NNPA NEWSWIRE — Helmed by Turkish director Kivilcim Akay, Amina tells the story of a young African immigrant living in Istanbul and confronting the harsh realities...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Colin “Topper” Carew, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab (MIT), led the discussion that included monetizing mobile devices and other...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The night belonged to Belt, who took over the Examiner after the tragic murders of her parents more than three decades ago. “This...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Kevin Williams, the chief medical officer for Pfizer Rare Disease, addressed the conference during a Pfizer-hosted breakfast presentation titled, “African Americans and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An annual highlight of the conference was the 2020 NNPA Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to The Dallas Examiner’s distinguished publisher,...
As we prepare to celebrate the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the beginnings of Black History month in February, it is...
On Jan. 18, 2020, the Sloan-Smith family joyfully celebrated the 100th birthday of Rever Sloan. Members of the immediate and extended family, with many, many friends...
The Contra Costa Association of Realtors held its annual inaugural celebration at the Blackhawk Auto Museum in Danville on Jan. 11, 2020. Tangie Leverett was sworn...
Homeless moms who were forcibly evicted from a vacant Oakland house where they lived for two months without permission from the home’s corporate owner, announced on...
Thousands of people gathered at Frank Ogawa Plaza on Jan. 20 to participate in Oakland’s 6th annual March and Rally to Reclaim Martin Luther King...
The Miraculous Foundation Christian Church at 1642 Fruitvale Ave. in Oakland enters into a special period continuing to build and honor the legacy of their founders...
The Oakland Symphony will present a Celebration of the Life of Bernard J. Tyson & His Playlist on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Paramount Theater in...
Supervisor Wilma Chan announced the adoption of an ordinance that bans certain tobacco products that encourage youth consumption in the County’s unincorporated areas and requires all...
Oakland residents built homes for unhoused people on a small tract of publicly owned land between 14th and 16th avenues and East 12th street during the...
“Dr. Cummings, don’t think you’ll ever be alone,” said ‘Ladies in Red’ founder Brenda Knight. “We are here, we got you. You don’t have to worry. ...
The City Council passed a resolution this week to work collaboratively with the Port of Oakland to authorize a new A’s stadium at Howard Terminal on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Sen. McConnell’s proposed rules depart dramatically from the Clinton precedent – in ways that are designed to prevent the Senate and the American...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today we honor one of the world’s most impassioned freedom fighters and ‘drum majors for justice’: Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Twenty-five years later, their bromance is as fresh as the day they met. Smith, as the mercurial, perpetual bachelor exhibits his best swagger...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Writer/director Guy Ritchie, coined a style of staccato crime/thriller moviemaking that is dense, filled with characters, laden with cheeky graphic language, sexy, often...
THE AFRO — In a day and time when society does little to remember the greatness of our people, we pause in search of values worth...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — As a school that repeatedly claims to “honor diversity,” Lab must address its own problems with racism and intolerance. If our vision as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. King's youngest child, Bernice King, has followed in her father’s footsteps, becoming an ordained minister and continues his legacy. She believes that...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — January 21, 2020 is the fourth annual National Day of Racial Healing. The day was established in January 2017 by more than 550...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Tallahassee, Florida-based BNC counts as the brainchild of J.C. Watts, Jr., who is described by Tommy Ross, the network's director of communications,...