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Biden and Harris Launch Aggressive Push to Engage Black Voters in Philadelphia
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris launched an aggressive campaign to engage Black voters during a visit to Philadelphia...
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IRS Announces Permanent Expansion of Direct File for 2025 Tax Season
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Website The Internal Revenue Service announced that its Direct File program will become a permanent option for federal tax returns starting in the 2025 tax season....
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Marian Robinson, the Heart of the Obama Family, Remembered Fondly at 86
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Marian Robinson, mother to former First Lady Michelle Obama, died on Friday, May 31, at 86. Her loved ones said she leaves behind a void...
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Kenya and the United States are Enhancing Trade and Investment Through...
By Stacy M. Brown, Special to NNPA Newswire At the U.S.-Kenya Business Forum held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, five memoranda of understanding and business deals were signed, marking...
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Faces the Battle of Her Life After Cancer Diagnosis
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has fought tirelessly for groundbreaking legislation throughout her career. She authored the Juneteenth National...
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Mister Rogers’ Lessons for Young Learners (and Their Families, Too)
By Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski It has been off the air for more than two decades, but Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood still matters — a fact that might not surprise the program’s creator. “I’ve always...
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Josh Gibson is Number One After Negro League Stats Join MLB
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Just a few months before Jackie Robinson would make history and break the color barrier preventing Black players from competing in Major League Baseball, Josh...
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OPINION: Gen-Z Will Save Us All, That’s Why They’re Being Censored
By Sam Judy, Dallas Weekly Magazine As the TikTok Ban makes its way to the US Senate, progressive organizations on college campuses advocating for Palestine are targets of a new resolution signed into...
View ArticleHBO’s Eyes on the Prize III Revisits Black America’s Modern Civil Rights...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent HBO is set to debut Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (1977-2015), the latest chapter of the groundbreaking...
View ArticleNew Film ‘Godless’ Examines the Clash Between Catholicism and Politics
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Actor Harry Lennix and director-writer Michael Ricigliano are bringing faith and politics to the forefront with their latest film,...
View ArticleCivil Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Anti-Equity Executive Orders
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit today challenging three executive orders issued by President Donald...
View ArticleBlack Press, NAACP, and Lawmakers Warned America—Now Trump’s Project 2025...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The Black Press warned Americans. The NAACP warned Americans. Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett warned Americans. Several others who...
View ArticleModern Love, Black Voices: BLK’s First ‘State of Black Singles’ Report...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent BLK, the leading social and dating app for Black singles, has released its inaugural State of Black Singles report, revealing the evolving...
View ArticleBanks Cash in as Republicans Move to Kill Consumer Protections
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The Biden administration’s effort to rein in excessive overdraft fees is now under direct attack from congressional Republicans, who have...
View ArticleSoul and R&B Mourn Loss of Roberta Flack. Gwen McCrae and Jerry Butler
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose smooth vocals and intimate style made her a defining artist of the 1970s, died...
View ArticleNNPA Launches National Public Education and Selective Buying Campaign
By NNPA The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing the Black Press of America, has announced the planning and implementation of a national public education and selective buying...
View ArticleTarget Caught in DEI Crossfire as Lawsuits and Boycotts and Actions Mount
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Target Corporation, which recently scaled back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, is facing financial consequences,...
View ArticleFederal Workers Face Unprecedented Ultimatum as Elon Musk Wields Trump’s...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Federal employees have been instructed to justify their work over the past week or risk being deemed as having resigned, according to a...
View ArticleApple Shareholders Reject Effort to Dismantle DEI Initiatives, Approve $500...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Apple has vowed to stick to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives despite pressure from a Trump-associated group and an...
View ArticleHouse Republican Budget Plan Targets Vital Services, Hits Black and...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The House Republican budget passed Tuesday proposes sweeping cuts to health care, food assistance, and education programs, aiming to fund...
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