NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the Moguls in the Making competition Oct. 2 - 6, 50 students, grouped into teams of five from 10 HBCUs, will be...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Disney Dreamers Academy is an annual transformational program at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, designed to broaden career and personal development for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Disney Dreamers Academy is an important part of Disney’s commitment to supporting diverse communities by encouraging the next generation to think big and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — By recognizing and addressing the mental health needs of African American youth, we can ensure these young individuals have the resources and support...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — These workshops introduce Disney Dreamers to diverse career paths within business, entertainment, sciences and more, including career opportunities within The Walt Disney Company,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the Moguls in the Making competition Sept. 6 - 10, 60 students, grouped into teams of four from 15 HBCUs, will be...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During this year’s DTU program, students took a road trip in the all-new 2024 Chevy Trax to create content around the vehicle’s array...
The impactful Disney program introduces the teens to an array of new opportunities, such as sessions teaching valuable life tools, leadership skills, effective communication techniques and...
The first goal of advocacy is always prevention from ever entering the system. This means working with school officials to recognize that Black students are often...
I believe something is always better than nothing. Which is why I recruited other volunteers to help gather me gather Food, gift cards, clothing, toys and...
Mrs. Elberta Julia Eriksson, BCD, MFT, LCSW was born on March 19, 1930 in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in Oakland. She graduated from Sacramento and...
Sedalia Sanders has had a lifetime of firsts, pushing boundaries in local politics. As a past president of the California League of Cities, elected in 1995,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re sending e-blasts and social media posts to let people know we’re hiring and beefing up our administration. Given that amount of money,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The first Zillow HBCU Housing Hackathon, in 2021, drew 150 students, representing 17 HBCUs. A team of four Morehouse College students won first...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — At the Sunday, June 26th ceremony, CIF Southern Section Commissioner of Athletics, Rob Wigod, announced news of the board’s unanimous decision to...
Replacing Breyer, Brown Jackson made history as the first African American woman to serve on the highest court in the U.S. and will assume duties immediately,...
On Feb. 25, President Joe Biden nominated Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, to become the 116th justice on...
The first day of hearings featured opening statements from the 22 members of the Judiciary Committee and opening remarks from Jackson. Democratic Senator Corey Booker noted...
We invite all Americans to celebrate Black History Month, too. It is all around us. There’s Black history to learn about in your neighborhoods, at your...
[Haitian-Puerto Rican American artist, Jean-Michel] Basquiat rose to fame in the neo-expressionist art movement in the 1980s and [Andy] Warhol, one of his mentors, had gained...
Out of the 20 mass shootings and violent attacks since March 1st, one very distressing element stands out—a number of the attacks were carried out by...
NNPA NEWSWIRE —Brian Banks’ story is a cautionary tale in an era when a false accusation can ruin a career. It shows that harm that can...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The critical need for male mentors, the importance and power of forgiveness and how to heal from violence and sexual abuse were just a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Too often, I see clients and others give up because life is not going their way, but then when asked, “Did you do...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are Black role models in the communities and the Black media has a responsibility to tell positive and powerful stories of Black...