By Freddie Allen (Editor-in-Chief, NNPA Newswire) In the early morning hours of January 10, 1966, civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr. was jolted from his sleep, as members of the Ku Klux Klan surrounded his house just north of Hattiesburg, Miss. Dahmer, a Black land-owner, had been actively working to register Blacks to vote and, […]
Panel Talks Dr. Ronald Walters’ Legacy, Black Power and the Black Press
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) Democratic strategist and author Donna Brazile called world-renowned scholar and activist Dr. Ronald Walters a genius, during a recent forum celebrating his legacy at the Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage in Washington, D.C. In July 1958, when he was just 20 years-old and the president of the […]
“Fair Play Charter” Aimed at Rooting Out Bias in the Ad Industry
Ad Agency Group 4A’s Issues “Fair Play Charter” to Members in Response to Alleged “No Hispanic/No Urban” Requests By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) — “Fair Play Charter” seeks to address perceived bias against Black and Hispanic media owners in the advertising industry. —Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., president and CEO of the NNPA, praised […]
Black Women Will Elect the Next President
By Freddie Allen NNPA Newswire Managing Editor Black women will play a key role in electing the next president, according to a recent report by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The AFL-CIO is a national trade group and the largest federation of unions in the United States. Carmen Berkley, […]
Gaps in Teacher Effectiveness Hurt Young, Minority Students
by Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent Minority and low-income students are less likely to have consistent access to effective teachers between preschool and the third grade than students from high-income households, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Washington, D.C-based think tank. Rachel Herzfeldt-Kamprath, a researcher at […]
Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Meets with Black Pastors
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent NNPA News Wire When presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) met with a group of Black civic and religious leaders in Baltimore, Md., Jamal Bryant, the pastor and founder of Empowerment Temple Church said that it was critical for the senator to have a conversation with those who are the […]
Morgan State University Hosts Health and Hip Hop Conference
by Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire In an effort to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS among young Black men, a group disproportionately impacted by the epidemic, health-care providers and community stakeholders hosted the “Health and Hip Hop Conference” in October at the Morgan State University in Baltimore. Students from Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities—the […]
Black Lives Matter Activist Links Fighting AIDS to Protest Over Policing
by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – AIDS activists fighting to end the epidemic in the Black community can take cues from the protests over police violence and the killing of unarmed Black men, says DeRay Mckesson, a prominent leader associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. Mckesson, who is also a […]
Dark Money in Politics Threatens Black Interests
by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The explosion of “dark money” spent in the political system in the United States threatens racial equity in the United States making it harder for Blacks and other minorities to gain a foothold in the middle class and fully participate in the democracy, according to […]
Truancy Takes a Higher Toll on Black Families
by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Truancy among Black students has far-ranging consequences, not just as a predictor for low academic achievement, but also for the long-term cost to American taxpayers, according to a new report by the Center of American Progress, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan think tank. Blacks students are […]