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Rights Leaders: Obama Needs Race Staff in the White House
Friday, August 06, 2010


Rangel, Waters Fight Ethics Charges as Black Support Mounts
Friday, August 06, 2010


Celebrating Victory Over Tea-Party Racism, NAACP Prepares for ''One Nation'' March
Monday, July 19, 2010


Sweeping Wall Street and Bank Reform Passes Senate, Heads for Obama Signature
Monday, July 19, 2010


Upon 100th Birthday: NUL Chief Says America Needs More Civil Rights Warriors
Thursday, July 08, 2010


Wall Street Bill Passes House, Heads for Senate With Significant Black Inclusion
Thursday, July 08, 2010


Elder Bernice A. King Asks Prayer for SCLC
Friday, July 02, 2010


Black Leaders to Move Against Conservative Attempt to Distort King Dream
Thursday, June 24, 2010


Gov. Paterson, Macy's Welcome NNPA With Reminder of Noble History
Thursday, June 24, 2010


Jackson Hopeful After Key Economic Meetings, but Set to Strategize with NNPA, Rainbow/PUSH This Week
Tuesday, June 15, 2010


Thousands of Jobs Still on Hold as Teens Leave School for the Summer
Tuesday, June 15, 2010


America's Racial Temperature Rising, Experts Say Agitators Must Speak Peace
Wednesday, June 09, 2010


From Black Press to PR With a Conscience - D.C. PR Mogul Recalls Rise to Success
Wednesday, June 09, 2010


Black Publishers to Celebrate 70th Anniversary in New York - Advertising Capital of the World
Wednesday, May 26, 2010


Comcast Under Fire: Black Media Reps Demand More Black-owned Channels
Wednesday, May 26, 2010


NAACP Endorses Kagan for Supreme Court, Black Bar Association Withholds Judgment
Tuesday, May 18, 2010


Thousands of Graduates are All Dressed Up With No Place to Go
Tuesday, May 18, 2010


Despite Widespread Appeals, Obama Fails to Appoint Black Woman to Supreme Court
Tuesday, May 11, 2010


FEMA - Black Officials Work Toward Partnerships After Katrina
Tuesday, May 11, 2010


College Mother Makes Difficult Decision
Tuesday, May 04, 2010


Obama's Nuclear Energy Proposal Sparks Debate Among Black Environmentalists
Tuesday, May 04, 2010


U. S. Flags to Fly at Half Staff for Dr. Height
Wednesday, April 21, 2010


Dr. Benjamin Hooks Remembered as Great American
Tuesday, April 20, 2010


Youth Must Continue the Struggle, Say SNCC Veterans
Tuesday, April 20, 2010


Lenora “Doll” Carter, Revered NNPA Publisher, Beloved Family Woman and Community Servant Mourned at 69
Monday, April 12, 2010


Black Voters to Play Big Roll in November, Climate Change Issue May be Factor
Monday, April 12, 2010


Leading Black Pastor Mourned After Police Chase Tragedy
Wednesday, April 07, 2010


Howard School of Communications' Faculty Honored by the Black Press of America
Wednesday, April 07, 2010


Secretary of Agriculture Promises Improvements in Civil Rights, Fair Share in Advertising
Tuesday, March 30, 2010


Black, Civil Rights Groups Applaud Health Care Signing
Tuesday, March 30, 2010


Health Care Finally Passes: What Will it Mean for Black People?
Tuesday, March 23, 2010


At Power of the Black Press Luncheon: Bakewell Promises Black Newspapers Will Speak for Themselves
Monday, March 22, 2010


Celebration of the Black Press to Feature Dr. Height; Other Civil Rights Heroes Next Week
Wednesday, March 10, 2010


'Great Gathering' Attempts to Confront Problems of Black Males
Wednesday, March 10, 2010


Bakewell, Other Black Media Leaders Address Congress on Census Ad Dollars - Hearing Results from NNPA Advocacy
Tuesday, March 02, 2010


Stimulus' Failure to Benefit Blacks Sparks Comparison to Days of Jim Crow
Tuesday, March 02, 2010


White House Releases Proposed Budgetary Impacts on Black Families
Thursday, February 25, 2010


'God is With Us’, Says Haitian Minister of Tourism as the Rainy Season Approaches
Tuesday, February 16, 2010


