The Chavis Chronicles, hosted by civil rights icon Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., kicks off the new year with its debut on WORLD. (Image courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Chavis Chronicles is a thought-provoking television series featuring interviews with leaders, health professionals, politicians, scientists, cultural figures, influencers and celebrities from around the globe. Hosted […]
Author Archives: Stacy M. Brown
Posted inNEWS
NNPA kicks off Midwinter Training Conference by tackling the challenges of COVID-19
Among the NNPA Midwinter Training Conference partners are General Motors, Pfizer Rare Disease, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Reynolds American (RAI). (Image courtesy NNPA) NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year’s National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Midwinter Training Conference will feature workshops, webinars, and information to help Black Press members manage their business more effectively. […]
Posted inCoronavirus
Black Americans are being vaccinated at far lower rates
Some have hinted the lack of vaccine access is rooted in racism, not an unwillingness of minorities to get vaccinated. (Courtesy of Black Press USA) By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the initial concern was whether African […]
Posted inSports
IN MEMORIAM: Baseball icon Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron dies at 86
In this April 8, 1999, file photo, Major League Baseball’s all-time career home run record holder Hank Aaron laughs as he shows off the newly unveiled “Hank Aaron Award” during a news conference in Atlanta. Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record and gracefully […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Ex-Michigan governor facing charges in Flint water contamination
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (Provided by the Office of Governor Rick Snyder / Wikimedia Commons) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Nearly seven years after water provided to the residents of the majority Black city of Flint, Michigan, several officials, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, all reportedly face criminal […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
A Georgia HBCU remains committed to providing a pipeline of STEM degree students
Dr. Isaac J. Crumbly (Photo courtesy BlackPressUSA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Located deep in the heart of Georgia, about 90 miles south of Atlanta, stands Fort Valley State University, one of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Nowhere is the university’s motto, “Empower the Possible,” underscored better than […]
Posted in!Front Page
Black woman takes over as Chief of U.S. Capitol Police
Yogananda Pittman, Assistant Chief for Protective and Intelligence Operations, takes over as acting Chief of the 2,300-member U.S. Capitol Police. (Photo courtesy BlackPressUSA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A Black woman now has the task of restoring order at the U.S. Capitol. Yogananda Pittman, a Morgan State graduate, takes over […]
Posted inNEWS
Congressman Al Green (D-TX) calls for U.S. department of reconciliation
Congressman Al Green (D-TX) (Photo courtesy NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Texas Democratic Congressman Al Green has called on President-elect Joe Biden to institute a Department of Reconciliation to eliminate racism and invidious discrimination from American life. In a live interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s “Let It […]
Posted inNEWS
Impeachment shame for Donald Trump – Presidency concludes on lowest note in history
“We cannot allow this unprecedented provocation to go unanswered,” House members said in a statement. “Everyone involved in this assault must be held accountable, beginning with the man most responsible for it – President Donald Trump. We cannot begin to heal the soul of this country without first delivering swift justice to all its enemies […]
Posted inOPINION
Remembering the silver linings of 2020
Stacy M. Brown Stacy M. Brown is a NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent. (Courtesy Photo) By Stacy M. Brown There was little to celebrate or be happy about in 2020, particularly for Black America. So, as the calendar turned to 2021, and many wished friends, family and associates, “Happy New Year!” we placed an overwhelming […]
Posted inNational News
Dangerous rhetoric + false claims = Violence and havoc in cities across America
At least 50 federal and state court rulings have upheld Biden’s victory. Most recently, the U.S. Supreme Court – which includes three Trump appointees – rejected a lawsuit filed by Texas and backed by Trump seeking to throw out voting results in four states. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior […]
Posted inSports
Boston Red Sox hire Bianca Smith as first Black woman coach in baseball history
Bianca Smith will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Bianca Smith, an African American woman, has made baseball history. Smith, who most recently served as an assistant baseball coach and hitting coordinator at Wisconsin’s Carroll […]