“To say that here, years after his assassination, is something we should think about deeply,” Dr. Barber said, “but we dishonor the memory of Dr. King and all those who suffered if we simply commemorate his assassination.” ...

Adams wins for HBCUs in 2018 omnibus budget Who says there’s nothing but bad news coming out of our nation’s capital? Despite her usual blunt and frank assessment of what she routinely sees as the “negative” policies of the Republican majority in Congress, and President Donald Trump in particular, Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12) had little to complain about last week. Beyond announcing Sunday that she will seek a ...

Due to the horrible acts of domestic terrorism now occurring in Austin, this is a time to be cautious about any packages being left at homes,” said NAACP President Derrick Johnson. ...

City and Police Accused of Separate and Unequal Treatment of Black Bikers versus White Bikers ...

As Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address at the U. S. Capital, Barber described him as the end-product of more than 100 years of attempts by White extremists to blunt any progress made by African-Americans and progressives in the U. S. ...

Dr. Shaw served as president for 15 crucial years in the school’s history – from 1987 to 2002. During that time, he literally save “the oldest historically Black university in the South” ...

The Joint Center initiative for increased hiring in the U.S. Senate started in 2016 after a 2015  Joint Center study titled “Racial Diversity Among Top Senate Staff.” ...

Some say she blocked qualified Black applicants; Others say that's not possible NNPA president says she may have been fighting for diversity ...

Conyers, 88, under pressure from many of his colleagues and House leaders to resign, had initially stepped down from the House Judiciary Committee amidst the charges, but dropped the bombshell of his immediate retirement on the Detroit-based Mildred Gaddis radio show Tuesday. ...

NNPA PHOTO:  CBC Chairman Cedric Richmond (D-La.) and a group of CBC members met with FBI Director Christopher Wray about the “Black Identity Extremists” report. This photo was taken during a recent ceremonial swearing-in event for the 115th Congress in Washington, D.C. BY STACY M. BROWN (NNPA NEWSWIRE CONTRIBUTOR) FBI Director Christopher A. Wray failed to explain why the agency he leads changed the name o ...