Black Leaders Finally Meet With Obama on Jobs
Tuesday, February 16, 2010


Partisan ‘Bottleneck’ in Congress Still Hindering Civil Rights Gains, Says NAACP
Tuesday, February 09, 2010


NNPA, Black Media Delegation in Haiti This Week
Tuesday, February 09, 2010


NUL Leads Historic Delegation of African-Americans to Beijing China
Wednesday, February 03, 2010


Black Gubernatorial Candidate Gets Lowest CBC Grade on NAACP Report Card
Tuesday, February 02, 2010


Help Pouring Out for Haitians as Death Count Grows
Tuesday, January 19, 2010


'Don't Give Up on Activism', Obama Tells Black Church at King Day Service
Tuesday, January 19, 2010


Devastation in Haiti, Help On the Way
Thursday, January 14, 2010


On MLK Day and Inaugural Anniversary: Has Obama Kept His Promises to Blacks?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010


U. S. Census Bureau Says Many Blacks Still Identify Themselves as 'Negro'
Wednesday, January 13, 2010


Activists Call on White House to Use ‘Bully Pulpit’ for Black Economic Progress
Tuesday, January 05, 2010


Study: African-Americans Are Twice as Likely to Be Caregivers to Older Loved Ones
Tuesday, January 05, 2010


Obama Gets Christmas Wish As Senate Passes Health Care
Thursday, December 24, 2009


CBC Members Vow to Escalate Protests if Black Economic Woes are Ignored
Friday, December 18, 2009


CBC Members Rebuke White House on Unemployment
Tuesday, December 08, 2009


New Chair of the National Black Chamber of Commerce Leads Organization Upstream
Tuesday, December 08, 2009


Black Joblessness Becoming Showdown Between Black Leaders and Black President
Monday, November 30, 2009


Tyler Perry Donates A Million Dollars to the NAACP
Monday, November 30, 2009


As Hunger Increases Across the Nation, So Do Helping Hands
Tuesday, November 24, 2009


Senate to Debate Health Care After Thanksgiving
Tuesday, November 24, 2009


Former Rep. Jefferson Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison - Longest Ever Given to a Congressman
Wednesday, November 18, 2009


Black Male Unemployment Comparable to 'Great Depression', Says Economic Expert
Wednesday, November 18, 2009


Black Leaders Applaud House Passage of Health Care Bill - With Public Option
Wednesday, November 11, 2009


The Cost of Incarceration – PART III: The Conspiracy Charge Traps Women
Wednesday, November 11, 2009


Sen. Edward William Brooke Receives Congressional Gold Medal
Wednesday, November 04, 2009


National March on Small Town: Fight is on for Walmart Line-Cutter Facing 15 Years
Wednesday, November 04, 2009


NNPA Chairman Confronts GM and Ford for Lack of Black Ads
Wednesday, October 28, 2009


Banks Need Look to Small Businesses to Revitalize Economy
Wednesday, October 28, 2009


Balm in Gilead Remains Rooted in the Black Church
Wednesday, October 28, 2009


Limbaugh Faces Sharpton Lawsuit If No Apology
Wednesday, October 28, 2009


After Major Stride on Health Care, Clyburn Assures, 'We're Going to Get There''
Wednesday, October 21, 2009


''The Old South'' Rises-again: Louisiana Justice of the Peace Denies Interracial Couple
Wednesday, October 21, 2009


What President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Means for America
Friday, October 16, 2009


HIV Infections Increasing Only Among Gay Men
Wednesday, October 14, 2009


Black Youth Face Growing Threat of Violence from Peers
Thursday, October 08, 2009


Are Chicago Public School Policies to Blame for Melee That Killed Derrion?
Thursday, October 08, 2009


‘Where’s the Money?’: NNPA Chairman Bakewell Takes Capitol Hill by Storm
Tuesday, September 29, 2009


CBC Confab Opens With Eyes on America's Poverty
Tuesday, September 29, 2009


As Obama Gets His Groove Back, Black Leaders Launch Grassroots Campaign for Health Care
Thursday, September 17, 2009


National Tea Party Event in D.C. Draws Majority White Crowd
Thursday, September 17, 2009


National Urban League Policy Chief Takes on 'Hateful' Talk Shows
Wednesday, September 09, 2009


