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Biden Honors Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Others with Lifetime Achievement Award

Stacy M. Brown - August 31, 2022

National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. has received the President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award...

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Rosetta Perry, ‘Queen Mother’ of the Black Press

Stacy M. Brown - December 10, 2021

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “She began as a pioneer in the industry, and she’s been speaking the truth no matter what,” Nashville Mayor John Cooper...

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Black Press of America Making Impact and Progress

Stacy M. Brown - June 13, 2021

NNPA NEWSWIRE — While about 37,000 workers were laid off or furloughed at media companies like the Los Angeles Times, Condé Nast, The Dallas...

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America: “What Will You Do unto the Least of These?”

Benjamin Chavis - April 5, 2021

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., NNPAA If it were not for the Black Church in America, our long struggle for freedom, justice, equality, equity,...

Education

While Some Minority Students and Teachers Thrive in Distant Learning, Others Struggle Daily

Stacy M. Brown - December 24, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the NNPA continues its campaign to raise awareness...

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IN MEMORIAM: NNPA Salutes the Memory and Legacy of Publisher Imogene McDaniel Harris

Orlando Advocate - August 3, 2020

By Robert Romano America is on the brink. In the wake of the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, and...

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NNPA Teams with Magic Johnson to Fund Over $100 Million in PPP Loans for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

BlackPress USA - July 28, 2020

NNPA Teams with Magic Johnson to Fund Over $100 Million in PPP Loans for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses July 25, 2020 (Washington, DC) — Dr. Benjamin...

CoronaVirus

NNPA Senior Correspondent Stacy Brown and Wife Shenay Test Positive for COVID-19

Kevin Seraaj - April 6, 2020

"Don’t be a hero. The only heroes are the healthcare professionals. The bottom line is COVID-19 is real. It is not a game or a conspiracy. It is here and spreading rapidly and we must take as many precautions as possible to stay safe.” -- Stacy M. Brown

CoronaVirus

Acclaimed Houston Forward Times Columnist Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Admitted to ICU

BlackPress USA - April 2, 2020

“I didn’t have a fever, I didn’t have shortness of breath, and I wasn’t coughing heavily.” What Boney did experience was a loss of appetite, heavy diarrhea, and pain in his stomach.

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