By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Second Baptist Church at 441 Monroe Street in Detroit is the oldest African-American congregation in Michigan, and some sources say in the Midwest. It has been listed on the National […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, The campaign for a federal holiday in honor of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. began just 4 days after his assassination on April 4, 1968. U. S. Rep. […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, It’s possible that after the bitter campaign for House Speaker ended on January 7th, Americans – especially black Americans – felt a strong sense of déjà vu. New […]
By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer , News early Tuesday morning, Jan. 3, that Jackson resident and lifelong civil rights activist and educator Ineva May-Pittman died in a house fire at her home sent shock […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, As House Republicans continued their dysfunction and remained divided over who would be the next speaker, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell joined President Joe Biden in Kentucky to […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, The Black Press of America entered its 195th year in 2022, highly engaged in the continued fight for freedom, justice, equity and equality. Just one year after the […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Well, here we are, closing out another year – reflecting on all the things that this year has brought, and no doubt considering what we would like to see come […]
By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press, The federal government will put $600 million toward repairing the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city – a project that the mayor has said could cost billions […]
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