Throughout a career that began during a time when segregation was strictly enforced and the modern Civil Rights Movement was still in its infancy, Benjamin O....
When the official U.S. Census Day 2020 came April 1, the global coronavirus pandemic was worsening. It had already forced social and economic shutdowns across America....
Civil rights leader Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr. sat down for an exclusive interview with Zenger News to discuss the future of the black press. “Some...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — SNAP and the National School Lunch Program are just two nutrition programs that use census results to inform planning. Other programs include the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Dear World, the entire planet is feeling the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic,” Cheryl Smith of Texas Metro News wrote to her readers....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The collapse in advertising revenue during the pandemic exacerbated the already perilous financial position of news outlets, who have been decimated by Google...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We call on hotel owners—and especially those who have been helped with our public dollars through the federal relief package—to act in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Even when more and more reports of deaths from the virus came piling up, I still didn't take it seriously enough. Then one...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We encourage all Black churches and businesses to remain closed during this critical period. The denominations and independent churches represented in this statement,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) estimated that as many as 95% Black-owned businesses stood no chance of securing a program loan. Other...