NNPA President and CEO Dr. Ben Chavis Jr. condemned the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, calling the charges an attack on press freedom and a dangerous misuse of the FACE Act and Ku Klux Klan Act. He compared the prosecutions to historic efforts to silence the Black Press and demanded all charges be dropped, asserting that democracy cannot survive when witnesses are criminalized.
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Coppin State University: Rewriting the narrative on male enrollment and retention
By Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins I believe the continuing decline of male enrollment in higher education is one of the greatest crises of this century. Their declining absence from higher education has significant political, innovative, medical, social equality and civil rights implications. The correlation is undeniable: a decline in Black and Brown male enrollment in […]
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A look at dandyism, the Black fashion style powering the Met Gala
The Met Museum’s spring exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” spotlights Black dandyism—an expressive style rooted in resistance and self-definition—through centuries of tailored fashion, from 18th-century enslaved servants to Harlem Renaissance icons and modern figures like Janelle Monáe. Highlighting how Black communities used fashion as both protest and empowerment, the exhibit, which kicks off May 5 with the Met Gala, traces a vibrant lineage of sartorial defiance, elegance, and cultural pride.