The Trump administration’s policies are harming children by cutting funding for after-school programs, food aid, and healthcare, and by eviscerating the federal Department of Education, which is a direct assault on children’s health, development, and dignity.
Tag: Frederick Douglass
Posted inCommunity
From Forest Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Originally published with our media partner, Dallas Free Press The election of Elsie Faye Heggins to the Dallas City Council in 1980 signaled a massive change to Dallas’ political environment, […]
Posted inMuseums
Museum Exhibit Reminds How Black Panthers Planted Seeds for Change
Former Black Panther Party members gathered at the California Museum to share reflections on the organization’s legacy and lasting impacts, while also encouraging continued activism and community service to honor the BPP’s legacy.
Posted inBlackPressUSA.com
Ida B. Wells-Barnett: The Journalist Whose Legacy Lives On
Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an investigative journalist and advocate who worked to document and address the severe injustices faced by Black Americans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and her legacy continues to inspire today.
Posted inThis Week
Remembering Our Purpose – A Tribute to James Alfred Washington
The NNPA-the Black Press of America must reclaim its rightful place in the hearts and minds of those who once relied on it for Truth and Justice, and must rekindle the spirit of its predecessors by reporting the news “without fear or favor” and using the pages of its newspapers to “Light the Road to Freedom”.
Posted inHomepage, National
The Black Press of America Celebrates 195 Years of Pleading the Cause of African Descendants Everywhere
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On March 16, 1827, Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm founded the first Black-owned newspaper in the U.S. They […]