By Lauren Victoria Burke Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer In an effort to spur activism and create a political tipping point on the issue, members of the Congressional Black … [Read more...]
NAACP’s Benjamin Jealous to speak at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial March & Rally
This week, the NAACP announced that president and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous will speak at the National Action Network’s (NAN) The Emancipator (Abraham Lincoln) To the Liberator (Dr. Martin Luther … [Read more...]
Black Newspaper Publishers Conference brings out Black leaders
NNPA Chairman Danny Bakewell Sr. passes mantle of leadership to Arizona’s Cloves Campbell Jr. By Jasmyne A. Cannick NNPA National Correspondent Led by Chairman and Sentinel publisher Danny … [Read more...]
Sharpton-West ‘Showdown’ becomes dignified debate
By James G. Muhammad Special to NNPA from The Final Call CHICAGO—The debate about whether President Obama is doing enough for Blacks and the poor should focus on the issues, not on personalities, … [Read more...]
President Barack Obama addresses Al Sharpton’s National Action Network confab
By Cyril Josh Barker Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News President Barack Obama went to New York last week with a renewed vigor to address the National Action Network’s … [Read more...]
Over 175,000 rally on the National Mall
WASHINGTON, DC – On Sat., Oct. 2 people from all 50 states traveled to the nation’s capital for the hugely successful One Nation Working Together rally. An estimated 175,000 citizens representing … [Read more...]
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Let’s ‘Reclaim the Dream’ on Aug. 28th
by Rev. Al Sharpton (NNPA) - Forty-seven years ago, our nation was in the midst of uncertainty, trepidation, fear, frustration, anger and unrest. Forty-seven years ago, we were simultaneously … [Read more...]
National Urban League turns up the heat at Centennial Conference July 28-31
New York, NY -- Some of the brightest stars in entertainment, politics, business and academia will participate in the National Urban League’s Centennial Conference from July 28 through 31 at the … [Read more...]