By Marian Wright Edelman President, Children’s Defense Fund via George Curry Media Three years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., where a lone 20-year-old … [Read more...]
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NNPA’s 2012 Newsmaker Award Recipients call for more involvement from the Black Community during Black Press Week events
By Caryn Freeman Special to the NNPA This year’s Black Press Week held in Washington, DC culminated with the award ceremony honoring Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, who received an award … [Read more...]
First Freedom School in Wisconsin begins June 28
The cheers and chants of scholars of all ages will soon be heard on the corner of 2nd and Clarke. Urban Roots, a new nonprofit birthed from All Peoples Church is thrilled to announce the arrival of … [Read more...]