Category: National News

“So long as God let’s me live,” said Dorothy Irene Height in one of several oral history archive videos presented by the National Visionary Leadership Project, “I will be on the firing line.” She honored that commitment to herself and the causes of African Americans, women and children until her final days, with her every […]

Funeral Services Tuesday, April 27 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. — Dr. Height will lie in repose at the NCNW Dorothy I. Height building for a public viewing.   Wednesday, April 28 2:00 p.m. — The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will conduct a public Omega Omega Service at Howard University. Dr. Height served as national president […]

Following years of civil war and severe drought, Sudan, the largest country in Africa, is suffering from extreme famine. According to Blackvoices.com, the entire population is on the verge of severe starvation and the children are most affected. Many children in the country have exposed ribs, distended bellies and extremely thin legs that barely offer […]

The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first Black chairman told an audience at the annual meeting of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network that the RNC wants to help the Black community—but said that community must also rely on itself instead of government handouts, saying that dependence has stifled Black progression. According to the Associated Press, […]

Click here to view the Dr. Dorothy Height Commemorative E-edition.

As news of Benjamin L. Hooks’ death riveted the American public, mourning turned to reflective celebration of a man who helped revolutionize the struggle for minority equality in economics, media and politics. This week, Hooks’ family, friends and colleagues honored his life and legacy at Greater Middle Baptist Church and Temple of Deliverance COGIC, both […]

J. Bruce Llewellyn, a Black businessman who made a name for himself in banking, broadcasting, bottling and groceries, died April 7 at the age of 82 after a long illness. But today, the Harlem native is being remembered as not only a trailblazing entrepreneur but as someone who never forgot his people or those less […]

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – President Barack Obama needs only to turn over in his bed to be reminded of all the Black women who are powerfully qualified to be U.S. Supreme Court justices. If First Lady Michelle Obama was not his wife, some legal scholars say she would be a clear and obvious candidate for the short list […]

Each night, hundreds of thousands of kids go to sleep without beds—a crisis many say has been overlooked. In a 2007 report, it was estimated that over 250,000 children nationwide would sleep on floors every night.  That number was too great for National Furniture Bank Association Executive Director Don Lawrence. “If every company in the […]

BALTIMORE — Civil rights activist and Emmy Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson will join an illustrious list of Black luminaries this summer, when she is awarded the NAACP’s 95th Spingarn Medal, the association’s highest honor, July 15 during the NAACP National Convention in Kansas City. The Spingarn Medal, instituted in 1914 by then-NAACP Chairman Joel E. […]

In a widely-expected move, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced April 9 that he plans to retire this year, giving President Obama another chance to place his stamp on the nation’s highest court. Stevens, who turns 90 on April 20, said he wanted to give the president enough time to find and confirm […]

The case against five men charged in the gang rape of a 7-year-old girl in New Jersey has taken an unexpected turn.   According to the Associated Press, the child’s stepfather appeared at the Trenton courthouse April 8 claiming that three of the five accused men were actually trying to help the girl.   “These […]