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20th Surgeon General of the United States – VADM Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H.

Dr. Jerome Adams is the 20th Surgeon General of the United States. His mission as the “Nation’s Doctor,” is to advance the health of the American people. Dr. Adams’ motto as Surgeon General is “better health through better partnerships.” He

COVID-19 Financial Warning: Consumers Should Stay Away From Payday Loans

For the foreseeable future, ‘normal’ life will be indefinitely suspended due to the global pandemic known as the coronavirus. Record-breaking employment layoffs in the month of March resulted in the Department of Labor reporting that 10.4 million consumers lost their jobs

Prostate Cancer Survivors: Men Share Their Experience With Non-Invasive HIFU Procedure

Three African American men: Reggie Dye, a healthcare executive, Thomas Newell, a retired basketball referee for youth at risk and Victory Murray, NASA lead engineer whose team repaired Apollo 13, wanted a better way to treat their prostate cancer—one that

All Coronavirus Deaths in the City of St. Louis Have Been African Americans

Dr. Fredrick Echols, Director of the St. Louis Department of Health, has confirmed that as of April 8th, all 12 COVID-19 deaths in the city of St. Louis, Missouri were African Americans. This is the first major city in the

Woman Loses Husband and 20-Year Old Son to Coronavirus Just Days Apart

Sandy Brown, a grieving woman from Michigan, says she is experiencing “unimaginable pain” after her husband of 35 years, Freddie Lee Brown Jr., and her only son, Freddie Lee Brown III, died within just three days after testing positive for the coronavirus.

Obesity-Related Conditions in Men Seem to Worsen the Effect of COVID-19 According to CDC

Obesity-related conditions seem to worsen the effect of COVID-19; indeed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that people with heart disease and diabetes are at higher risk of COVID-19 complications. This global pandemic is also quickly becoming

Finding Mother After 5 Decades — Former Foster Child Reveals How She Did It!

Kansas City, MO — In 2018, Grace LaJoy Henderson from Kansas City, Missouri, finally located her mother that she had not seen or spoken to in almost 50 years. Now, in her new Finding Mother book series made up of 4 compelling memoirs,

Tyler Perry Pays Grocery Bills For Senior Citizens at More Than 70 Supermarkets

Atlanta, GA — Filmmaker, actor, and playwright Tyler Perry is once again making headlines for helping those who are largely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Under the name “Atlanta Angel,” he reportedly paid for the groceries of all elderly shoppers at

A Subdued Trump Confronts COVID-19 Reality: Over 100,000 Deaths Possible in “Best” Scenario

On March 31, President Trump appeared in the White Home Briefing room flanked by Vice President Pence, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, the Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force. By April 1st over 211,000 COVID-19

Lean on Me: Singer-Songwriting Legend Bill Withers Dies at 81

Three-time Grammy Award winner Bill Withers, a singer-songwriter of music with lyrics and harmony carrying messages that stayed in the minds of many listening in an indelible way, has died at 81. Withers passed away in Los Angeles. Withers’ family

Signs COVID-19 is Disproportionately Impacting African Americans Grow Larger

In a letter dated February 4, and sent to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) said comprehensive demographic data on people tested or treated for the virus that causes

ACLU Suing Georgia for Blocking Access to the Ballot Box

The ACLU of Georgia on behalf of Black Voters Matter in filing a lawsuit to protect voting rights, challenging the state’s failure to provide prepaid postage on mail-in absentee ballot envelopes. This is straightforward: Postage costs money. Requiring voters to

BREAKING NEWS: Congressman John Lewis Endorses Joe Biden for President

Legendary Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.), one of America’s foremost moral leaders whose work since the civil rights movement of the 1950s made him a national treasure, has formally endorsed former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as the 2020 Democratic nominee

Texas-Based Frog Tutoring Offers Free Services As Schools Ordered Closed

Roland Omene, the president and CEO of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Frog Tutoring, said his company is offering two months of free online tutoring to help students and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with NNPA Newswire that

Supporting Families, Workers Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic

