As the United States edges closer to possible military action against Iran, history signals a familiar reality for Black Americans: disproportionate risk, unequal support, and a long legacy of being […]
Author Archives: Stacy M. Brown NNPA contributor
Posted inBusiness, News
Trump executive orders under cut Black Business gains
Black Press USA Senior National CorrespondentBlack-owned businesses have experienced historic growth in recent years, but that progress is now under threat. A sharp decline in small business optimism, coupled with […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, News
Democrats Hakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker lead daylong Capitol sit-in
At the steps of the U.S. Capito
Posted inNews, Uncategorized
Recently approved budget plan favors wealthy, slashes aid
The new budget framework approved by Congress may result in sweeping changes to the federal safety net and tax code. The most significant benefits would flow to the highest earners […]
Posted inNational, News
Joy Reid fired: Black journalists, activists condemn MSNBC
MSNBC has parted ways with Joy Reid, marking the departure of another prominent Black woman from the network. Reid joins Rashida Jones, the first Black woman to head a major […]
Posted inFeature
Trump’s trade war hits Black America
President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs—25 percent on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent on imports from China—has sent shockwaves through global markets, sparking retaliatory measures from […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, National, News
Biden to deliver farewell address
NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentPresident Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver his farewell address to the nation at 8 p.m. Wednesday from the Oval Office. This will be Biden’s fifth […]
Posted inGovernment, Government/Politics
Harris unveils broad agenda for African-American men
NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentVice President Kamala Harris has unveiled an extensive agenda designed to dismantle systemic barriers and foster new opportunities for Black men across America. The agenda, announced […]
Posted inNational, Sports
Exchange for Brittney Griner possible
On the day she testified at her trial in Russia, Brittney Griner may have found herself closer to freedom and a return to the United States. Several reports said the […]
Posted inLocal Politics
John Lewis returns to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma
Legendary Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) made an inspiring return to..
