Tag: Jim Crow
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...
OP-ED: In Honoring King’s Legacy, We Must Commit to The Work That Cost Him...
Dr. King’s belief in universal programs as the key to our nation’s shared prosperity has long been central to the African American tradition. For...
COMMENTARY: A National Crisis: Surging Hate Crimes and White Supremacists
Now is also a time to remember that regardless of race or ethnicity, our history chronicles the range of hate crimes that have taken...