“Fear is the tool that people use when they don’t really stand for anything. That is what they use,” said LaTosha Brown, the founder of Black Voters Matter, to a […]
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NNPA launches ‘Missing & Black 2025’ campaign
The NNPA World News app has unveiled the Missing & Black 2025 Campaign, a nationwide initiative aimed at addressing the glaring disparities in media coverage and law enforcement response to […]
Posted inEntertainment
‘Chevalier’ set to open festival
The Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) recently announced that “Chevalier” will open its 31st film festival in Los Angeles on Feb. 9 at the Directors Guild of America. […]
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The King Holiday reflects our Resilience
Just four days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the inveterate warrior, Congressman John Conyers Jr. (D-MI), introduced legislation to make his birthday a […]
Posted inAcross Black America, Business, Education, National
Clark Atlanta receives $10 million grant for data science program
Clark Atlanta University has received a $10 million grant to advance its students in a specific program, reports AfroTech/WSB TV. The money awarded to the Historically Black College & University […]
Posted inEntertainment, Feature, Feature
Nichelle Nichols ‘boldly went’ where no one had before
“Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away.” —Kyle Johnson, on his mother’s official Facebook page (https://uhura.com) July 31. Science fiction, “SF,” “Sci-Fi”, or speculative […]
Posted inGovernment, National
SCLC president visits Los Angeles
Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), held a discussion with local journalists last week, following his interview with Tavis Smiley on radio […]
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Defaming his name: Martin Luther King Day, 2022
“Give us the ballot (Yes), and we will no longer plead to the federal government for passage of an anti-lynching law; we will by the power of our vote write […]
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Caravan held on King Day
Although the Kingdom Day parade was canceled for a second year due to the pandemic, a coalition of community organizations came together for a “Caravan for Social Justice” Monday, and […]
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Defaming his name: Martin Luther King Day, 2022
“Give us the ballot (Yes), and we will no longer plead to the federal government for passage of an anti-lynching law; we will by the power of our vote write […]
