The Cost of a Vote
By Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-Ala.) Fifty-one years ago, on March 24, 1966, the United States Supreme Court struck down the last poll taxes in this country. It was a victory for the American...
View ArticleJay Z to make Trayvon Martin film and documentary series
~The Grio According to Variety, Jay Z and Weinstein Company are partnering to make a film and documentary series about Trayvon Martin. This comes after a heated rights battle for the rights to two...
View ArticleSouth African Commission Probes Fresh Produce ‘Cartel’
The Competition Commission is waging war on corporate collusion and on Thursday it conducted raids on nine fresh produce market agents. The implicated companies deny the allegations, but it could be...
View ArticleBlack lawmakers call on FBI to help on missing black girls
by Jessie J. Holland – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Black members of Congress are calling for the Justice Department to help police investigate a large number of missing children in Washington,...
View ArticleGoogle partners with Howard University to develop future black engineers
On Thursday, Google announced a new program partnered with Howard University in an effort to recruit more young minds from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Howard has opened a...
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Why Holly Robinson Peete Believes Autistic Lives Matter Too
by Chandra Thomas Whitfield ~ NBC Black “Run’s House” meets “Black-ish” – that’s how Holly Robinson Peete says she pitched her family reality show now in its second season on Oprah’s OWN Network. And...
View ArticleAfrican Development Week Opens in Dakar
Dakar — It is imperative for African governments to adopt coherent strategies and national development plans that address the continent’s challenges of growth, inequality and unemployment, Economic...
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New York City Marches In Memory of Timothy Caughman
New Yorkers united behind the story of Timothy Caughman — an avid fan of actress Shari Headley, autograph collector and avowed environmentalist — who was murdered late Monday by an individual who came...
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Misty Copeland: A Day With the Ballerina on Her Book Tour
By Donna Owens ~NBC Black Misty Copeland is celebrated for smashing racial barriers in the dance world as the first African American principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre. She’s also...
View ArticleA Test That Shows When TB is Cured is Key
By Keertan Dheda, University of Cape Town The emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis has resulted in scientists taking a more aggressive and urgent approach to research into the development of the...
View ArticleLady in the Universe Message of the Week: The Power we Possess
By Jeaneva Rose Message of the week: The power we possess. Women are the creators and soul of this world, and as a divine feminine being you have immense power to change the world. Believe in your...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Mr. President, What If It Was Your Mama?
By Austin R. Cooper (NNPA Newswire Columnist) During the summer before the election, then-presidential nominee Donald Trump, added this message to his speeches: “You’re living in poverty; your schools...
View ArticleRep. Sheila Jackson Lee to Black Press: Trump has Endangered America
By Harry Colbert, Jr. (Insight News/NNPA Member) WASHINGTON, DC—On a day that honored a stalwart of the Black Press and saw a liaison of the Trump Administration walk out on a breakfast with members of...
View ArticleD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to form task force for missing girls
The Grio On Friday, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced that a task force would be created in order to devote more attention to children who go missing after recent public outcry. The task force will...
View ArticleTomi Lahren has been permanently banned from The Blaze
The Grio Conservative mouthpiece Tomi Lahren has been “banned permanently” from The Blaze, which was the home of her controversial television show. She was suspended recently after saying she was...
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White artist’s Emmett Till painting under fire at NY museum
By Alina Heineke NEW YORK (AP) — An abstract painting of lynching victim Emmett Till on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York was the subject of a weeklong protest by a black artist...
View ArticleTourism in Ethiopia is Hurting
By Fitsum Abera Last week on March 22, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who also chairs the Ethiopian Tourism Transformation Council, officially introduced the Amharic version of...
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NNPA Honors Legendary Houston Forward Times Publisher Lenora “Doll” Carter
Carter Enshrined in the NNPA Gallery of Distinguished Newspaper Publishers By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) The Black Press Week ceremony dedicated to the late Lenora “Doll” Carter, former...
View Article‘Moonlight’ director developing ‘Underground Railroad’ series
by Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins will follow up his Oscar-winning film with a drama series for Amazon based on Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground...
View ArticleJames Jackson gets terrorism charge for Timothy Caughman’s murder
~The Grio On Monday, James Jackson, the man who admitted to coming the New York City with the express intent of killing black men, was charged in the stabbing murder of Timothy Caughman. Jackson was...
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