By Freddie Allen (Editor-in-Chief, NNPA Newswire) In the early morning hours of January 10, 1966, civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr. was jolted from his sleep, as members of the Ku Klux … [Read more...]
Buick Increases Brand Awareness with NNPA’s “Ride and Drive” Experience in Norfolk
Buick provided three vehicles for the NNPA’s Ride and Drive experience—the 2018 Regal GS luxury sedan; the 2018 Cascada convertible; and the 2018 Enclave Avenir, a luxury sport utility vehicle … [Read more...]
Energy Industry Continues Community Outreach
By Freddie Allen As workers in the energy sector reach retirement age, the need to recruit, train and hire younger, more diverse talent will increase, dramatically. That’s why the American … [Read more...]
“Fair Play Charter” Aimed at Rooting Out Bias in the Ad Industry
Ad Agency Group 4A’s Issues “Fair Play Charter” to Members in Response to Alleged “No Hispanic/No Urban” Requests By Freddie Allen (Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) — “Fair Play Charter” seeks to … [Read more...]
As Phill Wilson Retires, Black AIDS Institute Launches New Programs
Black AIDS Institute Launches Bold Vision for the Future: Announces Retirement of President and CEO Phill Wilson, New Board Members, New Staff, New Partnerships, New Programs As part of a new … [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...]
More than 50 Dead, More than 500 Injured in Las Vegas Mass Shooting
By Freddie Allen (Editor- In-Chief, NNPA Newswire) Las Vegas authorities have identified Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old White man from Mesquite, Nevada, as the gunmen in one of the deadliest … [Read more...]
Census Data: Black Women, Children Struggle With Poverty
By Freddie Allen Senior NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite relative improvement in job growth from 2013 to 2014, Black women continue to struggle in the economy, according … [Read more...]
Nielsen Reports Untold Success Stories in the Black Community
By Freddie Allen Senior NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) Acquanetta Pierce Glass, president and CEO of Avance Communications in Detroit, Mich., used last year’s Nielsen report … [Read more...]
Farrakhan: “Justice or Else” March Just the Beginning
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) In a wide-ranging conference call with the Black Press, the Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said the upcoming … [Read more...]
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