NNPA NEWSWIRE — On behalf of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) representing the Black Press of America, we extend our sincerest condolences to the Jackson family. Leadership matters. Jesse Jackson’s leadership in the Civil Rights Movement in America and the human rights movement throughout the world was outstanding. Jackson uttered a strong, penetrating voice for the voiceless. His courage on the battlefield for freedom, justice and equality was unparalleled.
Author Archives: Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
NNPA Columnist
Posted inOPINION
Opinion: NNPA Stands With Georgia Fort, Don Lemon and all others arrested, and demands all charges be dropped
NNPA President and CEO Dr. Ben Chavis Jr. condemned the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, calling the charges an attack on press freedom and a dangerous misuse of the FACE Act and Ku Klux Klan Act. He compared the prosecutions to historic efforts to silence the Black Press and demanded all charges be dropped, asserting that democracy cannot survive when witnesses are criminalized.
Posted inNational News
Marching forward: Commemorating the March on Washington on Wall Street
Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president and CEO of National Newspaper Publishers Association, will help lead churches and the Black Press in a march on Wall Street Aug 28. Demonstrators will use the march to demand equity and opportunity for marginalized communities.
Posted inCommentary
Saving steel saves Black communities
The proposed partnership between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel has the potential to restore the steel industry’s economic vitality and provide stable jobs and economic security for Black Americans and their families.
Posted inCommentary
Stop the lynching of President Joe Biden
Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. has called for a record voter turnout in the upcoming 2024 election to protect democracy and freedom, and has criticized those who are calling for President Joe Biden to step down.
Posted inBUSINESS
Op-ed: Successful Black American-owned business leaders unfairly targeted
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. (NNPA NEWSWIRE) — There is an old African proverb that captures one of the challenges that too many financially successful Black-owned business leaders face today in America. That proverb is “Your earned riches may engender envy and jealous criticism but be not dismayed by […]
Posted inOPINION
OP-ED: American business leaders step up to fight inequities in the South
The issues facing these communities throughout the South are not new nor will they be fixed overnight. Fortunately, SCI is taking a long-term approach that is focused on getting to the root of structural racism in the United States and creating a more just and equitable country for every American. By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis […]
Posted inOPINION
Op-ed: Communities of color and other buyers, beware of bold promises from health insurers
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought issues of healthcare equity to the forefront of discussions of racial justice. Even when controlling for factors like age and income, communities of color have been much more severely impacted that white Americans. A recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that “older […]
Posted inOPINION
OP-ED: COVID-19 testing and Black America
Getting tested for important health issues – and understanding the results – empowers people to make informed and sometimes critical healthcare decisions. In fact, 70% of medical decisions are based on results from diagnostic tests. NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, a majority of Black Americans (61%) now […]
Posted inOPINION
Op-ed: Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions
Companies charge for every call made from prisons across America. But it’s the families and friends of the incarcerated person who end up paying those bills. Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. 2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in […]