By Nicolle M. Jones A group of disenfranchised Black publishers have vowed to continue their fight to save the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) after a Washington, D.C. judge … [Read more...]
Xernona Clayton International Civil Rights Woman has a Statue Unveiled in Downtown Atlanta
Xernona Clayton’s civic involvement and participation in the Civil Rights Movement was formed by the Chicago Urban League, in which she worked to investigate discrimination in employment. As an … [Read more...]
National Leadership Awards
NAMAD Gala Honors Congresswoman Maxine Waters on Thursday, September 12, 2019 in Washington, DC at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel. Joining Congresswoman Maxine Waters, pictured on the right with other … [Read more...]
NNPA Held Board Training During Congressional Black Caucus Week In Washington D.C.
On September 12, 2018 during The Congressional Black Caucus Week, The National Newspaper Association (NNPA) Chairman Dorothy R. Leavell convened the NNPA Board of Directors in Washington, D.C. at the … [Read more...]
The Black Press Challenges Fake News
By Lauren Poteat As Donald Trump’s persistent “fake news” rhetoric continues to fester in the media, Black publishers across the nation, recently took charge of the conversation, giving way to … [Read more...]
NNPA Honors Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., with Lifetime Legacy Award
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr. received the highest honor presented by the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) at its annual … [Read more...]
The Black Press Honors Senator Kamala Harris with the NNPA’s 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award during Black Press Week
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will honor Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) with the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award during the NNPA’s 2018 Black Press Week. The Newsmaker event … [Read more...]
State of Black America Is Strong, Experts Say
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Four preeminent, Black leaders in America today, addressed the challenges and celebrated the success stories of the African American community, … [Read more...]
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. Calls for “Full-Scale” Boycott of BMW
By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., the founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, called for a “full-scale” boycott of BMW, the German automaker, for … [Read more...]
The NNPA award presentation for the 2017 “Discover the Unexpected” (DTU) Journalism Fellowship
The NNPA award presentation for the 2017 “Discover the Unexpected” (DTU) Journalism Fellowship was held at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Washington, DC Thursday, September 21, 2017. (from left … [Read more...]