Message Kennedy Leaves for America: ‘Never Give Up’
Wednesday, September 02, 2009


Back to School Intensifies Responsibilities for Grandparents
Wednesday, September 02, 2009


Black Press Leaders: Kennedy Legacy Reinvigorates Race for Justice
Thursday, August 27, 2009


EXCLUSIVE - The Cost of Incarceration – PART I
Tuesday, August 25, 2009


At Presidential Medal of Freedom Awards: Lowery Continues Quest for Justice
Tuesday, August 18, 2009


Obama Sets Out to Debunk Health Care Myths
Tuesday, August 18, 2009


U. S. Commission on Civil Rights Must Be Replaced, Rights Leaders Say
Monday, August 10, 2009


The End of Rae Lewis-Thornton's 'Secret'
Tuesday, August 04, 2009


Black Intellectuals Decry White House 'Beer Summit'; Say Notion of a Post-Racial America is a Myth
Tuesday, August 04, 2009


Gates Arrest Was Not First Racial Embarrassment for Cambridge Police
Tuesday, July 28, 2009


Rae Lewis-Thornton: The Face of AIDS
Tuesday, July 28, 2009


Obama Urges 100-Year-Old NAACP to Fight “as Long as it Takes”
Wednesday, July 22, 2009


Black Reporters Roundtable on Air Force One
Wednesday, July 22, 2009


At 100th Year Conference: NAACP Chief Issues ‘New Call for a New Century’
Thursday, July 16, 2009


Bond Says Eliminating the NAACP Would be Like Eliminating the Military
Thursday, July 16, 2009


Long Lives the King - Michael Jackson Memorial Leaves Lasting Impression of World's 'Greatest Entertainer'
Wednesday, July 08, 2009


Black Press Photographers Denied Access at Michael Jackson's Memorial - Was it AEG or the Jackson Family?
Wednesday, July 08, 2009


‘All That’s Left Now is His Music’
Thursday, June 25, 2009


Black Press of America Elects New Chairman
Tuesday, June 23, 2009


The Test of HIV Testing
Tuesday, June 23, 2009


On Father’s Day: The Black Man – An American Hero
Wednesday, June 17, 2009


National Health Care Reform Must Include Remedies for Racial Disparities, Experts Say
Wednesday, June 17, 2009


Stimulus Dollars Lift Hopes for Teen Jobs This Summer
Monday, June 08, 2009


New CBC Report May Give Peek at President’s Black Agenda
Monday, June 08, 2009


U. S. Census Chief Tells Why African-American Count is Critical
Thursday, May 28, 2009


Rev. Wright’s Successor to be Finally Installed
Thursday, May 28, 2009


In Economic Crisis: Black Church Memberships Increase While Offerings Decrease
Tuesday, May 19, 2009


At White House Demonstration: Education Achievement Gap Leaves Advocates Divided on Solutions
Tuesday, May 19, 2009


21sr Century Mothers Tell How They Deal With Challenges
Friday, May 08, 2009


Sharpton to Lead Quality Education March on May 16
Friday, May 08, 2009


First 100 Days: Key Civil Rights Leaders Give Obama 'A', With 'Incompletes' on Grassroots Economics
Tuesday, April 28, 2009


Top Black Doctors Tell How to Avoid Swine Flu
Tuesday, April 28, 2009


Obama Administration HIV/AIDS Effort Targets Blacks
Tuesday, April 28, 2009


Can Black Men Survive Falling U. S. Economy?
Tuesday, April 14, 2009


Activists Unhappy With Obama Boycott of Racism Meeting
Wednesday, April 08, 2009


2010 Census Seeks Partners to Get Americans Counted
Wednesday, April 08, 2009


Black America 2009 – Unchanged and Slightly Worse
Thursday, April 02, 2009


Black Publishers Give and Receive Honors During White House Celebration of Black Press Week
Wednesday, March 25, 2009


NNPA Award Winners Exhort Black Press to Hold Friends and Enemies Accountable
Wednesday, March 25, 2009


Black Press Week to Celebrate, Salute Obama Family, Civil Rights Champions
Thursday, March 12, 2009


Wilbert ‘Bill’ Tatum - ‘Black Press Giant’ Dies in Croatia
Wednesday, March 04, 2009


