NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier this month, after a rigorous selection process, the family of the late actors and activists, together with the United Negro College Fund...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — One relatively unsung product of Oakland’s liberal sway is the founder of the annual AfroComicCon, Michael James. Now in its third iteration, AfroComicCon...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This world of work is most effective when the individuals contributing to and leading this evolution represent the diversity of our communities and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Keyboardist, music director, and composer Michael Bearden, who has worked with Lady Gaga, Usher, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, and others, said the Shadd piano...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now, as he awaits an appellate court's ruling that could grant him a new trial or freedom, Cosby's support base appears more significant...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — By every definition, Lenora is a throwback. For “Relax,” she introduces an alter-ego, “Suga’ Love,” an afro-wearing “Foxy Brown” like character whose looks...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "They are not in compliance with the law," stated Merretazon, whose story of the Viet Nam War was highlighted in the 1984 book,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black girls, and other girls of color, experience discriminatory, disparate, punitive, and unfair treatment in school, including suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement...
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 — A growing group of publishers, news gatherers, journalists, photographers, and other professionals, the Save Journalism Project’s is to educate and activate journalists across...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Before this website, it was impossible to search the web and find an accurate scope of the history of American lynching. The names...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to published reports, three out of every four inmates in Illinois prisons are African American, causing some to conclude that banning the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Researchers in the NYU study noted that suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teens from all demographics. They found that only...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Woods also became just the 5th player to win a major championship plus an additional PGA Tour event in the same calendar year...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Among the first African Americans to hold prominent positions in both broadcast and print journalism, Ifill was a trailblazer in the profession.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The renowned mathematician was instrumental in Alan Shepherd's 1961 journey to space. She also played a pivotal role in John Glenn becoming the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The Seminary's ties to slavery are a part of our story," Barnes stated. "It is important to acknowledge that our founders were entangled...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "People are very frustrated. People want this administration to go. And let me tell you something. I'm at the top of that list....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the chair of the CBC, said suspending flights from the United States to all destinations outside of Havana is...
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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Conyers, who was the first African American to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee, also helped spearhead the 1994 Violence against Women Act....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hosted by the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center, a nonprofit founded by a bipartisan group of African American leaders from across the country who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A recent Daily Beast article written by Sil Lai Abrams is the latest example that in the age of social media, factchecking and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When I went to the police academy, which was some time ago, a lot of people were coming back from Iraq, and they...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Miles College is honored to partner with Shaquille O'Neal and welcome him to our historic and beautiful campus," Knight said in a statement....