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#NNPA BlackPress3 months ago

About Those ‘Black Jobs’: Biden Administration Shows Better Record of Black Cabinet Leaders Than Trump

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE — “The characterization of Black jobs by Donald Trump, who only had one Black person in his Cabinet, is not only demeaning to the...
#NNPA BlackPress11 months ago

Virginia Democrats Secure Legislative Control as Party Achieves Major Wins Nationwide

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The results also have far-reaching implications for the Republican Party, as Youngkin’s aspirations for a presidential run dimmed. The governor had previously touted...
Community4 years ago

San Jose’s Tyler Gordon Commissioned for Time Magazine Cover

A San Jose teenager was selected by Time magazine to paint the portrait of its Athlete of the Year, Lebron James. Tyler Gordon, 14, an avowed...
#NNPA BlackPress5 years ago

NNPA Celebrates the CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As the CBCF prepares for its 49th ALC, the focus for all involved will be on social, political and economic issues influencing African...
#NNPA BlackPress5 years ago

Discussion Spotlights Vagaries of the Criminal Justice System and Media Complicity

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On a recent afternoon, a distinguished group of panelists spent almost two hours in a conversation exploring the Central Park Five case, the...
#NNPA BlackPress5 years ago

COMMENTARY: Media Responsibility and Accountability in the Era of #MeToo

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The statistics confirm that sexual harassment is alive and well across all industries and women of color working low-wage jobs are facing the...
#NNPA BlackPress5 years ago

Trump Levels Racist Attack on Congresswomen of Color in Latest Social Media Screed

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As is his general habit, Trump lies in his communications and brands places where people of color reside as dangerous. President Trump has...
#NNPA BlackPress5 years ago

Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” Wins Mass Attention for Focus on Falsely Accused Central Park Five

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As DuVernay’s film gained viewers and momentum and waves of publicity, Linda Fairstein, the main prosecutor of the Central Park Five, was dropped...
Education5 years ago

Black Ivy League law students want university to fire Central Park 5 prosecutor

ROLLINGOUT — After witnessing the implosion of Central Park Five prosecutor Linda Fairstein’s career, Black law students at Columbia University in Manhattan want to see the...
Defender News Network5 years ago

‘When They See Us’ Series, actors revisit Central Park Five case

DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The case was drawn on racial lines from the outset, with the victim being a young white woman, and it drew worldwide...
racism5 years ago

'When They See Us:' Central Park Five vs. Scottsboro Boys

SAN ANTONIO OBSERVER — History is like a pendulum. It swings back and forth between narratives and many times those narratives swing back around. No other metaphor...
#NNPA BlackPress5 years ago

Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Documentary Set to Debut

NNPA NEWSWIRE — DuVernay, who took on the project after Santana suggested it to her via tweet, wants to dramatize what the criminal justice system and...

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