Rapper Meek Mill Says U.S. Criminal Justice System “Made to Keep Minorities Trapped Forever” May 10, 2018 Arts and Entertainment, National By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Rapper Meek Mill sat down with NBC’s Lester Holt to talk about his experiences in the criminal justice system for a Dateline interview that will air on Su...
Howard University Graduate Chadwick Boseman to Speak at the School’s 150th Commencement Ceremony on May 12 May 3, 2018 Arts and Entertainment, Education, National “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman will deliver the keynote address during Howard University’s 150th commencement ceremony. In this photo, Boseman speaks during the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International at...
MLK50: Fifty Years after Kerner and King, Racism Still Matters Apr 22, 2018 Front Page, National By Derrick Johnson (President and CEO, National NAACP) “Segregation and poverty have created in the racial ghetto a destructive environment totally unknown to most white Americans. What white Americans have ...
I AM March 2018 Apr 1, 2018 National, State and Local By Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO Last weekend, NAACP Youth and College members joined the thousands who gathered in Washington DC to say, ENOUGH! Led by our new National Director for Youth and Colle...
The Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act Can Save Black Mommas Jun 24, 2018 Opinion NNPA NEWSWIRE By Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) Black mothers are dying and it’s time to do something about it. Every year, more than 700 American mothers lose their lives to pregnancy or birth-rel...
Keep California Dreamin’ – Vote Villaraigosa for Governor May 31, 2018 Opinion, Politics In 2013 President Obama called Antonio Villaraigosa “one of the finest leaders we have in this country”. I stand behind Obama, and urge you all in two weeks’ time to vote for another leader with big dreams who ...
OPINION: Go Vote! Somebody Paid the Price! May 10, 2018 Opinion, Politics, State and Local By Jeffrey L. Boney (NNPA Newswire Contributor) All you have to do is crack open a history book, or sit with one of our experienced elders, and you will learn about the many sacrifices made by people of all ...
WILL THE LAME DUCK QUACK? Apr 22, 2018 Opinion, Politics By Dr. Julianne Malveaux The rats are leaping off the sinking ship! Paul Ryan says he wants to spend more time with his teenagers, but he likely also doesn't want to be part of the losses Republicans are lik...
OPINION: Gun Safety Is about Freedom Mar 6, 2018 Opinion By Derrick Johnson (President and CEO, NAACP) Fear at school was something the Little Rock Nine knew all too well. Facing vitriol, racism, and merciless violence, the Little Rock Nine were escorted, for thei...
