Rapper Meek Mill Says U.S. Criminal Justice System “Made to Keep Minorities Trapped Forever” 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 “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 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 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...
Charity in honor of Philando Castile pays school district’s entire lunch debt by Kiara Alfonseca When a child at J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School couldn’t afford lunch, Philando Castile apparently never hesitated to pull out his wallet to pay for their meal. Now, a...
