By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Is Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi standing in the way of a potential impeachment of President Donald Trump? Reports indicate that there are strong signs that the pro-impeachment forces in the House are both larger than what Pelosi portrays – and growing. That is, there’s a lot […]
The List of Black and Missing Continues to Grow
The national newspaper publishers association continues its series on missing black women and girls. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Type the name Tawny Reed in the Google search engine and click on “News.” In doing so, one will find among the results, an obscure 1960s Welsh singer named Tawny Reed and even […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Mass Incarceration of Women and Minorities a New Crisis
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Although the number of people in prisons and jails in America has slightly declined, numbers released on Thursday, April 25, by the Statistics still show that nearly 1.5 million individuals were in prison by the end of 2017. The statistics also note that the U.S. continues to […]
Black Girls Continue to Disappear but Few Eyebrows Are Raised
The national newspaper publishers association continues its series on missing black women and girls. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The epidemic of missing and mostly forgotten African American girls continues to spread throughout the United States. While the names change, the stories remain similar. Miah Gourdine, just 16-years-old, was headed to school […]
Census 2020 Vital for Nation and Various Media Campaigns
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Census 2020 will provide vital information about the nation’s growing population and infrastructure, which impacts the everyday lives of all Americans. Tasha Boone, the senior advisor in the office of the director of the United States Census Bureau, addressed just how crucial the coming census is during […]
NNPA Honors Black Lives Matter Founder with Newsmaker of the Year Award
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Alicia Garza said she’s “super excited” about being named the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) 2019 Newsmaker of the Year, an award she’s scheduled to receive on Thursday, March 21, in Washington, D.C., during Black Press Week. “I’ll say it’s really humbling when the community reaches out […]
NBA Legend Abdul-Jabbar Talks Auction to Help Kids in STEM
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the NBA in 1989 at age 42, no NBA player had ever scored more points, blocked more shots, won more Most Valuable Player Awards, played in more All-Star Games or logged more seasons. NBA.com reported that Jabbar’s list of personal and team accomplishments […]
A Slave’s African Medical Science Saves the Lives of Bostonians During the 1721 Smallpox Epidemic
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent “I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.” — Frederick Douglass “I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time been ashamed.” — Ralph Ellison […]
Kamala Harris is Right Choice to ‘Save our Country’
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia That Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris announced her candidate for president on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is no coincidence. For her supporters and those who know her well, Harris has long been a fighter for freedom, justice and equality and she’s often invoked the spirit […]
Report: Kamala Harris to Announce Run for President
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Kamala Harris is running for President. The California Democrat, who promised reporters that she’d ponder the decision over the holidays, is now expected to make a formal announcement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. CBS News Radio in California first reported that Harris likely will hold a […]
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