By Freddie Allen @freddieallenjr Facebook, one of the biggest technology companies on the planet, has joined community activists and Baltimore’s civic leaders in an effort to decrease violence in Charm City. In 2017, even though violent crime (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) decreased nationwide, violent crime increased in Baltimore, according to […]
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Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, TV and Film
Best Films of 2018
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic In 2018, the stories told, talent on view, compelling characters, emotions expressed and genres stretched were just amazing. It was more than enough to make viewers track films from the theaters to streaming services. Or vice versa. Best Films of 2018. Check out the year in movies. […]
Posted inCommentary, OPINION, Religion
COMMENTARY: White Churches Have A Moral Responsibility To Stand Up
Written by Rev. Jesse Jackson In 2019, we will commemorate 400 years since the first 20 slaves were transported by ship from Africa by white slave traders and landed in Jamestown, Va. Now four centuries later, race remains a central dividing line. Today, for example, the racial wealth gap exposes a stark difference. The median […]
Posted inNational News, NEWS
Applying Racial Bias During Jury Selection is an American Tradition
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia “One of the most pernicious forms of racial discrimination and injustice in the United States criminal justice system is the racially-motivated use of prosecutorial peremptory challenges during the jury selection process,” said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. […]
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Visionary Freedom Fighter Don Rojas Recounts a Life of Service
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A phone conversation with Don Rojas can easily begin with the subtlest of greetings – a friendly “hello,” and good to hear from you. But any conversation of length undoubtedly leads to a lively discussion about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, reparations, journalism, and of course Rojas’ celebrated […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, National News, NEWS, POLITICS
NAACP Poll Reveals How Black Voters Cast their Ballots
NNPA Newswire Staff Report With voter fraud and voter suppression the talk of the midterms, the Advancement Project at the NAACP national office joined with the African American Research Collaborative to provide the first comprehensive analysis of how Black voters voted this cycle and why. “People of color turned out and were engaged. Voters of […]
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Rosanell Eaton, Queen Mother of Voting Rights, Dies at 97
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Considered a Queen Mother and a leader in the struggle and movement for freedom, justice and equality, Rosanell Eaton proved a true matriarch to many civil rights leaders — especially when it came to the fight against voter suppression. Eaton died on Saturday, Dec. 8, in her […]
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PRESS ROOM: Public Charge Rule Undermines Human Rights, Harms Families and Communities
(December 10, 2018, Washington, DC) –Today, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty joined the close to 190,000 other commenters in submitting a comment opposing the proposed “public charge rule,” that will prevent immigrant families from pursuing permanent legal residency if they or someone in their household legally uses assistance through certain federal programs including housing […]
Posted inAfro Briefs, Health, NEWS
AARP Poll: Majority of Caregivers with Family Suffering from Dementia, Spend Less Time with Friends
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia For family caregivers, the holidays can be a joyful time when spirits are lighter and it feels good to care for loved ones and enjoy time together, celebrating with family traditions. But for most family caregivers, the holidays also bring stress, according to Amy Goyer, a family […]
Posted inNational News, NEWS, POLITICS
Detroit NAACP Slams Michigan Republicans for Trying to Limit Democrats Power
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony isn’t taking the latest efforts by the outgoing Republican administration in Michigan sitting down. Anthony, who’s president of the NAACP in Detroit – the Civil Rights organization’s largest branch – is leading an effort to stop several bills proposed by lame duck Republicans […]
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New Film Honors the Life of Harriet Tubman
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When one speaks of freedom fighters, Harriet Tubman’s name should always be among the first – if not highlighted as a primary justice crusader. For it was on this date 169 years ago – Dec. 6, 1849 – that Tubman escaped slavery. “Always remember, you have within […]
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The Growing and Disproportionate Imprisonment of Black Women in America
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Missy Venable (not her real name) said she has trouble sleeping at night. It’s not the typical case of insomnia. It’s the after effects of spending more than 7 years in prison – which, incidentally, is where her fellow inmates began calling her “Missy,” and the name […]