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...]
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Proposed Journalism Competition Preservation Act Negative Impact on Small Minority-Owned Newspapers
“JCPA Is A Blank Check for Large Corporate Media, but Leaves Small Minority-Owned News Out in the Cold” By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers … [Read more...]
Accelerate[ED]: Seamless Pathways to Degrees and Careers
By NNPA Education Awareness Program What if students in every high school had the opportunity to take an additional year of courses related to a career of their interest, earn enough college … [Read more...]
Joe Biden 2020 for President Campaign Commits Major Ad Dollars to Black-Owned Media
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden is ramping up his campaign with a record-setting $280 million … [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 Observes Black Music Month, National Homeownership and Juneteenth
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In June, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) joins with millions of other Americans in celebration of Black … [Read more...]
Harris Introduces EQUAL Defense Act to Boost Pay and Resources, Limit Workload of Public Defenders
By NNPA U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Wednesday introduced the Ensuring Quality Access to Legal Defense (EQUAL Defense) Act of 2019. The legislation aims to support public defender … [Read more...]
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PRESS ROOM: Reproductive Justice Organizations Express Dismay Over Hyde Amendment Status
By NNPA On May 7, the House Appropriations Committee marked up its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies spending bill for Fiscal Year 2020. This watershed spending … [Read more...]
NAACP Challenge to 2020 Census Preparations Moves Forward
Federal judge denies Census Bureau motion to dismiss suit over inadequate government preparations for the 2020 Census By NNPA On Jan. 30, The National Association for the Advancement of … [Read more...]
Sharon Caples McDougle, NASA’s Modern Day “Hidden Figure”
By NNPA Sharon Caples McDougle is somewhat of a “hidden figure.” Everyone knows that Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to travel into space - but many don’t know that an … [Read more...]
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