By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia President-elect Joe Biden’s administration plans to support legislation offered by District of Columbia Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton that would ensure federal agencies advertise with minority-owned businesses, including the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). “From the racial equity plan, at the direction of the president-elect, […]
VOICES: A Relentless Crusader for Diversity is Lost
By Brent Jones March 13, 2015 Dori J. Maynard (Photo: Jane Tyska, Oakland Tribune via AP) Journalism lost a courageous soldier this week. Dori J. Maynard, 56, who died Tuesday of lung cancer, didn't report in combat zones. She had no battle scars to show. Dori's fight was of a […]
Comcast, Al Sharpton Hit With $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
By Eriq Gardner February 27, 2015 Rev. Al Sharpton (Roger Askew photo) Even though the FCC hasn't yet ruled on the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, one group has already filed a lawsuit claiming at least $20 billion in damages from the way the two giants allegedly discriminate against […]
Black Lives Still Matter to Grassroots & Black Media
By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent January 16, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — The last several months have seen an outpouring of activism, with slogans coming in waves: “Justice for Mike Brown,” “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” and “I Can’t Breathe.” But the phrase “Black Lives Matter” has emerged to bind each flashpoint into […]