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 […]
‘Nobody’s at the Switch’ as CBS Announces Election Coverage Team Sans African Americans
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia CBS News said its diversifying–adding a mix of women and minorities to its top staff and its upcoming 2020 election coverage. But many are calling the “Eye” Network’s attempts at diversity an epic fail. The network is taking some serious heat for excluding African-Americans from its core […]
Executive Producer Dream Hampton Talks “Surviving R. Kelly”
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia For Dream Hampton, who served as executive producer of the much-talked about “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary, the explosive revelations in the film were just the tip of the iceberg. Hampton said there were many things she couldn’t talk about and will never discuss because it’s “so dark […]
Dem-Controlled House Ready to Take on Trump Beginning January 3rd
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia According to several new reports, the House will vote Thursday on a funding bill to re-open the government and end the partial government shutdown. January 3 is when the new Democratic majority in the House will be sworn in. It’s also when President Donald Trump will begin […]
Flying High: Rexy Rolle Changing the Game in the Airline Industry
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Although she acknowledges setting “big goals,” Sherrexcia “Rexy” Rolle said the magic really happens in the small steps it takes to reach those ambitions. “That’s where the victories are won, in your daily to do list,” said Rolle, whose boardroom and classroom accomplishments likely turn as many […]
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