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UNS Story “From Mauritania to Qatar: Slavery An Old Evil Takes Many Forms”

Such workers often work and live in isolated conditions on elite Qatar compounds. Despite a recent labor reform domestic staff who fear abuse must still get the permission of their employers to leave the country.

Democrats 2020 – Not the Person, but the Program

Too many cities and states are willing to offer exorbitant tax breaks to attract a few jobs. Meanwhile, our infrastructure is crumbling, our environment is decomposing, and civility is a thing of the past.

Don’t Let Small Dollar Loans Ruin Your Holidays

If holiday lists seem bigger than budgets, turning to a high-interest, “small dollar” loan can turn joy and merriment into a financial quagmire. Predatory lenders do not need to be a part of your celebrations.

NHRMC and Brigade Boys & Girls Club Partner for Community Event

New Hanover Regional Medical Center and the Brigade Boys & Girls Club are teaming up to host a Community Christmas Bash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15.

“The Status of Black Women in the United States” from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Black women consistently work for a better country, but our country is not working for them. By placing Black women’s experiences and interests in the forefront of policy…

Indictments and Trials Finally Come in Police Shootings of Blacks, Minorities

Recent indictments and convictions suggest a swinging pendulum, and at least some cracks in the “Blue Wall” that all too often conspires to hide details and protect officers…

The Growing and Disproportionate Imprisonment of Black Women

While Black women overall are twice as likely to be imprisoned as their white counterparts, Black women ages 18 to 19 are three times more likely to be imprisoned…

Tennessee Tribune Publishers Recognized Among 10 Most Powerful African Americans

Rosetta Miller Perry said it’s vitally important that people recognize the significance of the Black Press and understand the role Black women have long played in its creation…

Michael Bloomberg Donates $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins University

Lack of funding could prevent well-qualified students from accessing opportunities. College cost and affordability are problems that will impact on the entire nation.

The Waiting Room – Are You Tired of Waiting?

What does it take to survive and thrive in the waiting process so that you can step into the next season of your future?
By Xylia Sparks-Davis

NHRMC Recognized by Healthgrades for Stroke Care

Patient experience surveys offer important insights about hospitals and their commitment to providing patients with outstanding experience, and furthermore, consumers value…

Sen. Kamala Harris Expected to Announce 2020 Intentions

“It’s about where we came from and where we’ve got to go,” Senator Harris told NNPA Newswire. “This is a pivotal moment. I think we all know when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talked…”

Refugees – A Few Thousand People Seeking to Enter a Country of 350 Million People

International human rights law provides for the right of refugees to apply for asylum in other countries. There is no caveat that such refugees need to be from Europe or that they cannot apply to the USA.

African Americans from Electeds to Journalists Remember President George H.W. Bush

Part of what makes the current analysis of the George H.W. Bush’s legacy complicated is that the bar has been lowered by Donald Trump. Against that backdrop…

Rev. Barbara Skinner and Intergenerational Leadership

After the midterm elections, the Congressional Black Caucus has emerged as a powerful bloc among Democrats, with a massive 53 members, nearly a quarter of the 235 Democrats…

Comcast Announces Agreements with Two New African American Majority Owned Independent Networks

Comcast selected AFRO and CLEO TV, both of which will provide quality entertainment that highlights and features TV and movie content about African American and black communities.

NAACP Legal Defense Fund to Supreme Court: Rule on Police Obligation to Administer Aid

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. asks Supreme Court to take up the question of whether police officers are constitutionally obligated to help a person injured during arrest.

NAACP Demands Florida Nominating Commission Reconsider Black Judge Applicants

After more than 35 years of having a Black State Supreme Court Justice, the Rick Scott Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission has failed the people of Florida. No recent Governor has allowed appointees…

NHRMC Recognized by Healthgrades for Outstanding Patient Experience

Patient experience surveys offer important insights about hospitals and their commitment to providing patients with outstanding experience, and furthermore, consumers value…

How Mainstream Media Helps Weaponize Far-Right Conspiracy Theories

Memes need not be humorous or factual … All they need to do is attract attention online, which often translates into mainstream media coverage. That makes memes potent tools for distributing disinformation.

Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” Is an Insight into Inequality, Feminism and a FLOTUS Who Broke the Mould

One measure of predicted global interest is that Michelle Obama’s book, “Becoming”, will be translated into 28 languages. The month-long tour plan is bold, taking in ten major arenas…

U.S. Senate’s Only Black Republican Blocks Tom Farr from Becoming a Federal Judge

This week, a Department of Justice memo written under President George H.W. Bush was released that shed new light on Mr. Farr’s activities. This, in turn, created more concerns.

Eli Lilly Announces Lilly Diabetes Solutions Center to Assist People with Insulin Affordability

Not only does the African American community face the dilemma of increased diabetes diagnoses, but also faces numerous health care challenges when trying to manage diabetes…

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…

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