As Coronavirus cases continue to skyrocket in Michigan, there is no disputing that this disease is disproportionately impacting communities of color. The rates of Coronavirus infections and deaths among African American Michiganders are alarming and gut-wrenching. This pandemic has caused

New to Working From Home – Here Are Some Tips

The idea of working from home has always been a glamorized one. Rolling out of bed whenever you’d like, sitting poolside with your favorite drink at noon. Man! That sounds like a day anyone would enjoy. Especially if you find

IN MEMORIAM: Earl Graves Sr., Black Enterprise Founder Dies

Tributes have poured in for Black Enterprise founder Earl G. Graves Sr., who died this week at the age of 85. “At 9:22 p.m. this evening, April 6, my father and hero, Earl Graves Sr., the founder of Black Enterprise, passed away

Local Newspapers Are Facing Their Own Coronavirus Crisis

NEW YORK — Just when Americans need it most, a U.S. newspaper industry already under stress is facing an unprecedented new challenge. Readers desperate for information are more reliant than ever on local media as the coronavirus spreads across the

About the Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)

We invite you to learn more about SEAP The Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP) SEAP is your partner and resource. We amplify the efforts of existing organizations and networks that work towards broadening economic power and building a more equitable

COMMENTARY: What Do You Say to Someone Battling COVID-19?

It is human nature to want to say the right thing at the right time. To utter words that just might help heal. I recall working at The Times-Tribune newspaper in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the mid-2000s. I had been assigned

Simmons Brings Back Def Comedy Jam to Raise Money for Coronavirus Ravaged Areas

Hip-hop and business mogul Russell Simmons has seen the devastation of the novel coronavirus and the effect it has had on his hometown of Hollis Queens, New York, and the rest of the world. Now the iconic Def Jam founder

COMMENTARY: Who Gets the Ventilators – Will Age Be the Only Lens?

The “big and bad” United States is seeing its world dominance recede. We are being vanquished both by a virus and by the ignorance of the “Commander in Chief.” We now know that there are not enough tests to detect

COMMENTARY: COVID-19: The View Across Black America

Similar to Hurricane Katrina 15 years ago, the global coronavirus pandemic is shining a light on America’s racial fault lines. By whatever trope you choose to deploy—“last hired, first fired,” “When White America catches a cold, Black America has the

UVA Enrolls First Patient in COVID-19 Medication Study

The University of Virginia Health System (UVA) has joined a national clinical trial testing a potential COVID-19 medication. “I enrolled the first patient on the clinical trial for Remdesivir,” Dr. Taison Bell, an infectious disease expert who specializes in critical

NNPA Senior Correspondent Stacy Brown and Wife Test Positive for Virus

The National Newspaper Publishers Association has been hit again by the coronavirus. NNPA Senior Correspondent Stacy M. Brown and his wife Shenay have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Brown recently chronicled the story of Jeffrey L. Boney, the multi-award-winning writer for the Houston

Senate Passes Bill to Permanently Fund Historically Black Colleges and Universities

(CNN) The Senate passed a bill recently by unanimous consent to permanently fund historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions. Federal funding expired on October 1, 2019. In early November 2019, 38 senators had sent an open letter to

Three Reasons Why One Million Black Families May Not Get a Stimulus Check

The Trump Administration has approved a $2 trillion dollar stimulus bill that will send money to millions of families to help compensate them during the COVID-19 outbreak. Individuals can received as much as $1,200 each, and families can receive more

African American Scientist Breaks Ground in Cancer Research

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, an assistant professor at Morehouse School of Medicine in the Physiology Department, has reportedly become the first person to successfully cure cancer in mice using laser-activated nanoparticles. According to Black Culture News, Dr. Green’s revolutionary and unique nanoparticle technology

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

More than 825,000 people around the globe have been infected with the novel coronavirus, including at least 175,600 in America. Now the coronavirus has hit a member of our family. Jeffrey L. Boney, a multi-award-winning writer for the Houston Forward

IN MEMORIAM: African Americans Who Have Died of COVID-19

The inaccurate internet memes and false online conspiracies that “Blacks can’t get coronavirus” are contrary to reality. African Americans are not immune to COVID-19. On April 2, the Pentagon was looking to provide civilian institutions with more body bags after

