By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The spectre of white nationalists, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and others that wrongly maintain that the American flag and free speech provide them with moral justification and protection for their abhorrent behaviors, has seen too many journalists frame their inadequate coverage under a cloak of “objectivity.” Journalism is […]
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Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, TV and Film
A&E: Film Review: ‘Brian Banks,’ Biopic of Wrongfully Convicted High School Athlete
By Dwight Brown NNPA Newswire Film Critic In this #MeToo age, a biofilm about a wrongfully convicted high school football player, who was accused, tried and imprisoned for rape, is timely. The real Brian Banks, the subject of this movie, lived through an ordeal that was tragic, inspiring and often profound, something is lost in […]
Posted inCommentary, OPINION, POLITICS, U.S. Government
COMMENTARY: There is Not a Racist Bone in My Body
By Roger Caldwell, NNPA Newswire Contributor In 2019, most Blacks and people of color would like to believe that, “There is Not a Racist Bone in My Body” was an accurate statement in America. With the first African American President, Black businesses in every major city, and Black political officials in federal, state, and local […]
Posted inNational News, NEWS, POLITICS, U.S. Government
Congresswoman Maxine Waters Statement on Capital One Data Breach
By NNPA WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement on a data breach which exposed account information of over 100 million Capital One customers. “This data breach shows that it’s not just big technology companies and credit reporting agencies like Equifax that are […]
Posted inHealth, National News, NEWS
North Texas Doctor Shares his Hope for More Black Physicians
By IRENA FISCHER-HWANG The Dallas Morning News DALLAS (AP) — Dr. Dale Okorodudu appears to be a perfectly ordinary guy: He has a mortgage, a wife and three young children whom he carts around in a black Kia Sorento. The Dallas Morning News reports the Carrollton resident is a pulmonary and critical care physician who […]
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Trailer for Upcoming Harriet Tubman Movie Sails Over Ten Million Views in Five Days
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor A movie preview for the upcoming biopic featuring the life of legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman, entitled “Harriet,” was viewed by over ten million people in five days from July 21 to July 26 on Facebook. Another social media post of the same movie trailer on YouTube received over […]
Posted inBUSINESS, LIFE & STYLE, Living, NEWS, Washington D.C. News
The Avi8ted Mindset
Lafayette Barnes IV, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Growing up in Washington, D.C. in the ’90s wasn’t easy. With the influence of drugs and crime, one could easily find themselves on the wrong path. Charlton Woodyard II’s parents had a different idea that included private schools, martial arts, and a strict home environment that allowed him the space […]
Posted inD.C. Government, District of Columbia Government, National News, NEWS, POLITICS, U.S. Government, Washington D.C. News
All 12 Federal Appropriations Committees Adopt Norton’s Minority Ad Spending Measure
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Beginning later this year when federal agencies submit proposed budgets to one or more of the 12 Appropriations Committees, those requests now must include a line item detailing what they are spending with minority-owned businesses, which include black-, women- and other minority-owned media outlets. D.C. Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes […]
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NAACP Unanimously Calls for the House of Representatives to Begin Impeachment Proceedings
By Lauren Poteat, NNPA Newswire During its 110th National Convention at the Cobo Center in Downtown Detroit, the NAACP — the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization — hosted delegates from all over the country. In keeping with the convention’s theme, “When We Fight, We Win,” the NAACP national delegation voted unanimously for the […]
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COMMENTARY: Reparations Must Include the Costs of Predatory Lending
By Charlene Crowell, Communications Deputy Director with the Center for Responsible Lending In recent years, the spate of homicides linked to questionable uses of deadly weapons and/or force, have prompted many activist organizations to call for racial reparations. From Trayvon Martin’s death in Florida, to Michael Brown’s in Missouri, Eric Garner’s in New York and […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, NEWS
Philadelphia Fires 13 Officers for Racist Facebook Posts
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Police officers in Philadelphia and St. Louis are paying a heavy price for their acts of racism. Weeks after a scathing analysis by the nonprofit Plain View Project, the two departments have responded. In Philadelphia, several officers have been terminated while in St. Louis, prosecutors have barred […]
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Driving While Black: Police Continue to Profile, Stop and Search African American Drivers
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Two new recently published reports show that racial profiling – particularly “Driving While Black” – remains a crisis in America. A recent report issued by Missouri’s attorney general Eric Schmitt revealed that black drivers across that state are 91 percent more likely than white motorists to get pulled over […]