New York, others grapple with worsening air pollution as Canadian wildfire smoke engulfs region
By; Stacy M. Brown / NNPA On Tuesday, June 6, experts ranked New York as the city with the worst air pollution worldwide, as dense...
Study reveals disturbing trend: Emerging adults sentenced to life without parole
By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA In a stunning revelation, a newly released report by The Sentencing Project brings to light the plight of emerging...
Houston’s heroic rap legend ‘ESG’ candidly reveals what led to leg amputation
Cedric Hill, who goes by the rap name “ESG,” has opened up about what led to the amputation of one of his legs. The “Swangin...
Dr. Cornell West declares candidacy for president
By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA Renowned scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West declared his candidacy for the upcoming presidential race under the banner of...
Black mother fatally shot by white neighbor during confrontation over stolen iPad
By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA In a tragic incident that has ignited outrage and calls for justice, Ajike “AJ” Owens, a 35-year-old Black mother...
What happened to journalism’s racial reckoning?
By: Anissa Durham, Word in Black | San Diego Voice and Viewpoint Black journalists are constantly afraid of retaliation. After George Floyd was murdered, newsrooms pledged...
Securing the place of the Negro Leagues in baseball history – one voice, one mission
By: Ralph E. Moore Jr., The Moore Report | The AFRO American News The families of Negro League baseball players are calling for a national...
With Carolyn Bryant’s death, where is justice for Emmett Till?
By: Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier | Word in Black Emmet Till deserved to grow old. If he hadn’t been murdered in Money, Mississippi, on August 28, 1955...
Why we need diverse books in schools
By: Maya Pottiger | Word in Black Ever since he was young, Marchánt Davis has always loved children’s media and the power it possesses. Though...
Rep. Cori Bush introduces bill calling for $14 trillion in reparations
By: Black Information Network | Chicago Defender Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush has introduced a bill calling for $14 trillion in reparations for Black Americans to compensate them for...