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Jordan Peele makes history with Oscar win for ‘Get Out’ screenplay
By Kia Morgan Smith
The critically acclaimed film Get Out was nominated for Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Leading Actor, and Best Picture.
Taking the...
Alicia Boler Davis Honored with 2018 Black Engineer of the Year Award
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire)
The US Black Engineer & Information Technology (USBE&IT) magazine recently celebrated the history-making career of Alicia Boler Davis, the...
Howard University Heads to Puerto Rico to Help: Students Give Up Spring Break to...
By Tatyana Hopkins (NNPA Special Correspondent)
WASHINGTON—When Oluwakanyinsola Adebola signed up to do community service as part of Howard University’s Alternative Spring Break, she knew...
A retired professor wrote letters for six months to get NBA teams to play...
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Several NBA teams have played what is known as an anthem for black Americans at games during Black History Month...
Bill Cosby’s Daughter Ensa Dies at 44
By Stacy M. Brown (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member)
Just one week before hearings in his criminal retrial are set to begin, comedian Bill Cosby is...
