Tag: African American
We Need Not Forgive
By Oscar H. Blayton
We need not forgive racial injustices in America’s past, and we must never forget them. But as a nation, we can...
Historic Black Churches Receive $4M in Preservation Grants
By AARON MORRISON, AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Administrators of a trust fund established to preserve historic Black churches in the United States...
Dr. Shavon Arline-Bradley Named First President and CEO at NCNW
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) said that Shavon Arline-Bradley would be the first...
Following More Mass Shootings Democrats Introduce Assault Weapons Ban
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Two proposals aimed at curbing the spread of assault rifles were submitted today by Democratic senators...
IN MEMORIAM: Charlene Mitchell, Civil Rights Activist and 1st Black Woman to Run for...
By Brandon Patterson, Black Press USA
Civil rights activist Charlene Mitchell, a long-time Communist Party leader and freedom fighter, passed away in Manhattan, New York,...