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Frederick Douglass: Descendants Read Famous July 4th Speech (VIDEO)
By TheBurtonWire
NPR invited the descendants of Frederick Douglass to read “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” which is one of his...
OP-ED: The Black Press: Vanguards of Our History, Guardians of Our Future
By Nina Turner
For decades, the Black press has been the vanguards of the Black community’s history and the guardians of our future. They have...
California Awards Ceremony Celebrates the Best Of Ethnic Journalism
Jenny Manrique | Ethnic Media Services
Some 30 ethnic media journalists were honored for their coverage of the epic events of 2020 at a virtual...
Wells Fargo Makes Major Investment in Six Black-Owned Banks
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Wells Fargo said it is also supporting each MDI’s development through a banking...
In First Act of New Congress, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Reparations Bill
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
With the start of the 117th Congress this week, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), a senior...