By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Simeon Booker, a trailblazing Black journalist, who covered the Civil Rights Movement for the iconic African American magazines EBONY and Jet and who was the first Black person to work as a full-time Washington Post reporter, has died. Booker, who’s credited with playing an integral role in delivering […]
To Longtime Activist, Self-Reliance Remains the Answer to Poverty
By Michael Cottman Urban News Service “What I’m saying to Black America…,we must stop complaining about what white folks have done to us in the past. We must go into ourselves, as Dr. King said, and find indelible ink — our own emancipation proclamation.” Robert Woodson, Sr. Robert Woodson, Sr., advocate for the poor, recalled […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
Officer Who Shot Sylville Smith Charged With Felony Sexual Assault
By Miela Fetaw The police officer who shot and killed 23-year-old Sylville Smith in the Sherman Park neighborhood in August has been arrested for sexual assault, police said Thursday. Sexual assault allegations against Dominique Heaggan-Brown reportedly emerged Aug. 15, two days after the death of Smith. They were made public by police on October 20. […]
Addy Walker: A Story Of Sensitive Histories, Representation
Newest Black American Girl Doll, Melody, Sparks Look Back At Addy’s Debut By Haleema Shah This year, American Girl, known for its historically themed children’s books and mail order dolls made an announcement – it would add a new doll to its historic line. The doll, named Melody Ellison, would be a 9-year-old African-American girl […]
The Black Youth Vote! Network has launched its 2016 HBCU/ Community “Vote Your Power” Challenge across the country
Black Millennials Leading the Way to Leverage Their Voting Power in the 2016 Election Cycle The Black Youth Vote! Network has launched its 2016 HBCU/Community “Vote Your Power” Challenge (BYV! ’16 Challenge) across the country. The BYV! ’16 Challenge is a key component of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Unity ’16 Black […]
Film Review: Ava DuVernay Tackles Mass Incarceration and more in “The 13th”
By Dwight Brown NNPA Newswire Film Critic The New York Film Festival celebrated its 54th year by trying something new. For the first time in history, its Opening Night World Premiere was a documentary. Even more noteworthy, this non-fiction film is by director Ava DuVernay (Selma) and it focuses on America’s deep problem with its […]
Harriet Tubman’s Underground Railroad Offers Living History on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
by Michael H. Cottman Urban News Service “I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.” – Harriet Tubman Joe Manokey stood along a stretch of the Underground Railroad and spoke proudly about his legendary distant cousin, Harriet Tubman. “Our family has always pushed to get Harriet Tubman more recognition,” […]
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