NNPA NEWSWIRE — With each masterful stroke of her pen, typewriter or (later) her computer keyboard, Legendary author, Toni Morrison keeps readers of her works and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The names of Echol Cole and Robert Walker are not as widely known as Rosa Parks, James Meredith or any others — and...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — This January 12, 2019 marked the 208th Anniversary of Louisiana’s Heroic 1811 Slave Revolt.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — How is it that the NFL was intentionally tone deaf to the dissonance of rightfully honoring revolutionaries of the past while wrongfully castigating...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — In September, 1997, Dr. Michael Blakey, former Howard University archaeology professor visited New Orleans.
By Ken Foxworth “I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humanity and his integrity.” — Dr. Frank Wilderson, University of...
THE AFRO — Black Love Day, founded by Ayo Handy-Kendi, the Breath Sekou, is celebrating 26 years.
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Today, while we live in a society that has passed a litany of civil rights bills and other legal protections, rampant social inequality continues...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — Both candidates have been watched by political observers for years.
MILWAUKEE COURIER — The Wisconsin Black Caucus is standing its ground.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Had there been no May 17, 1954 (the day the Supreme Court ruled in Brown V. Board of Education), I’m not sure there...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — GMAAN held its 13th Annual Black History Month Celebration.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over the course of February (and maybe beyond), we’ll bring you short video clips of historic places you drive or walk by every...
THE AFRO — In honor of Black History Month, the AFRO will take a look at the role of the Black Press in America.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our history didn’t begin in slavery,” said National Newspaper Publishers Association President Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. “We were kings and queens. We...
THE AFRO — ASALH was founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — In New Orleans, there is always something to celebrate.
OAKLAND POST — It took 167 years and the forward-thinking citizens of Contra Costa County to seize the moment.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is a trade agreement between African Union (AU) member states with a stated goal of creating...
THE FLORIDA STAR — James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul”, was 73 when he died in Atlanta, Georgia.
FLORIDA COURIER — This milestone 400th anniversary year of the single incident that began the relationship for the next four centuries among Africans, English, and Native Americans.
NASHVILLE PRIDE — That day at the Lorraine Motel shaped her ministry.
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — San Bernardino Valley College faculty and staff are energized awaiting distinguished scholar Dr. Maulana Karenga.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Aretha Franklin’s music served as a 1960s call to action that inspired thousands to join civil rights movements and still maintains a social...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Additionally, the American Diabetes Association reports that 13.2 percent of all Black Americans aged 20 years or older have been diagnosed with diabetes....