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...]
NAACP Poll Reveals How Black Voters Cast their Ballots
By NNPA Newswire Staff Report With voter fraud and voter suppression the talk of the midterms, the Advancement Project at the NAACP national office joined with the African American Research … [Read more...]
Public Charge Rule Undermines Human Rights, Harms Families and Communities
By NNPA On Dec. 10, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty joined the close to 190,000 other commenters in submitting a comment opposing the proposed “public charge rule,” that … [Read more...]
Michelle Obama Co-Chairs ‘When We All Vote’: New Ad Campaign Announces 2,000 Events
By the NNPA When We All Vote, a non-partisan organization inspiring voter turnout in the run up to Election Day in November, is working on a National Week of Action. Former First Lady Michelle … [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 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...]