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Therapist Launches New App to Improve Mental Health

Company’s first mental-health focused all-mobile experience app. ATTUNE app will directly connect consumers to mental health and wellness providers for free. Therapists can connect directly with potential clients…

White ISIS? Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah Unveiled a Name for White Terrorists

Hasan Minhaj and Trevor Noah of The Daily Show are co-creators. After another man-made catastrophe, Minhaj, an American Muslim and Noah unveiled a name for White terrorists…

Former Prisoners Face a Tough Journey to Find Work, Reunite with Family and Begin Again

With tens of thousands of prisoners being released each year from jails and prisons across the country, experts agree that a major test on the journey home for these individuals is…

Women’s Fight Against Sexual Harassment Didn’t Start With #Metoo

Women in countries such as India, Pakistan and others have long organized successful campaigns against sexual harassment.

Amid Adversity, Doris Hill Says, ‘Act Like We Want to Live’

“Mark Twain said the two most important days in a person’s life is the day they were born, and the day they figure out why,” Doris Hill told those gathered for an event…

‘Black Farmers’ Gear up for Legal Fight After Appeals Court Setback

The descendants of Earnest Lee Boyland from Mason, Tenn. filed a lawsuit in the 1990s alleging that the USDA adhered to discriminatory policies against African-American…

North Carolina Attorney Says States Are “Criminalizing” Protests

Looking at the current administration, we are going to have an uptick in protests because the president’s policies are not only affecting African Americans and minority communities…

Donna Brazile Trying “A new lane” by Joining Fox News

In an op-ed article on FoxNews.com, Brazile wrote that she hoped to improve the tenor of political debate. “Will I agree with my fellow commentators at Fox News?

NNPA Celebrates Black Press Week in Washington

Celebrating 192 years of the Black Press, the NNPA Foundation and NNPA’s member publishers engaged in several workshops throughout the week that centered on this year’s theme: “Publishing, Power & Purpose.”

Rep. Bennie Thompson Wins Efforts to Make Medgar Evers Home National Monument

Because of the work of Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the Evers’ house at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, will now become a national historic landmark.

African American Rape Victim Awarded $1 Billion Dollar Settlement

At least 40 to 60 percent of Black teenage girls experience sexual abuse … for one victim who reports the assault, about 15 do not speak…

Fayetteville State University Staff Member Cited for Doctoral Dissertation

AABHE will honor Moore with a cash award, one-year complimentary membership to AABHE, and complimentary registration for the 2019 Annual Conference…

Steps Companies Can Take to Improve Mental Health in Workplace

A report from the 2018 Mental Health in the Workplace Summit showed that more people miss work due to stress and anxiety than for physical illness or injury.

FBI Surveillance of Black Activists Called “Black Identity Extremists”

Weaponizing surveillance against racial justice activists was wrong in the past, and it has no place in our present. Add your name now to demand that the FBI stop…

Link Between Aggressive Policing and Lower Educational Attainment by African American Youth

New study – The “Broken Windows” theory of policing, applied in New York and other major American cities since the early ‘90s, has been credited…

We Need More Teachers of Color, but Tests Keep Them out of the Classroom?

Students of color seldom see teachers who look like them. This is because many aspiring teachers of color are pushed out of the profession…

White Nationalism, Born in the USA, Is Now a Global Terror Threat

Nationalist terror is a danger to the domestic security of the United States and, evidence shows, a global terror threat that endangers the very nature of global democratic society.

Comcast Formally Launches Afro and Cleo, Two New Black-Centric Networks

“I’m excited that this is by us, for us and there’s going to be a lot of great content that reflects our lifestyle,” said Michelle Rice, the general manager at Cleo TV, who joined cast members…

NNPA Honors Black Lives Matter Founder with Newsmaker of the Year Award

Alicia Garza, who coined the term “Black Lives Matter,” is an Oakland-based organizer, writer, public speaker and freedom fighter who also serves as the special projects director…

NNPA Leadership and Other Prominent Black Voices Speak Out on College Exam Scandal

“The rich have one standard of education and everyone else has another standard,” National Newspaper Publishers Association president and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

Have You Used Any of These Excuses to Avoid Physical Activity?

It’s hard to hold up that mirror and examine yourself. That painful, examination forced me to ask, and answer, hard questions. Letting existing research, my own research…

African American Heart Health Is Vital

Generally, heart disease is considered a man’s disease, but more Black and White women die of heart disease than all cancers combined. About 610,000 men and women die of heart disease each year…

Homeless 8-Year-Old Boy Wins New York State Chess Championship

Tanitoluwa Adewumi, who goes by Tani, placed first in the kindergarten through third-grade division at the New York State Scholastic Championship last weekend.

