By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Since 1945, Ebony has chronicled Black life and the multitude of contributions of generations of African … [Read more...]
St. Louis Elects Tishaura Jones as City’s First Black Woman Mayor
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Tishaura Jones began her political career as an appointed Democratic Committeewoman of St. Louis’ 8th Ward in … [Read more...]
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: Black History in Science: Remembering Dr. George Carruthers
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia He built his first telescope at the age of 10, and at age 25, George Carruthers earned a Ph.D. in aeronautical … [Read more...]
General Lloyd Austin Is First Black U.S. Secretary of Defense
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Retired African American General Lloyd Austin is now in charge of the U.S. Department of Defense. On Friday, … [Read more...]
Black Americans Are Being Vaccinated at Far Lower Rates
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two new vaccines to combat the coronavirus, the initial … [Read more...]
Removing Confederate Monuments, Changing Sports Teams Names Just A Distraction?
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Protests and unrest in 2020 sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, shined an even … [Read more...]
Senate Passes Bill to Create African American Burial Grounds Network
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation that would better protect historic African American … [Read more...]
In First Act of New Congress, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Reparations Bill
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With the start of the 117th Congress this week, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), a senior member of … [Read more...]
Dr. Susan Moore, An African American Physician, Chronicles the Racist Medical Care that Led to Her Death
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia (EDITOR’S NOTE: You can make a donation to the GoFundMe campaign [https://bit.ly/3pCAQI1] set up for Dr. Moore’s … [Read more...]
President-Elect Biden Nominates Miguel Cardona for Education Secretary Campaign Continues to Live up to Diversity Promise
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On Wednesday, Dec. 23, President-elect Joe Biden selected Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as … [Read more...]
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