Chavis to the NNPA As a member of the infamous Wilmington Ten case in North Carolina from 1972 to 2012, I witnessed firsthand why the criminal justice system in the United States needed to be … [Read more...]
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Another Assault on the Black Press
Black Newspaper Publishers Take a Hit with Trump’s Tariffs on Canadian Newsprint By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Amid the rush to comprehend the ramifications of a full-scale international … [Read more...]
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Prohibitions and Bans: Serious, Unintended Consequences
By Reverend Al Sharpton, National Action Network and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association Rapidly shifting U.S. demographics are fueling the urgency of civil … [Read more...]
NNPA Black Press Week was recently held March 25-27, 2015 in Washington, D.C.
NNPA Black Press Week was recently held March 25-27, 2015 in Washington, D.C. at the Metro Center Marriott Hotel. Enshrinement ceremony was held at Howard University Moorland Spingarn Library … [Read more...]
The 44th Annual Legislative Congressional Black Caucus was held
The 44th Annual Legislative Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) was held September 24 -27, 2014 in Washington, DC, The conference them, It Starts With You. During the CBC conference the founder of … [Read more...]
Gov. Bev Perdue issues pardon for Wilmington 10 citing ‘Naked Racism’
North Carolina Governor pardons Wilmington Ten before leaving office By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from The Wilmington Journal RALEIGH, N.C. – In what civil rights leaders across the … [Read more...]
Letters from Wilmington Ten prosecution witness confirms frame-up
By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from the Wilmington Journal His name was Allen Hall. In 1972, Hall was the star witness for the prosecution in the conspiracy trials against the … [Read more...]
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Obama stands by Susan Rice
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist All U.S. United Nations ambassadors sit in a perpetual hot seat. That comes with the assignment and to be periodically involved in public … [Read more...]
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A Black Thanksgiving
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Millions of Black American families observed Thanksgiving this week. We have much to be thankful and grateful for. Yet we should also be cognizant of … [Read more...]
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Black voters would not be denied
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist Most of the misinformed pundits who were unaware of the readiness and enthusiasm of millions of Black Americans to go to the voting polls on November … [Read more...]