NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I consider myself to be a Black American, and I enjoy being called Black, and Black has been so negativized as a color...
Tutu was born into a poor family in Northwest South Africa, saying of his upbringing that they were not affluent, but “we were not destitute either.”...
UC Berkeley Grad Continues to Bring International Economic Empowerment for Women
In 1968, the church became a United Methodist Church by denominational merger. Taylor Church has continued to grow in its membership and service to the Greater Bay Area Community.
It was August 16, 1857. David Drake (c. 1800– c. 1870s), an enslaved African American, had just completed a 19-inch greenware pot. On it he inscribed:...
The Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights works on behalf of women and LGBT+ human rights defenders at critical moments to get them the funding,...
“These accomplished artists are tapping into their culture and creativity to share empowering messages with communities that have been hard hit by COVID-19,” said Chet P....
The newly elected leaders represent an inter-generational team, bridging the millennial and baby boomer generations, which are known for their often-conflicting worldviews.
Members of three organizations – Artists Building Communities, Essential Food and Medicine, and Living Earth Structures – have built a kitchen, clinic, free store, stage, toilet,...
More than half a billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, according to the New York Times, and more than 75% of them have gone to...
But who knows about, or remembers Roger Arliner Young, a groundbreaking zoologist and scientist who was the first Black woman to receive a PhD in Zoology.
In that light, Black History Month 2021 is a perfect time for self-reflection. As a people, where have we been? Where are we are now? Where...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Although Harriet Tubman lived to be 91, she did not see the 19th Amendment pass. However, Ms. Tina Wyatt, great-great-great grandniece of Harriet...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There is a lack of diversity in American media, and only 6% of owners are minorities. Some experts say there are no television...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re thrilled to welcome a new group of student leaders to our headquarters,” says Rodney Francis, director of Diversity and Inclusion. “Every year,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, the chair of the House Committee on Energy...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a recently released video, Williams donned a pair of jeans, workboats, a hardhat and went to work on Salt Marsh Elementary School...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “More ironic than celebrating “Thanksgiving” during American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month, has to be Black people who would rather identify with...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "It has been clear for some time that anatomically modern humans appeared in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago. What has been long debated...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The African Union President's Office spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo has maintained that Ambassador Chihombori-Quao didn't lose her job because of France or her fiery...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Textile Artist Oyenike Monica Okundaye, better known as Nike Okundaye, displayed the unique adire designs of the Yoruba Artform during a...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Right on time for the Fall school season, children’s hair care line Natural Bunch Kids has tapped the niece of acclaimed, Grammy Award...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The globalization construct of divide and conquer is still alive and well," the ambassador stated. "Benin and other small, dependent colonies in Africa...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My dad was a bigger believer in good basketball… basketball was basketball to him, and I think he recognized early the impact that...
THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — HAFSAT ABIOLA is one of three honorees selected for the National Civil Rights Museum’s 28th Annual Freedom Award to held on October 30....