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NNPA Newswire Staff Report With voter fraud and voter suppression the talk of the midterms, the Advancement Project at the NAACP national office joined with the African American Research Collaborative to provide the first comprehensive […]

By Stacy M. Brown When one speaks of freedom fighters, Harriet Tubman’s name should always be among the first – if not highlighted as a primary justice crusader. For it was on this date 169 […]

By Brandon I. Brooks Managing Editor, Los Angeles Sentinel & Kimberlee Buck In 2008, Congresswoman Karen Bass made history after being elected as the first ever African- American woman to become Speaker of any state […]

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Business Alliance announced that Quentin L. Messer, Jr., the organization’s president and CEO, was named to the highly prestigious EBONY Power 100 list for 2018. “I’m most appreciative of […]

By Lauren Victoria Burke With the largest Congressional Black Caucus in history along with a historic number of women entering the U.S. House in 2019, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has announced plans for […]

By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D NNPA Newswire Contributor The State of Georgia’s Democratic Gubernatorial nominee has ended her historic run for governor in a controversial political race that has captured the attention of the country. […]

By Lauren Victoria Burke Along with what could be nine new members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the CBC will also likely feature five new Chairman wielding the gavel of five committees in the U.S. […]

Data News Weekly Staff Report As Election Day gave way to the early morning hours Wednesday, the bruising, often bitter race to become Georgia’s next governor continued to defy a ready resolution. With nearly all […]