by Dr. Valerie Wardlaw Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Los Angeles Sentinel What do you give Quincy Jones, a man whose life is about good music, the arts, and making the world a better place for everyone? On November 15, attendees and Jones were treated to a tribute by some of the […]
Morgan State University Hosts Health and Hip Hop Conference
by Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire In an effort to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS among young Black men, a group disproportionately impacted by the epidemic, health-care providers and community stakeholders hosted the “Health and Hip Hop Conference” in October at the Morgan State University in Baltimore. Students from Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities—the […]
Sharron Battle Sees Selfies Replace Cash
by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service An Atlanta-based startup hopes to change the face of shopping – literally. This is the vision of Sharron Battle, 43, a lifelong pioneer in various business fields. Her latest creation is Selfiepay Inc., a technology company whose mobile application lets shoppers purchase products with nothing more than their own […]
Madison Central Library Provides Services, Comfort to Homeless
by Sarah Zimmermann There is a glass-walled study room on the second floor of Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street. Day after day, there is a consistent stream of people inside, sometimes with two to three people waiting in line outside the door. The conversations in this room vary, from light-hearted chats to in-depth discussions […]
National Education Advocate Says Family Is Key to Learning
By Monique Chappell Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Charlotte Post Education always played a big part in Byron Garrett’s life. “Education has always been a love of our family,” said Garrett, a Greensboro native and chairman of the National Family Engagement Alliance. “It’s always been the key thing that we believe to […]
West Speaks on Obama, Black Lives Matter
By Lagloria Wheatfall Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Houston Defender [HOUSTON] – Dr. Cornel West, an outspoken activist, author and professor, recently shared his views on pressing issues during a speech at the University of Houston-Downtown. West, a professor of philosophy and Christian practice at Union Theological Seminary and professor emeritus at […]
Hundreds Celebrate as Nation’s African American Museum Nears Completion
By Savannah Harris Special to the NNPA News Wire from HU News Service WASHINGTON — Hundreds of people gathered at an inaugural event for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Monday night here to celebrate the completion of the museum’s exterior in a year that marks three significant moments in American […]
Soaring Costs, Social-Science Data Drive Slash in State Prison Populations
By Nick Chiles Urban News Service As Earth’s most prolific jailer, America faces a thorny question: What do you do with millions of inmates when they return home? That challenge is at the heart of many bipartisan prison reforms that are sweeping the nation. Georgia recently tackled this issue. The staunchly Republican state has become […]
Family & Reading Connections Programs Help Children of Incarcerated Parents
Family Connections and Reading Connections are programs run by Madison Urban Ministry that work to help children maintain contacts with family members who are incarcerated. Both programs are funded by donations and grants and are free to people making use of them and work to help maintain connections so a prison sentence doesn’t mean an […]
Milwaukee’s African-American Arts Scene Gets Boost From New Partnership
Milwaukee Rep Offers Residency To Bronzeville Arts Ensemble by KP Whaley Many African-American-led theaters around the country are struggling to stay afloat so the recent announcement that the Milwaukee Repertory Theater offered residency to the Bronzeville Arts Ensemble for their next season couldn’t come at a better time. “We’re at a crisis point, I do […]
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