Some of the proposed laws aim to address challenges that impact various segments of the African American LGBTQ+ community -- either directly or circumstantially.
Overall, our report found that the names Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd were shared online nearly 50 million times from last June to September...
Williams was an actor from 1960 to 2018 and was best known for his roles as Linc in “The Mod Squad” (and his signature line, solid)...
Jean-Pierre got her start in politics as an activist, and later as a political commentator for MSNBC. She was chief public affairs officer at MoveOn.org --...
Instead of strengthening or fixing the law, federal judge Roger Benitez, a Bush appointee based in Southern California, just declared it unconstitutional on June 4.
She became the first female African-American newspaper editor in North America. Her work as a journalist was not spared criticism, as many disagreed with her views.
Our gratitude for this measure of accountability is soul-deep. And now we ask ourselves, will things really be different this time? The answer is that they...
Bob Dylan once commented that “hearing Odetta on record turned me on to folk singing.”
Six murals, curated by SAM, are aimed at raising awareness and mobilizing support to combat rising U.S. and global food insecurity, especially in the socio-economic fallout...
Although she would later study psychology at City College of New York, Dash continued to long for a career in film. Following her heart, she enrolled...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, as the calendar turns to 2021, and many wish friends, family and associates, “Happy New Year!” we’ll place an overwhelming emphasis on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The person who is going to take the first vaccine in the state of New York, maybe the first vaccine shot in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to state data that is updated daily, for Marion Correctional, as of May 1, staff members who reported positive results are 175;...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Protecting the environment should be about protecting people, regardless of the color of their skin, ethnicity or race, or where they live or...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been particularly divesting to the restaurant and service industry. One estimate proclaimed that 40...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As part of the multi-year, ongoing collaboration of NFL players, clubs and owners to address racial inequality and social injustice, the Players Coalition...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We have people from about 40 universities and medical centers all over the country from about 20 states working on this and we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Molecular testing technologies help detect the presence of a virus by identifying a small section of the virus' genome, then amplifying that portion...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an interview with NNPA Newswire, Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and others...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nationally, workers have voiced… complaints about a lack of protective equipment such as masks, inefficient sanitizing of workspaces, and failure by some employers...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — COVID-19 has not affected all industries and businesses equally, with some experiencing a huge spike in sales during the pandemic. Cannabis is just...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “States MUST start tracking and reporting race data in connection with #Covid_19. As of Friday morning, African Americans made up almost half of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "At 9:22 p.m. this evening, April 6, my father and hero, Earl Graves Sr., the founder of Black Enterprise, passed away quietly after...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Simmons is leading a group of producers who, on Sunday, April 5, will premiere “Def Comedy Jam Presents: Healing Through Laughter,” a marathon...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "In 2002, the hosts were cats. Then for MERS, the host was camels," noted Dr. James Hildreth the president of Meharry Medical College....