By Dr. John E. Warren (San Diego Voice and Viewpoint/NNPA Member) As federal agencies expand their investigation into the business practices of Wells Fargo & Company, the fines and penalties for the financial services institution, with $1.9 trillion in assets, continue to rise. While many saw the news about the $1 billion fine against Wells […]
Starbucks: From Boycott to Victory
By Phillip Jackson Founder and Chairman, Board of Directors The Black Star Project If Howard Shultz wasn’t the founder of Starbucks, he would have been one of the boycott protesters with us. He said he was “embarrassed” and “ashamed” by the arrest of two Black men in a Starbucks Store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who were […]
Wells Fargo Commits to $60 Billion in Lending for Black Homebuyers
The Black Press Is a Trusted Vehicle for News in the Black Community, Wells Fargo Says By Stacy M. Brown (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member) Wells Fargo’s $60 billion pledge to African American homebuyers is a major part of the company’s dedication to a community that’s grown accustomed to being shut out from having a slice […]
Marquette University Launches Investigation into a Racist Snapchat
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, a racially charged image circulated around Marquette University’s campus. The picture was a screenshot of a Snapchat photo that featured four males, two of them holding plastic toy guns and one holding a black baby doll. With the word, “Chuuch” typed across the gun in the forefront, the Snapchat […]
The Fair Housing Act: 50 Years Later
Fifty Years Later, Fair Housing Act Recognized as a Factor in Fighting Housing Discrimination By Christopher G. Cox (Publisher/Managing Editor, realesavvy.com) Christopher G. Cox, the publisher and managing editor of realesavvy.com writes about the impact of the Fair Housing Act. (Realesavvy.com) One of the signature achievements of the Civil Rights Era was the passage by […]
Vel Phillips, Influential Trailblazer and Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 94
By Evan Casey and Karen Stokes Velvalea “Vel” Phillips, a Milwaukee legend, an advocate for civil rights who displayed courage under great pressure, died Tuesday. She was 94. Civil rights activist Vel Phillips was the first woman to sit on the Milwaukee Common Council. She was the first woman to serve as a judge in […]
Panel Talks Dr. Ronald Walters’ Legacy, Black Power and the Black Press
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) Democratic strategist and author Donna Brazile called world-renowned scholar and activist Dr. Ronald Walters a genius, during a recent forum celebrating his legacy at the Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage in Washington, D.C. In July 1958, when he was just 20 years-old and the president of the […]
Winnie Mandela Dies at 81
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) South Africa’s “Mother of the Nation” an anti-Apartheid crusader Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died, her family confirmed in a statement on Monday, April 2. The ex-wife of the late Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela was 81. In a statement, her family said Mandela “died after a long illness, for which […]
Civil Rights Groups Sue Homeland Security over Targeted Surveillance
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) On March 19, several civil rights groups filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the contents of the agency’s redacted memo referred to in government documents as the “Race Paper.” The Center for Constitutional Rights along with Color of Change first uncovered the existence […]
March for Our Lives Milwaukee: The Youth are in Power
By Nyesha Stone It’s 2018 and America’s youth is showing the world how to use their voices in an impactful way. After the Parkland, FL shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, that killed 17 students and staff, students said enough is enough and decided to fight back. March for Our Lives is a nationwide […]