By Curtis Bunn Urban News Service When Monica Cooper walked into a smoke-filled room, it changed her life. She was a New York promotional model in 1998, when she worked an obscure event that she hardly remembers — except that men there smoked cigars. That occasion welcomed her into a culture in which few black […]
What You Need to Know about Voting on Tuesday, November 8
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Columnist Are you ready to vote? Are you registered? These may seem like simplistic questions, especially for those who are aware, but every year some folks are denied access to the polls, because they didn’t register on time, or they moved and their address does not match the address the […]
‘A Trusted Comrade,’ Black Press Legend George Curry Dies at 69
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 […]
UW-Madison PEOPLE Scholars Discuss College Readiness with First Lady Michelle Obama
DeJa Cooper and Kingsley-Reigne Pissang are the embodiment of The Dream for attending college. The two incoming University of Wisconsin – Madison PEOPLE College Scholar freshmen were selected to go to the White House this year for the Beating the Odds Summit. This July, more than 130 college- bound High School graduates from across the […]
Police Abuse Debate is More Than a Black-White Issue
By Luis Vasquez-Ajmac Urban News Service While the national conversation on police and race seems like a black-and-white issue, many Latinos say they also feel mistreated by cops. “I grew up in East L.A., in an economically depressed neighborhood,” said Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna, the first Latino to lead the Los Angeles area’s […]
Illinois House of Representatives Passes Historic Slavery Study Resolution
Article courtesy of The National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) The National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) is applauding the Illinois House of Representatives for passing last week an historic resolution calling on President Barack Obama to create a national reparations study commission. “We salute and applaud the Illinois legislators on their courageous action,” said […]
Dontre Hamilton’s Mother To Speak At Democratic Convention
Maria Hamilton ‘Excited’ For The Nation To Hear Her Group’s Voice By Chuck Quirmbach The mother of a Milwaukee man killed by police during a confrontation will speak at the Democratic National Convention later this month. After her son Dontre was shot in 2014, Maria Hamilton helped create a group of mothers who have had […]
Hollywood Next: Jeff Friday’s American Black Film Festival Fuels the Future
By Ronda Racha Penrice Urban News Service When Jeff Friday traveled to his first Sundance Film Festival to catch Love Jones in 1997, what struck him most is what he didn’t see. “I returned from Sundance very inspired by what I saw there, but what I did not see was filmmakers of color,” says Friday. […]
Online Knowledge Center On Student-of-Color Mental Health Is First of its Kind
Article Courtesy of the Steve Fund The Steve Fund launches an online resource center during Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, with scientific information from premier experts on student-of-color mental health and emotional well-being. A new online knowledge center offers expert information on supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color. It was […]
Left, Right Seek to Halt $4.2 Billion in Asset-Seizure Abuse
by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service Darren wants his surname kept secret. After enduring civil-asset forfeiture, he fears reprisals from law enforcement. “And you know why? Because this thing has let me know for a fact there’s no limit to what the police will do,” he said. “And they have the law behind them.” The […]
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