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Harris Introduces EQUAL Defense Act to Boost Pay and Resources, Limit Workload of Public Defenders

May 11, 2019

By NNPA U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Wednesday introduced the Ensuring Quality Access to Legal Defense (EQUAL Defense) Act of 2019. The legislation aims to support public defender systems, which are straining to uphold the constitutional right to counsel for indigent defendants as required by the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Gideon v. Wainwright […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Kamala Harris, NNPA

NAACP Challenge to 2020 Census Preparations Moves Forward

February 2, 2019

Federal judge denies Census Bureau motion to dismiss suit over inadequate government preparations for the 2020 Census By NNPA On Jan. 30, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and its allies won a major court ruling that allows them to proceed with a federal lawsuit challenging the government’s inadequate preparations for […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Census, Lawsuits, NAACP, NNPA

Sharon Caples McDougle, NASA’s Modern Day “Hidden Figure”

December 29, 2018

By NNPA Sharon Caples McDougle is somewhat of a “hidden figure.” Everyone knows that Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to travel into space – but many don’t know that an African American woman from Moss Point, MS “suited her up” and has several firsts of her own. McDougle was Jemison’s suit […]

Popular Interests In This Article: NASA, NNPA, Sharon Caples McDougle

NAACP Poll Reveals How Black Voters Cast their Ballots

December 15, 2018

By NNPA Newswire Staff Report With voter fraud and voter suppression the talk of the midterms, the Advancement Project at the NAACP national office joined with the African American Research Collaborative to provide the first comprehensive analysis of how Black voters voted this cycle and why. Released in November, the poll of mid-term voters, conducted […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Black Voter Turnout, NNPA, Polls

Public Charge Rule Undermines Human Rights, Harms Families and Communities

December 15, 2018

By NNPA On Dec. 10, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty joined the close to 190,000 other commenters in submitting a comment opposing the proposed “public charge rule,” that will prevent immigrant families from pursuing permanent legal residency if they or someone in their household legally uses assistance through certain federal programs including […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, NNPA, Poverty, Public Charge Rule

Michelle Obama Co-Chairs ‘When We All Vote’: New Ad Campaign Announces 2,000 Events

September 29, 2018

By the NNPA When We All Vote, a non-partisan organization inspiring voter turnout in the run up to Election Day in November, is working on a National Week of Action. Former First Lady Michelle Obama is serving as a co-chair. “When We All Vote, we get new ideas and new energy. We get leaders that […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Michelle Obama, NNPA, When We All Vote

NNPA, NAACP Sign Historic Partnership Agreement

February 3, 2018

The Black Press and the NAACP Join Forces to Address Issues Affecting the Black Community By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade group representing more than 200 Black-owned media companies, signed a historic, strategic partnership with the NAACP, one of the most influential civil rights group in […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Dorothy Leavell, NAACP, National Newspaper Publishers Association, NNPA, Stacy M. Brown

‘A Trusted Comrade,’ Black Press Legend George Curry Dies at 69

August 26, 2016

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor The Black Press lost one of it’s most celebrated warriors when George Curry, veteran journalist and former Editor-In-Chief of the NNPA News Wire, died from an apparent heart attack on Saturday, August 20. Curry was 69. “On behalf of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), we are […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Benjamin Chavis, Black Press Legends, George Curry, NNPA, Obituaries, Stacy M. Brown

Historic Black Press Week Captivates D.C.

April 1, 2016

by Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributing Writer Publishers and leaders from the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a trade group of more than 200 Black-owned media companies, and from the 400-plus member National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) recently held a historic three-day summit in Washington, D.C. that featured an all-star roster of […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Benjamin Chavis, NAHP, National Association of Hispanic Publications, National Newspaper Publishers Association, NNPA, Stacy M. Brown





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