Jemele Hill: ‘I’m sort of all out of apologies.’ Speaks About the First Amendment

Jemele Hill was featured at this year’s Annual Norm Brewer First Amendment Lecture. She had famously tested the limits of the First Amendment while at ESPN when she tweeted…

Film Star, Director Offering Chance of a Lifetime at New York Talent Competition

Actor and filmmaker Shiek Mahmud-Bey and his 25th Frame Films company are hosting an “Own the Stage,” talent competition in New York where hip-hop artists, singers, actors and spoken word actors…

Missing Black Girls and the Individuals and Organizations Trying to Help

An estimated 64,000 Black girls and women across the United States that have gone missing. Iniaya Wilson and Skylar Minnie are also among an unfortunately growing number…

Women’s History Month: Juanita Jackson Mitchell

It was fitting that she received recognition because [Juanita Jackson Mitchell] was always one of those unsung champions of the cause and one who needs to be celebrated during both Black History and Women’s History month…

Dream Crazier with Serena Williams — Tennis & Life Successes!

She’s an entrepreneur, wife, mother, and activist. Although so many aspects of her life are torn apart by critics, Williams continues to receive praise and respect…

Women’s Voices Reign Supreme on New Hip-Hop Podcast

It’s 2019 and hip-hop is still going strong. Women are making strides in society, culture and justice. As we celebrate Women’s History Month…

Legislation Introduced to Establish African Burial Ground Museum

The African Burial Ground is a cemetery in Manhattan that’s considered the oldest and largest known burial ground in North America for free and enslaved Africans.

Alfred Liggins is the Other Half of Urban One’s Success Story

Look, my mother has an amazing story from where she came, and she’s always been more of a forefront person. A lot of people tend to think this woman built this company…

With Confidence and ‘Courage,’ Tami Sawyer Declares Candidacy for Memphis Mayor

I am running now because when I see our city and I see our people and I look at the conversations that we are having at high levels of leadership…

Major Prostate Cancer Research Targeting African Americans

A national network of prostate cancer researchers and experts who have joined forces to study prostate cancer in African American men has received a $26 million

Miles College Basketball Team Makes History with Championship

As March Madness kicks into full gear, the Golden Bears have their sights set on a national championship – a feat that seemed laughable at this time last year.

Millennials Must Answer ‘How Will You Lead?’

Dr. Wes Bellamy, the Tennessee Regional Black Millennial Convention’s “Black Millennials Unbossed & Unapologetic Summit” keynote speaker, was thrust into the spotlight in 2017

TAKING NOTE! Elton Hymon: An Unsung Hero

On March 27, 1985, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is pursuing a fleeing suspect, the officer may not use deadly…

UNCF Delivers First ‘State of HBCUs’ Address in Washington

During the event, UNCF president and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax outlined a comprehensive legislative agenda for Congressional members that he said should help level the playing field for the nation’s HBCUs.

CNN Ignores ‘Moral’ Issue in Refusing to Meet with NABJ

In a statement, the organization said it “shares the concern of the National Association of Black Journalists about the lack of black representation within the ranks of CNN’s executive news managers and direct reports…

Dr. Michael Lomax and the UNCF Continue to Champion HBCUs

UNCF awards more than $100 million in scholarships annually and administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship…

NAACP 110th Convention Mobilizing in Detroit

This year’s event will highlight the 400^th year recognition of the first enslaved Africans brought to the shores of Virginia in 1619. It’s a seminal moment for the 110-year-old organization…

No Charges Filed Against Officers Who Killed Stephon Clark

At a press conference in downtown Sacramento, County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said the officers were justified in unloading 20 shots at Clark…

NABJ’s Call for Diversity at CNN Grows

When there’s more of us in the room fighting for our stories to be told, and raising awareness about the issues impacting our communities, we have an even better chance of creating change…

America Benefits from an Imperfect Man in the Perfect Role

Cohen is not the only example of the media’s desperation to attack all things Trump. In the past few weeks, their bias has been on clear display. The press prematurely hyped an edited video of a Trump supporter.

Proposal to Offer Federal Tax Credit for Contributions to Private Schools

DeVos’s latest attack on public schools came a day after the New York Timespublished a report that found an eye-popping $23 billion disparity between white and nonwhite school districts.

Legendary Songstress Dionne Warwick Announces, “She’s Back,” First New Album in Five Years

In addition to ten tracks of new songs as well of remakes of pop/soul gems, “She’s Back” will be packaged with a bonus disc of Ms. Warwick’s 1998 album, “Dionne Sings Dionne,” which features her greatest hits

Meet the First Ever Black Woman Judge to Be Appointed in the State of Alaska

In 2010, Pamela Scott Washington made history as the first Black woman to be appointed as a judge in Alaska. Almost a decade since then, she still upholds the significance her position…

A Cure for HIV? Feasible but Not yet Realized

This week a team of scientists and physicians from the U.K. published news of a second HIV positive man, in London, who is in long-term (18-month) HIV remission…

Demystifying Student Performance Via Parental Engagement

Although parental engagement has a strong correlation to student academic performance and achievement, why is it that African American parents appear disproportionately…

FILM REVIEW: Documentary “Black Mother” – Thoughtful Avant-Garde Film

Allah’s kaleidoscope of HD video, mini DV, 16mm, Hi8 Tape and Super 8 footage are glimpses of Jamaica that convey harsh realism, history, social dynamics, religion, African heritage…

DC Area Coalition to Host Youth Leadership Symposium

The DMV Youth Leadership Coalition has announced that registration is now open for its joint symposium event at the University of Maryland, College Park’s Adele H. Stamp Student Union.

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