Year: 2023
-
#LetItBeKnown
SPECIAL REPORT w/ Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba | Jackson Mississippi in Crisis
Lawmakers in Mississippi are at odds over a bill that would create an unelected, state-appointed court system in a district…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Using a Bicycle, Author Follows Roads to Freedom Taken by Harriet Tubman on Underground Railroad
In the early spring of 2011, while taking a rest from a cold bike ride, David Goodrich wandered into a…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Readjusting Our Historical Perspective Can Guide Us Today
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to try to elevate his presidential chances while doubling down on banning Black history. Meanwhile, the…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Using a Bicycle, Author Follows Roads to Freedom Taken by Harriet Tubman on Underground Railroad
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez, LLC It’s all in the balance. You need to maintain that first and everything…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Reparations Task Force: Freedmen’s Bureau Essential for Compensating Slave Descendants
The members of the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans are preparing the pretext…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Lawmakers Push Bill to Grant Prisoners Right to Vote
Last week, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) the chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Elections introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
‘Planned, Thought Out, Premeditated’: Angry Students, Parents Force Out Ohio Teacher Following Black History Month Announcement with an Orangutan
An Ohio teacher is out of a job after an image was shown during a Black History Month segment featuring…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Pharrell Appointed Artistic/Creative Director of Louis Vuitton – Successor to Virgil Abloh
Pharrell Williams on the red carpet (Axelle-Bauer-Griffin-FilmMagic-Getty Images) *He’s an uber musician and entrepreneur and now Pharrell Williams will now also be…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
LIVE! — HE SAID…, HE SAID…, HE SAID….: WITH SPECIAL GUEST ROMAL TUNE FRIDAY 2.17.23 7PM EST
Join hosts Alvin King, Vash Boddie and Bobby Edwards as they welcome their special guest, author Romal Tune. Romal is…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
San Jose State Sen. Dave Cortese Introduces Bill to Create Guaranteed Income for Homeless High School Seniors
Senate Bill 333, authored by Sen. Dave Cortese, D-San Jose, would establish the Success, Opportunity, & Academic Resilience (SOAR), a…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Before Chocolate Cities: The New Promised Land
During the late 19th and 20th centuries, at least 88 and as many as 200 Black towns were established throughout…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Greater Houston Area Leaders Announce Third Gun Buyback Event in Houston
ABOVE: Micah Gabay, 15, left, Worthing Early College High School sophomore, speaks to the crowd… The post Greater Houston Area…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Mayor Sylvester Turner Tours Newly Opened Housing Navigation Center
ABOVE: Mayor Sylvester Turner tours the newly opened Navigation Center Mayor Sylvester Turner recently joined… The post Mayor Sylvester Turner…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
COMMENTARY: Divisions Set in Concrete and Pavement
The racial divisions that have split our country for centuries don’t just live in people’s hearts and heads. Some of…
Read More »