detroit Public TV and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History are hosting...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Grambling, LA – May 9, 2019 – Grambling State University’s Class of 2019 includes three of the schools most historic athletes: Shakyla Hill,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Championing women of color in technology is one of the most important causes for Walker’s Legacy today,” says Natalie Madeira Cofield, founder and...
AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS & ISSUES — Historian and educator Merline Pitre was born on April 10, 1943 in Opelousas, Louisiana to Robert and Florence Pitre. Pitre graduated...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There’s an issue with sustaining Black-owned businesses,” Outgoing 22nd National Iota Phi Lambda President Stephanie Dilworth said. “On June 1, our organizational will...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While the top three candidates this year are all men, women have again taken a leadership role in ensuring free and fair elections...
THE AFRO — It was a ceremony that was heavy on style, formality and tradition as The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory was installed as Archbishop of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE— “The most recent component of this story has been the leak that a special conference is to be hosted in Bahrain to unveil the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — ‘By the mid 19th Century, the majority of slaves had been introduced to Christianity, although most still could not read the Bible based...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s not easy being black and male in America. Despite historic gains made in the last 50 years, black males from all walks...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With lines in some places that stretched as far as the eye could see – and after many voters walked several miles to...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Leavell was given a special award by the Ida B. Wells Committee from the charity organization known as Ida’s Legacy. It was founded...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With lines stretching as far as the eye can see, the overwhelmingly peaceful voting process in several parts of the country was witnessed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Morehouse’s graduating class is 400 strong. Smith’s graduation gift is one that will allow graduates of one of the most storied all-male historically...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Today, our nation proudly honors the sacrifices of its heroes. “From the first African-American Medal of Honor recipient to current day Soldiers, individuals...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The world lost a giant with the transition of Abdul Rahman Aquil Muhammad, who was a legend in the res-urrection and restoration of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Let’s pause here to give a little credit where credit is due. Freeing 17 prisoners – all of whom were serving life sentences...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — History was recently made at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York when 32 Black women graduated from the illustrious school....