NNPA NEWSWIRE — Violent episodes were the exceptions and not the rule of the massively spreading Sit-in Movement. In nearly all sit-in cities, black protesters made...
Rachelle Jackson, 1st Vice President of Vallejo’s NAACP Branch, literally “talks-the-talk and will walk-the-walk”, literally, when she and hundreds of other Vallejo residents participate in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Community Reinvestment Act was enacted in 1977 as a direct response to redlining, an unethical practice whereby banks and other lending institutions...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This upcoming weekend Laverne Whitehead Reed will be installed as the senior pastor at Warren Avenue Christian Church in Dallas, TX. I’m excited...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Harris’ resolution follows oral argument in the United States Supreme Court case, Comcast Corporation v. National Association of African American-Owned Media and Entertainment...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "No woman and no class of women can be degraded, and all womankind not suffer thereby … and so Miss Anthony," Coralie Franklin...
The right to vote is fundamental to any democracy. Protecting that right — and making it easier to exercise it — ought to be a priority...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — President Trump is taking action to ensure that Black Americans have unparalleled opportunity in the American economy. A major piece of the Tax...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The United States Supreme Court's decision will determine whether a plaintiff who alleges race discrimination pursuant to 42 USC 1981 may have his...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If the Supreme Court gets to decide this case, it seems very likely that – at a minimum – the court will choose...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Section 1981 prohibits intentional race discrimination in contracting, and protects African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities from discrimination in the workplace...
THE AFRO — Women in the Room Productions announced its premiere schedule for “Pushout: The Criminalization Of Black Girls in Schools", Friday. The documentary aims to feature...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “[T]he Department of Education seems to be making it easier for for-profit colleges and servicers to take advantage of students,” said Debbie Goldstein,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The inaugural cohort of Hennessy Fellows is comprised of 10 MBA students from HBCUs, who were recently invited to New York City to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the intimate video-taped interview inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the two visionaries also tackled topics that ranged...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Since the Democrats took control of the U.S. House last November, their efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA) — gutted by...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "At each significant turning point in my life, when I was introduced to the world of progressive political activism, anti-racist prison abolition struggles,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I want people who are going to be able to tell it straight. People who will assess a situation and then be able...
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE — Last Sunday, August 25th, the Savannah Branch NAACP Education Committee led by Betty Ellington hosted its Mass Meeting at Tremont Temple Missionary...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the selection of Daniel Webster Perkins, Dr. Charles Ullman Smith and Henry “Hank” James Thomas to the...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Miles College President George T. French Jr., PhD, is forever a teacher and a motivator.
THE AFRO — History commonly and most often points to late August in the year 1619 when some “20 and odd Negroes” originating from Angola arrived...
THE AFRO — As an accomplished artist-activist, and recently, the recipient of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Award for Best Editorial Cartoon, Kofi Tyus remains...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — As anxiety sweeps America, the Rev. Dr. Freddie Haynes stopped by Macedonia Baptist Church to offer solutions to soothe stress-related tensions. Known as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In embracing and expanding the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Revs. Barber and Theoharis have asked Presidential candidates to consider a...