Author Archives: NNPA Newswire Correspondent

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia In June, Dr. Patrice A. Harris, a psychiatrist from Atlanta, was sworn-in as the 174th president of the American Medical Association (AMA). She is the first African-American woman to hold the position. During her inauguration ceremony in Chicago, Dr. Harris said she plans to implement effective strategies to […]

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia “Can I tell you?” To hear those words means one of two things (or both): It means that Chicago and Gary Crusader Publisher and former National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Chairman Dorothy R. Leavell, is about to school you on some history, or make a pointed observation. […]

Part One in a series, as the NNPA prepares to Celebrate 80Years as the Voice of Black America By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia The role of chairman of the board in any organization comes with responsibilities that require the broadest of shoulders. According to a definition found at bizfluent, a board’s chairperson […]

By Charlene Crowell, Deputy Communications Director with the Center for Responsible Lending and NNPA Newswire Contributor More than 50 years ago, this nation enacted legal guarantees that fair housing would be available to all Americans. Despite this federal assurance, however, a disturbing and ongoing stream of reports and lawsuits remind us that we are still […]

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia Blacks are seven-times more likely than Whites to be wrongfully convicted of murder; they’re also three times more likely than White people to be wrongfully convicted of sexual assault. This is all according to The Innocence Project, which recently shared the harsh reality of being Black behind bars and […]