NNPA NEWSWIRE — When given the chance at the ballot box, Americans overwhelmingly vote to impose a 36 percent or less rate cap. Today, 16 states...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We, as a community, must stop asking others to do for us what we should be doing for ourselves. We have more education...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “What the president has done has opened up the eyes of so many people,” said NAACP President, Derrick Johnson. “This nation has still...
MINNESOTA SPOKESAMN-RECORDER — In 1921 she filed her first lawsuit challenging housing discrimination just 11 days after becoming Minnesota’s first Black woman lawyer.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, will present Congresswoman Waters with the award at the 50th NAACP Image...
THE SEATTLE MEDIUM — The Black Lives Matter At Schools Movement’s momentum is growing as its impact on the community has been fruitful.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE — The Savannah Branch NAACP held its first Mass Meeting of 2019 on January 27 at St. Paul CME Church
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I will never forget the colorful characters of Beale Street: Men wearing coordinated suits, shoes and hats, with processed hair; curvaceous women walking...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “[T]he census must be conducted in a way that will not thwart the goal of equal representation,” wrote U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm,...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — The struggle for civil rights is not a snapshot. It is a panorama.
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — A new plan is being formed to help address the racial wealth gap in Minnesota
THE AFRO — As the Maryland General Assembly begins the 2019 session the Black delegates have an opportunity to make a statement that could affect the...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — While considering his options, a former school resource officer denies using unnecessary force when he protected a sixth-grade boy from a bully.
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 “Women in Power Town Hall” series provides a platform for leading women in policy and activism to engage listeners in a critical...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. King’s tragic death here in Memphis on April 4, 1968 came when he was 39. He died as he lived: Absolutely committed...
MISSISSIPPI LINK — Jackson State University is pleased to announce that Lottie Joiner will be the keynote speaker for the 51st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census only increases the likelihood of a substantial undercount of immigrant communities, particularly immigrants...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — It’s “xenophobic rhetoric” and “fear mongering,” but most Americans are more pragmatic about border security, according to NAACP leaders.
BLACK VOICE NEWS — The 50th NAACP Image Awards will air live on TV One, a division of Urban One, Inc., on Saturday, March 30, 2019
THE AFRO — National and local chapters of the NAACP continue to call out the St. Louis Medical Examiner’s office over the issue of whether the office...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are trying to make the community aware of this disparity which is why we are presenting it, said George Freeman, NAACP President....
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — Whether you ask a parent, a teacher or even a college student like me, creating a better world for kids is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Vernon Tyson was like a father and bishop to me and the Moral Monday movement,” said the Rev. Dr. William Barber, the architect...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I believe some of her endearing qualities was her unabiding love of family and friends, her big heart and generous spirit which always...
