Written by NNPA Project kicks off with release of a new rendition of “What the World Needs Now” Legendary Grammy Award winner DIONNE WARWICK will release her first new album in 5 years, “SHE’S BACK,” on May 10th. Produced by her son Damon Elliot, the album will be released via his Kind Music and Entertainment One […]
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Posted inNational News, NEWS
Senator Kamala Harris and Rep. Yvette Clarke Reintroduce Legislation to Commission Statue Honoring U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm
Written by NNPA WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) reintroduced a bill directing Congress to commission a statue of former U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm to be displayed in the United States Capitol. Currently, there are four statues and busts in the United State Capitol representing African-Americans, including Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, Martin […]
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COMMENTARY: ‘Leaving Neverland’ is Michael Jackson’s Pandora’s Box
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia “Leaving Neverland and the Twisted Cult of Michael Jackson Truthers.”— The Daily Beast “The Music Stops: Leaving Neverland and the awful truth about Michael Jackson.” — NY Daily News “Leaving Neverland Reveals The Monster We Didn’t Want to See in Michael Jackson” — BuzzFeed Stacy M. Brown is […]
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COMMENTARY: The Congressional Black Caucus: Not Always in Headlines, but Never on the Sidelines
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor What does the Congressional Black Caucus do? It takes Majority Whip James Clyburn to make it understandable. “It’s not only what we make happen, but what we stop from happening,” Clyburn told a standing room only crowd at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Black History Month Celebration on February […]
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NBA Legend Abdul-Jabbar Talks Auction to Help Kids in STEM
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the NBA in 1989 at age 42, no NBA player had ever scored more points, blocked more shots, won more Most Valuable Player Awards, played in more All-Star Games or logged more seasons. NBA.com reported that Jabbar’s list of personal and team accomplishments […]
Posted inHealth, National News, NEWS
Doctors, Lawyers with Monetary Motives Cause Painful Decisions in Women’s Health Care
By Glenn Ellis, Research Bioethics Fellow at Harvard Medical School, NNPA Newswire Contributor (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Women, especially women of color and poor women, tend to suffer disproportionately in our healthcare system. The problem is growing worse now that there’s a group of trial lawyers eager to exploit female victims, under the guise of offering help. Take for […]
Posted inENTERTAINMENT, Media, National News, NEWS
Newsrooms Still Lack Women and Individuals of Color
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With observances planned throughout March to commemorate Women’s History Month, a new report revealed that women are still mostly absent from newsrooms. The Women’s Media Center’s 2019 report on the status of women in U.S. media shows that despite some gains, men still dominate in every part of news, […]
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COMMENTARY: #CancelMichaelJackson? — It’s Not That Easy
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After a riveting documentary that revisited some of the alleged crimes by R&B superstar R. Kelly – even before his high-profile arrest on child pornography and other sex-related acts – a major social media movement got underway to #MuteRKelly and #CancelRKelly. Now, a possibly equally explosive documentary […]
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The Battle for Mayor in One of America’s Proudest Black Cities is Underway
By Stacy M. Brown,NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Ernest D. Davis served four of the five allowed terms as the mayor of Mount Vernon, N.Y. With 70,000 mostly African American residents, Mount Vernon sits north just of the Bronx and in the same county as Westchester’s wealthy elite. For Davis, an architect by trade, the idea […]
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Epidemic of Missing Black Girls Continues to Stump Authorities, Frustrate Parents
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Lashaya Stine, 16 Lashaya Stine, 16, was walking down the street alone in Aurora, Colorado. It doesn’t appear that the young African American female had any sort of trip planned, as she left her wallet and phone charger, and she didn’t take any clothes. According to a television […]
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Supreme Court Tosses Civil Case Against Cosby
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined review of a case brought by Bill Cosby accuser Kathrine McKee (McKee v. Cosby), who alleged being defamed when Cosby’s attorney characterized her story of being raped four decades ago as a fabricated lie. In writing the concurring opinion for […]
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COMMENTARY: Will Reparations Become Democrats’ Campaign Theme?
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A new refrain could be taking center stage during the 2020 Presidential Campaign. Senators Kamala Harris of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, both 2020 presidential candidates, said they support reparations for African Americans to redress the legacy of the slavery. “I think that we have got to […]