National – Voice and Viewpoint

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Tells Authentic Stories from the Movement

Aug 4, 2018

Community, Features, Front Page, National

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum tells the stories of Mississippi residents that made extraordinary contributions to the Civil Rights Movement By Freddie Allen (Editor-in-Chief, NNPA Newswire) In the ear...

What About Us?: A Letter from America’s Children

Jul 12, 2018

Editorial and Commentary, National, Opinion

By Ron Harris (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) Dear U.S. Media, Democrats, Republicans, Independents and to the concerned Americans who poured out into the streets to protest Donald Trump’s cruel and faulty i...

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 ...