Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Champion for Equity in Education By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s influence on the Civil Rights Movement is indisputable, but his fight for equity in education remains a mystery to some. That fight began with his own education. “He clearly had an advanced, […]
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In Defense of Black Women and Girls
By Ed Gray (North Dallas Gazette/NNPA Member) This has been a monumental year for the reaffirmation of women’s rights in the workplace and the ballot booth. This is long overdue. The battle for the rights of women, and specifically Black women and girls, has gone on for centuries. In America, the spotlight on this fight […]
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Racism in the Workplace and the Whitewashing of the #MeToo Movement
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) was the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to leave his job after the “MeToo” hashtag galvanized women to speak up about sexual misconduct, harassment and more. Too bad that impetus did not float up to the top, where an avowed grabber of women’s […]
Educate Me Foundation Working To Grow The Number Of Black Teachers For Black Students Across The Country
By Curtis Bunn, Urban News Service The axiom, “Those who cannot do, teach,” missed the point, as far as Blake Nathan is concerned. In fact, Nathan created the Educate Me Foundation on a wholly opposite premise: To mentor and encourage African-American students, high school and college, to pursue careers in education, especially as teachers—and to […]
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To Be Equal: Assessing President Obama’s Impact and Legacy
President Obama Earns “Excellent” Rating from the National Urban League By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, National Urban League “That faith that I placed all those years ago, not far from here, in the power of ordinary Americans to bring about change, that faith has been rewarded in ways I could not have possibly imagined.” – President […]
The High Price Of Imprisonment
A growing list of costs are being passed on to inmates and their families By Eric Easter Urban News Service As incarceration rates continue to grow around the United States, the enormous costs of some prison services are increasingly being paid by those who can least afford it –- the families of inmates. In 2001, […]
Tracy Reese: Designer of Michelle Obama’s Dress
by Patrice Gaines Urban News Service No one knew what First Lady Michelle Obama would choose to wear on stage at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. That decision is generally a secret kept from the public–and designers–until she appears under the spotlights. And when she stepped out onto the stage that historic night, the First […]
Support Black Businesses for Black Friday
The 2nd Annual “Craft for Christmas” List by Urban News Service Like last year’s Craft for Christmas” list, our list is no simple collection of online stores. This one is focused on makers — African Americans entrepreneurs who have embraced the idea of creating change and community wealth by creating things with their own hands. […]
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, […]
Reports Of Discrimination More Than Triple At UW-Madison This Year
From January To June, Bias Response Team Received 66 Reports, 18 Reports Last Fall By Avory Brookins Reports of discrimination at the University of Wisconsin-Madison more than tripled this year, according to a report released Wednesday by the university’s Bias Response Team. From Jan. 1 to June 30, the team received 66 bias incident reports […]
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