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Celebrated author Ntozake Shange Dies at 70
By Lauren Victoria Burke Pioneering poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died on the morning of October 27 at an assisted living facility in Bowie, ... -
Black Women Voters Seek to Shake up Midterms
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., heralded 2018 as “payback year” for ... -
Young Visionaries Offers Free Training and Job Placement
By Dianne Anderson Extra money is here just in time for the holidays – even for the untrained, or late sleepers. For those not ... -
Do Children All Need to Succeed The Same Way?
By Dr. Elizabeth Primas, Program Manager, NNPA ESSA Public Awareness Campaign The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines standards as, “something established by authority, custom, or general ... -
Flavored Tobacco: Old Trick Made New
By Carol McGruder Co-Chair African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council Just as cigarettes were finally decreasing in popularity, vaping came along and made tobacco ... -
13th Annual Taste of Soul
Bakewell Media presents the 13th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival, in partnership with Mothers in Action. Taste of Soul features everything “soulful” including ... -
‘Be the Difference. Vote.’ Stresses Importance of Midterms
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Next month’s fast-approaching midterm elections count as one of the most consequential in a lifetime, according to political ... -
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Know Your Health Options
By Dianne Anderson Going to the doctor’s office to review cancer options is never stress-free, but it can get a little easier if you ... -
“Historic” Verdict in Laquan McDonald Case
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contradictory, overly rehearsed and simply not believable – those were just a few adjectives jurors in the Laquan ... -
61ST Monterey Jazz Festival Hits All the Right Notes
By Barbara Smith Photos by ESE The 61st Monterey Jazz Festival offered a generous mix of jazz legends including sax giant Charles Lloyd, vocalist ...
