By Patrick Washington Most of us are aware of the Supreme Court hearing happening right now. Another ‘First Black” event for the history books literally; however, most of the time […]
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Posted inCulture, National, Opinion, This Week
The Morals and Ethics of Marketability: How the Black Community is Propoganized and Preyed Upon In Advertisng
In a world where marketing and a display of morality continue to intertwine, what are the ways marginalized demographics are preyed upon for the sake of social justice? Marketing and […]
Posted inCulture, Lifestyle, National, Politics
House Passes CROWN Act to End Discrimination Against Natural Black Hairstyles
By Stacy M Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Connecticut Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes sounded off to critics of legislation that would allow individuals freedom to express themselves by […]
Posted inCulture, Events, Lifestyle, Opinion
There’s No Such Thing as Black Hollywood
I personally think Black people working in entertainment have been beaten up so much, that they think the way Hollywood runs is actually supposed to be that way. Like, how can you you make a movie if there are no white people involved?
Posted inCommunity, Local, She Represents, This Week, Women
She Represents: LeTitia Owens
Author, philanthropist, national recording artist, LeTitia (aka Titia) Owens is a collective of funny, talented, inspiring, and a force of strength and energy. In a world that can easily differentiate […]
Posted inEducation, Lifestyle, The Edit, Women
Changemaker N’Naserri Carew-Johnson Inspired by her Mother and the Disney Dreamers Academy
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When N’Naserri Carew-Johnson arrived at the Disney Dreamers Academy in 2016, she didn’t realize how much she’d put herself in […]
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Destiny’s Child Kelly Rowland Kicks off Disney’s Dreamers Academy
Grammy-winning superstar Kelly Rowland said she knows the importance of dreaming big. The Atlanta-born co-founder of the pop supergroup Destiny’s Child, Rowland, told NNPA Newswire that she was and remained […]
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Preserved by Purpose – Soaring above the Haters
By Shewanda Riley “I thought she was my friend but what she wrote about me on Facebook proves that she was never my friend.” I listened intently as my student […]
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Singleton United/Unidos: The new neighborhood on the block
Story by Shardae White of Dallas Free Press Janie Cisneros credits her neighborhood-based activism to serendipity. She is the leader of Singleton United/Unidos, a newly established neighborhood association in West […]
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She Reps: Thana Hickman-Simmons
Thana Hickman-Simmons grew up on the south side of Chicago in a very middle-class home. As a teen, she found herself facing an unplanned pregnancy at the age of 17, […]