CENSUS Must Move Forward During COVID-19 Pandemic

This year, the Census Bureau is making preparations to complete the huge task of counting everyone in the U.S. The U.S. population is now over 330 million people. Interest groups had just begun to seriously push people to complete CENSUS

National Civil Rights Museum to Host Virtual Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death

Remembering MLK: The Man. The Movement. The Moment. MEMPHIS, TN – (April 2, 2020) — The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel will present a virtual commemoration in honor of Dr. King’s life and legacy on April 4,

While You Were Paying Attention To Covid-19, Trump Slipped Something Past You

That’s right, he did it again. Just like a magician, while you are looking at his left hand, he pulls a trick with his right. In this case, while almost all of the news has been focused on Covid-19, the

Program Helps Black-Owned Businesses Sustain Growth in Troubling Economy

Raleigh, NC — Esteemed African American business results strategist H.T. Major, founder of Excellent Presence since 2012, has launched the Marketing Twists Growth Acceleration System: Premium. MTG Premium is a 5-module program teaching Black-owned business owners how to use creative, strategic systems

Unsolved Murders of Black Family Re-Examined in New Film Streaming on Amazon Prime

American Wisper (now streaming on Amazon Prime) is the true story of the unsolved murders of an upper-class African American family. In the summer of 2016, three children and their mother were found shot to death in their large New Jersey home

IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Giant Rev. Joseph Lowery of Alabama, Dies at 98

Rev. Joseph Lowery was a civil rights giant. He was a Methodist preacher, a leader of the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, an organizer of the 1963 March on Washington and a close confidant of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. A

COVID-19 and Black People: “When the country gets a cold, we get pneumonia.”

It is oft stated in the Black community: “when the country gets a cold, we get pneumonia.” The genesis of this saying is unclear, but the inference is not, nor is it inaccurate. Black people suffer more from adverse medical

COVID-19: Black Churches Employ Innovation to Worship During a Pandemic

Black churches in America have faced the challenges of wars, arson and racism written into the law. Following several slave revolts, including Nat Turner’s Rebellion in 1831, Virginia passed a law that required that a white person be present during service. The COVID-19 pandemic has

Minority-Owned Media Not Forgotten in Stimulus Legislation

African American-owned media companies and small businesses are included in the massive $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed by the U.S. Senate. “Yes, this does include minority-owned media. They are included as small businesses,” a top-ranking Senate source told NNPA

Black Family Summit Launches Emergency Response to Coronavirus Pandemic

New York — Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) announced today that the Black Family Summit, which the organization convenes, has launched a multifaceted emergency Initiative to address the impact of the

Rihanna Donates $700K Worth of Ventilators to Help Coronavirus Patients in Barbados

Nationwide — Singer-songwriter Rihanna reportedly pledged $1.2 million Barbadian dollars (or $700,000 USD) to purchase ventilators for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic in her home country of Barbados. Barbados, which recently has 17 confirmed cases of coronavirus, is also taking

African American Sorority Supports Members, Public With 6-Part Webinar Series

Cary, NC — “We Are Sigma Strong” is the theme of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority’s 6-part webinar series launched March 25, to bring resources, tips and some peace of mind to their membership and the general public. Members of the public can

Ascension Remains Dedicated to Keeping Its Community of Patients Healthy and Informed

Ascension, the faith-based healthcare organization that’s dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care, is working to keep its community of patients healthy and informed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The organization has updated its website almost daily and also

COMMENTARY: Billions for Boeing, Pennies for the People

The development of the $2.2 trillion stimulus package was extremely flawed. The Republican bullies in the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, wrote the bill with absolutely no Democratic input, then suggested that Democrats amend their legislation. The first

St. Louis American Publisher Praises Establishment of NNPA Task Force and Resource Center

The establishment of the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) Coronavirus Task Force and Resource Center is both timely and necessary, and publishers, partners, sponsors, and others should quickly rally around the concept, according to one distinguished NNPA publisher. “It’s extremely

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