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PRESS ROOM: PGA TOUR Announces Spaces as Part of Twitter Extension in 2022 TOUR

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The PGA TOUR plans to create Spaces throughout the season in 2022 with exclusive coverage featuring current players and industry experts that will...

Inspiring Passion at the Ground Level

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As one of the PGA’s rare Black Professionals – fewer than 1% of PGA Professionals are African American – Demarkis Cooper understands his...

OP-ED: Mississippi Black History

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As many governors, school boards and educational systems are trying to erase history by banning certain books in our schools and public libraries,...

OP-ED: Robert F. Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Frank Baker and William Pickard Top List of Black Donors to HBCUs 

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A recent Washington Post story found that Black Americans donate a higher share of their wealth than their white counterparts – to the tune...

The Impact of COVID-19 on HBCUs and Black Students

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In March 2020, when college campuses across the country closed and sent students home, many HBCUs continued to house hundreds of students who...

Black Women Leaders and Allies to Rally at United States Supreme Court In Support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Nomination to Serve on Nation’s Highest Court

Thursday’s mobilization is part of an ongoing series of “Black Women Leaders and Allies Take Action” events Voting Rights & Economic Justice to originally rally support...

IN MEMORIAM: Autherine Lucy Foster, a Critical Figure in the Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 92

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Autherine Foster “was the embodiment of courage,” said Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, who chairs the organization. “As the first Black student to attend...

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: “House Has Votes to Pass Reparations Bill”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This has been a 30-plus year journey,” Congresswoman Jackson Lee declared. “We had to take a different approach. We had to go one...

Sisters of the Skies and Delta Air Lines Host Fundraiser for Future Black Female Pilots

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The purpose of the gala is to seek to improve the current number of Black female pilots which stands roughly north of 150...

CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Makes History Among the Most Diverse White House Administration

A former policy official who played a crucial role in guiding the Affordable Care Act – or Obamacare – through passage and implementation, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure enjoys...

U.S. Business Leaders Step Up to Fight Inequities in the South

Even as the pandemic has laid bare societal inequities that have long eroded the foundation of our democracy, political leaders in Washington and in state capitols...

NNPA – Black Press w/ Hendriks Video Interview

Urban One Honors 2021: “Women Leading the Change”

“These women aren’t the Real Housewives of you name the city. These women are working on improving the lives of Black folk,” media mogul and entrepreneur...

Black Woman to Lead United States Park Police

 Chief Smith’s experience serving in leadership roles in every U.S. Park Police field office has provided her with an unmatched foundation to lead the diverse agency,”...

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan

“As the President said last week, once the rescue plan is signed, we’ll be able to start getting payments out this month,” White House Press Secretary...

COMMENTARY: Remembering the Silver Linings of 2020

NNPA NEWSWIRE — So, as the calendar turns to 2021, and many wish friends, family and associates, “Happy New Year!” we’ll place an overwhelming emphasis on...

While Some Minority Students and Teachers Thrive in Distant Learning, Others Struggle Daily

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...

Is the Postal Service Slowing Mail Delivery?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congress authorized a $10 billion loan to the postal service as part of a coronavirus relief package. Still, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin steadfastly...

Facebook Awards Black Press of America Publishers $1.3 Million in Relief Grants

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The grants include $10.3 million awarded to 144 U.S local newsrooms as part of the COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program. The...

Rep. Jim Clyburn Will Lead House Oversight Committee on Coronavirus

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clyburn noted that healthcare and other fraud has run rampant during the current novel coronavirus pandemic and, more than ever, African Americans are...

Joe Biden’s Plan for Empowering Black America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Biden said he plans to hold financial institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market, and he will restore the federal government’s...

LIVESTREAM: #SaveLocalJournalism — Publishers Discuss the Need for Strategy, Innovation and Community Support in the Era of COVID-19

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, May 6 at 1PM ET, four publishers from across the country, including Bobby Henry of Florida’s Westside Gazette, Sonny Messiah Jiles...

AARP and NNPA Join Forces for Riveting Webinar on Saving Black Lives During COVID-19 Pandemic

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jointly hosted by NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., and AARP Vice President of Multicultural Leadership, Shani Hosten, the live...

NNPA Senior Correspondent Stacy Brown and Wife Shenay Test Positive for COVID-19

NNPA NEWSWIRE — When asked what he wants the readers to know, Brown pauses momentarily. “Don’t be a hero. The only heroes are the healthcare professionals,”...

Acclaimed Houston Forward Times Columnist Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Admitted to ICU

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeffrey L. Boney, a multi-award-winning writer for the Houston Forward Times and the National Newspaper Publishers Association, is in the intensive care unit...