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Rep. Karen Bass of California Will Lead the Largest Congressional Black Caucus in History

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus selected California Congresswoman Karen Bass to be the next Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Viola Davis to Portray Shirley Chisholm in Film by Amazon Studios

Amazon Studios won a bidding war for the rights to produce the Shirley Chisholm film. The project is the first Amazon Studios production deal emerging from the partnership…

Minority-Owned Tech Startup Mixtroz Raises Over $1M for Networking Software

Mixtroz, a minority and woman-owned tech startup specializing in connecting people at live events in real time, has reached the historic fundraising mark of $1 million.

FSU Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement Scholars Recognized

Two Fayetteville State University Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (FSU-RISE) scholars, Don Eaford and Shamar Wallace, received awards for outstanding poster presentations of their summer research…

Meet Harvard Newspaper’s First Ever Black Woman President In 145 Years

At Harvard you’re in a space that was made for white men, so if you’re not the cookie-cutter white man who Harvard was built for, it can be difficult to navigate being here,” she said.

NNPA’s Black Parents’ Town Hall Meeting to Discuss State of Education in Houston

Teachers should seek to build trust with the parents and seek to know the parents on a first name basis, so they can stay in the loop. I think that will go a long way…

12-Year Old CEO Micro-Franchising Her Company to Help Young Girls Start Businesses

Award-winning GaBBY Bows CEO Gabrielle Goodwin and her mom Rozalynn are sharing their international brand with other girls and their moms through the Mommy and Me Entrepreneurship Academy.

Building the Faith on a Firm Family Foundation

Apostle Herman L. Murray’s leadership of a local 3,000 congregation, evangelistic travels and, weekly sermons are often heard around the world. The goal is to see the transformative impact…

Racial Profiling and Teaching While Black at VCU

It comes amid a string of incidents — some of which have gone viral on social media — in which white people called the police on black people…

Valder Beebe Show: Randy Jackson

Multi-talented music producer and this year he is partnering with Colgate and the American Diabetes Association on their “Everyday Reality” campaign.

Can a Woman’s Coalition Survive Petulant White Women?

Black, white, Latina, Asian, Native, Palestinian and other women have starkly different experiences. We are joined by our gender but separated by the status…

Oral Arguments Scheduled for HBCU-Maryland Inequality Case

In 2013, Judge Catherine Blake, U.S. District Court of Maryland, found that Maryland continues to operate vestiges of a de jure system of segregation…

Meet the Certified Holistic Coach Who is Helping Black Women Fight Endometriosis

Renee is very passionate about supporting the Black community. “I know what that pain feels like and I remember at one point working with a holistic specialist that cost $200 an hour…”

A Black Doctor Among Four Dead in Shooting at Mercy Hospital

A Black doctor was among four people who died in a mass shooting at Mercy Hospital in Chicago’s predominately Black Bronzeville neighborhood. She was identified as Tamara E. O’Neal.

Criminal Justice Reform Long Overdue for Black America

For 40 long years, until North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue signed “Pardons of Innocence” documents for each member of the Wilmington Ten (including myself)…

Election 2018 and A Free Press -Time to Evaluate the Results

The thought of black candidates beating Trumpian acolytes of his political idiocracy must have unnerved President Trump. In his post-election remarks, he seemed to unfurl frustration on minority reporters.

National Trust Raises Over $10 Million to Preserve Historic Black Sites

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that one year after the launch of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund the organization has hit a funding milestone, raising more than $10M dollars for this $25M initiative.

The ‘Roots’ of Slavery and its Lasting Effects – A System of Discrimination

Still, those names come with a price because many agree that hate is as American as Apple Pie and baseball. And, victims of such hate not only include the once enslaved African American…

Female Entrepreneur Breaks Cultural Barriers in Jamaica

Founder of Compton, California-based entertainment law firm, “Wan Move,” Moiika Stanley’s first international event, the Wan Move Diaspora Experience (WMDE) Conference and festival is a trailblazing event…

‘Amazing Grace’ – Documentary of Aretha’s Best-Selling Gospel Album

The smooth transition from her live recording to the now historic double album culminated with a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance. The making of the documentary traveled a much rougher road.

Dallas Cowboys Rekindle the Hope of Fans

In winning their first road game of the season, the Cowboys improved to 4-5 and are just two games behind the Washington Redskins (6-3) in the race for supremacy in the NFC East.

The Bitter Lesson of the Californian Fires

The California fires are just the most recent in a series of major wildfires, including fires in Greece in July this year that killed 99 people, Portugal and Chile in 2017, and Australia. Why do wildfires seem to be escalating?

How Anti-Black Bias in White Men Hurts Black Men’s Health

Researchers have documented “large, pervasive and persistent” racial inequalities in the U.S. Inter-group relations are among the factors that contribute to such disparities, many of which manifest themselves in gaps in health care.

Black Couple Suing Costco After Manager Called 911 and Accused Them of Robbery

“I need police immediately at the Costco wholesale,” the caller said, according to WJLA. “I have a robbery in progress. They’ve been here before. They just robbed the Glen Burnie Costco an hour ago.”

ACLU Response to Sen. Hyde-Smith ‘Public Hanging’ Comment

Sen. Hyde-Smith should be ashamed of herself. The fact that she chooses to use such repugnant language despite the ugly history in her state speaks to her lack of concern and knowledge about the experience of people who don’t look like her.

Trump, the Republicans and the Neo-Confederate Objective

When [Trump] and his followers suggest that their way of life is being threatened, they mean that the privileged status of whites and men—compared with people of color and women…

Does Racism Have an Impact on Health?

Emotional and physical trauma for more than 400 years affect the well-being and outlook of Blacks every day. Day-to-day urban life, gentrification and uncertainty of the future causes stress…

From a Digital Desert to an Entrepreneurial Hub

“…technology without people and workers is useless. Housing without technology is just another housing project or Digital Desert. It is the combination that provides a future to the community.”

NAACP Calls Mississippi Candidate Hyde-Smith’s Hanging Comments “Sick”

To envision this degenerate type of comment during a time when Black people, Jewish People and immigrants are still being targeted for violence by White nationalists is hateful and hurtful…

Colorado Votes to Abolish Slavery, Finally

The Secretary of State’s Office said the amendment to Colorado’s Constitution received 65 percent of the votes already counted. “The margin is such that there is no doubt,” Lynn Bartels, a spokeswoman…

African Diaspora Film Festival Takes on “Who is Black in America?”

The popular festival, which showcases black filmmakers, actors, directors and producers all over the world, runs from Friday, Nov. 23 to Sunday, Dec. 9, at venues that include Teachers College at Columbia University…

Voters of Color Won’t Always Save You If You Don’t Invest In Them

Campaigns cannot simply rely on the charity of Black-led organizations. They must invest in Black voters and other voters of color, long-term and from the roots up.

November 27 the Moral Fight for Our Democracy and Our Power Continues

We are grateful today to all of you who overcame barriers placed in your path— personal and structural— to express your voice in this historic election! Democracy is a practice. It is only realized through the expression of the people’s will. All roads lead to Raleigh ‪on November 27 as we prepare for this usurper General Assembly…

Brian Kemp Resigns as Georgia Secretary of State – NAACP Statement

Republican gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp is stepping down from his post as Georgia secretary of state, effective on Thursday. Kemp’s move comes as he remains locked in a close race against Democrat Stacey Abrams, which national outlets have yet to call.

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