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Posted inAfro Briefs

American wallets are being hammered by inflation- is relief in sight?

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentOctober 9, 2022October 9, 2022

By Barrington Salmon, NNPA Newswire Contributor Everywhere ordinary Americans turn, it seems, the spectre of inflation haunts their everyday lives. Everything costs more: Food. Shelter. Gasoline. Eating out. Clothes. Vehicles. […]

Posted inBooks

PRESS ROOM: Autism influencer Jeremiah Josey releases a new book about his experience as a Black man with autism

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentAugust 11, 2022August 12, 2022

By NNPA NEWSWIRE An important addition to autism literature and a much-needed voice for autistic people of color. (NNPA NEWSWIRE) — Autism influencer Jeremiah Josey’s new book, “Here’s What I Want […]

Posted inNational News

Jan Ernst Matzeliger’s invention revolutionized shoe manufacturing

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJune 15, 2022June 15, 2022

By Tamara Shiloh, The Oakland Post (NNPA Newswire) – The craft of shoemaking was at one time difficult and manual work. But with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, cobblers […]

Posted inHealth

Alexa Irene Canady: First Black female neurosurgeon in U.S.

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMay 15, 2022May 15, 2022

By NNPA Newswire (NNPA Newswire) – It was during a health careers summer program at the University of Michigan that Alexa Irene Canady (b. 1950) decided to pursue medicine, a […]

Posted inSports

Cisco, APGA Tour Partner to Promote Greater Inclusivity, Diversity in Golf

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMay 9, 2022May 9, 2022

By NNPA Newswire SAN JOSE, Calif. – Cisco and the APGA Tour – a non-profit organization committed to bringing greater diversity to the game of golf – have today announced an official […]

Posted inNational News

PRESS ROOM: Attorneys Ben Crump and Diandra ‘Fu’ Debrosse Zimmermann Decry Alleged Johnson & Johnson Exploitation of Black Americans & Evasion of Responsibility

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMarch 19, 2022March 21, 2022

(BUSINESS WIRE) — Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorneys Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law and Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann of DiCello Levitt Gutzler are calling on the […]

Posted inOPINION

OP-ED: Candidate for Congress Kina Collins says it is time to let young people lead

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJanuary 20, 2022

By Kina Collins | Chicago Defender Martin Luther King Jr. was just 26 years old when he led the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Dr. King witnessed and experienced injustices in his […]

Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Lizzo gives heartfelt message at Missy Elliot’s Walk of Fame induction

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentNovember 29, 2021November 29, 2021

By Rollin Out (NNPA Newswire) – Lizzo got teary as she thanked Missy Elliott for “making my dreams come true” at the latter’s Hollywood Walk of Fame induction. The “Get […]

Posted inOPINION

COMMENTARY: Build Back Better balances Joe Biden’s 3-legged stool

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentNovember 24, 2021November 24, 2021

By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip Last year, Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats promised voters that if given the chance we would do the things necessary to […]

Posted inOPINION

OP-ED: Baltimore City Councilwoman Phylicia Porter

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentAugust 20, 2021January 25, 2022

Phylicia Porter believes her Building Healthy Communities initiative provides the missing piece of the puzzle that will help build her district, and eventually the City, back again. (Photo/NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE […]

Posted inNEWS

National Council of Negro Women, Ben Crump file suit against Johnson & Johnson

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentAugust 9, 2021January 25, 2022

A complaint filed by the National Council of Negro Women against Johnson & Johnson requests corrective action to inform Black women and all other consumers about the risks associated with […]

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Broadway’s neon lights shine with 10 new Black plays, musicals

by NNPA Newswire CorrespondentAugust 7, 2021January 25, 2022

Broadway officials have said the shows will go on, but only at 100 percent capacity. So, if New York reinstates restrictions on indoor crowds, Broadway could shutter once again. (Courtesy […]

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