The first presidential debate for the 2020 campaign in the race for the White House featured five moderators, ten candidates, two hours and only one question on the voting block that comprises the base vote […]
Ridgeville, SC – It was 1968 when literary giant Horace Mungin penned his first published work, “Dope Hustler’s Jazz,” part one of a two volume set of anti-drug poetry. “Dope Hustler’s Jazz” was the beginning […]
By Miana Massey Chevrolet DTU Fellow | The Atlanta Voice It’s official, Ebony Magazine—along with its sister publication Jet Magazine—has potentially closed its doors for good. Former employees of the company took to Twitter […]
By Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Family members of former New Orleans Mayor Ernest N. “Dutch” Morial joined Commissioners of the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority and a long list of state […]
Black women have been “at the tip of the spear” experiencing the consequences of systemic racism in America, according to Mayor Pete Buttigieg, one of several Democratic candidates to address the crowds on the Power Stage […]
By Katherine Lewin DiversityInc Chloe x Halle member Halle Bailey has been tapped to play Ariel in the upcoming ‘Little Mermaid’ live action movie. The Disney (No. 20 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) […]
By Renetta Burrell Perry The epic and now historic Essence Music Festival is 25 years old, and it’s safe to say that it’s all grown-up and it’s so New Orleans! When then-Mayor Marc H. Morial […]
ESSENCE Communications, Inc. announced that the 2019 ESSENCE Festival presented by Coca-Cola will host exclusive keynote conversations with five of the leading Democratic contenders in the 2020 Presidential race, including Senator Cory Booker, Mayor Pete […]
By Jannelle Walker Special to The New Tri-State Defender Last week, 68-year-old Loretta Griffin became the first African-American Memphian to compete in the National Senior Olympics for swimming, coming full circle from her days […]
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Karen Carter Richards, the publisher of the Houston Forward Times, has been elected to serve as the chair of the National Newspapers Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade […]
Copyright @ 2026 Website Design by No Regret Media