Tag: African American-owned newspapers
OP-ED: Proposed Journalism Competition Preservation Act Negative Impact on Small Minority-Owned Newspapers
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, NNPA
In September, lawmakers in Washington rushed through major legislation that would reward massive, legacy media corporations at...
Black-Owned Newspapers and Media Companies Are Small Businesses Too!
“Dear World, the entire planet is feeling the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic,” Cheryl Smith of Texas Metro News wrote to her readers. “We...
Black Press of America Celebrates 193 Years of Freedom-Fighting Journalism
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent
From Freedom’s Journal to The North Star to John Abbott’s Chicago Defender, African American-owned newspapers have sparked fires for truth and equality that...
Black Press Establishes Coronavirus Pandemic Task Force and Resource Center
“It is well documented that African Americans get sick more frequently, are screened for illness less often, are diagnosed for disease later, are treated...
NNPA Celebrates the CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference
The members of the CBC serve as honorary hosts of issue forums and policy sessions related to topics on education, energy and the environment,...