By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Four preeminent, Black leaders in America today, addressed the challenges and celebrated the success stories of the African American community, during a “State of Black America” forum at the 2018 National Newspaper Publishers Association Annual Mid-Winter Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Lezli Baskerville, the president and CEO […]
HBCUs Divided Over Free Community College Plan
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent January 23, 2015 Howard University Campus WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — Black college educators and supporters are sharply split over whether President Obama’s proposal to offer a free two-year community college education to students making progress toward earning an associate or bachelor’s degree would hurt are harm […]