I got to experience what it would have been like sitting at a lunch counter as a Black person and enduring racial slurs just because I...
What’s needed for Black children is a comprehensive and systematic approach like the state’s roadmap for English learners, which states that “English learners are the shared...
Michelle Cabrera, executive director of the County Behavioral Health Directors Association (CBHDA), spotlighted the health needs of minority youth. She explained that all over the nation...
Cleveland McKinney alleges he lost his job for complaining about “unsafe and discriminatory conditions” at McClymonds High
We developed the poll as a way to truly understand what Black voters view as the most critical issues they are facing right now.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "There's a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — On average, about 19 children are shot daily in America and about 1,300 youths under age 18 die yearly from firearms, with about 6,000...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — El-Mekki is answering his own “nation building” call. In May, he announced that after 11 years as Shoemaker’s principal and 26 years of...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — New Orleans-based media company, Raising Black Millionaires, has just released the first volume in their series of Raising Black Millionaires Flashcards, to empower...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The September 18 state-by-state examination of the economic costs of gun violence, reveals numbers that the committee called "staggering." For instance, in 2017,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our priorities are to bring economic opportunities to this city for our people, public safety, creating a quality school system, a cleaner city,...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — In a city like Chicago — particularly in black and brown areas — children live in segregated “bubbles.” These bubbles — in addition to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the 2015-16 school year, Black boys made up 8 percent of public school enrollment, but they were 25 percent of the boys...
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — Whether you ask a parent, a teacher or even a college student like me, creating a better world for kids is...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Like so many, I have been deeply disturbed by the senseless loss of Black male lives at the hands...
(NBC News) – The poverty rate has declined for Hispanic, white and Asian children, but has remained steady for Black children, according to a new analysis released today...
(NBC News) – The poverty rate has declined for Hispanic, white and Asian children, but has remained steady for Black children, according to a new analysis released today...
Ayesha Curry, special to TIME Magazine (TIME.com) — Anyone who knows our family knows we are extremely low maintenance, no fuss, and very relaxed....
Shardae Jobson, HELLOBEAUTIFUL.COM (HelloBeautiful.com)—Hey DreamWorks, we got a little question for ya…why isn’t Rihanna, or actually her character Tip, featured in the posters for the...
Shardae Jobson, HELLOBEAUTIFUL.COM (HelloBeautiful.com)—Hey DreamWorks, we got a little question for ya…why isn’t Rihanna, or actually her character Tip, featured in the posters for the...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A majority of American parents believe their children will face a harsher coming-of-age than they did, according...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Too much and for too long, we seem to have surrendered personal excellence and community values in the mere...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Too much and for too long, we seem to have surrendered personal excellence and community values in the mere...