NAACP Protests NY Post Cartoon Nationwide
Wednesday, March 04, 2009


HBCU President Pushed for Health Secretary
Thursday, February 26, 2009


GOP's Steele Rejects Obama 'Coat Tailing' Theory; Sets Out to 'Engage' Black Community
Wednesday, February 25, 2009


Black Colleges Struggle in Economic Downturn
Wednesday, February 18, 2009


On 100th Anniversary, NAACP Challenges First Black President
Wednesday, February 11, 2009


White House Unveils Stimulus Package Impact on Blacks
Wednesday, February 11, 2009


Are Blacks Expecting Too Much From President Obama?
Wednesday, February 04, 2009


Steele Becomes First Black GOP Chair
Wednesday, February 04, 2009


Rights Lawyers Await Obama's Appointment of New Civil Rights Chief
Wednesday, January 28, 2009


What Will President Obama Do for Blacks?
Wednesday, January 28, 2009


President Obama Expresses Hope to ‘Remake’ America
Wednesday, January 21, 2009


Obama Breaks Away for Exclusive Black Press Interview During Historic 'Whistle Stop' Train Tour
Wednesday, January 21, 2009


Obamas Shatter Racial Stereotypes as America Struggles to Become 'One'
Wednesday, January 21, 2009


Days Before Historic Inauguration, Congressional Black Caucus Anticipates Greater Power
Thursday, January 15, 2009


Martin Luther King III: 'We’ve Got to Roll Up Our Sleeves'
Thursday, January 15, 2009


Hope Defines Black Outlook at Dawn of 2009
Wednesday, January 07, 2009


Obama’s Miraculous Win Leads 2008 Black Press Stories; Stories of Injustices Close Behind
Thursday, January 01, 2009


NAACP Report Shows TV Industry “Seriously Short” in Achieving Diversity
Thursday, January 01, 2009


Black State Legislators Want Economic Bailout – 'In the Neighborhood'
Wednesday, December 24, 2008


Bush Announces $17 Billion Rescue for Auto Industry
Wednesday, December 24, 2008


Obama Top Advisor: ‘There’s Room for Everyone at the Table’
Wednesday, December 17, 2008


Jesse Jackson: African-Americans Not Exempt from International Terrorism
Tuesday, December 02, 2008


NAACP, Others Harken Plea from Georgia Prisoner
Wednesday, November 26, 2008


Black Businesses Will Rise With Others, Says Obama Economic Advisor
Thursday, November 20, 2008


Transition Begins at the White House
Wednesday, November 19, 2008


Barack Obama Elected America's First Black President
Wednesday, November 05, 2008


Black Youth to Organize After the Election
Wednesday, November 05, 2008


Millions to Vote in Historic Election on Tuesday, African-Americans Expected to Lead the Way
Wednesday, October 29, 2008


Skinheads Arrested for Plotting to Assassinate Obama
Wednesday, October 29, 2008


Colin Powell Endorses Obama
Monday, October 20, 2008


Jesse Jackson Says Financial Crisis Threatens U.S. Superpower Status
Monday, October 20, 2008


Black America ‘Gets Pneumonia’ in Cold Economic Climate
Wednesday, October 08, 2008


Polls Rocketing for Obama, But, Could Racism Undermine Nov. 4?
Wednesday, October 08, 2008


CBC Members' Debate Watch to Headline 2008 Annual Legislative Conference
Wednesday, September 24, 2008


‘State of the Black World’ Conference Aims to Set Post-Election Black Agenda
Friday, September 12, 2008


Black Delegates at GOP Convention Decline 78 percent
Friday, September 12, 2008


Obama’s Nomination 'A Step Toward' Fulfillment of the Dream
Monday, August 25, 2008


Incidents of HIV Worse than Previously Known
Sunday, August 10, 2008


Obama Says, The White House Will Be 'The People's House'
Sunday, August 10, 2008


McCain’s Turn for a Tour on Foreign Soil – Black Neighborhoods
Wednesday, July 30, 2008


Morial Calls September ' Voter Registration Month', Applauds New Housing Act
Wednesday, July 30, 2008


Bond Continues to Scorch Bush Administration, Introduces New CEO at 99th NAACP Convention
Friday, July 18, 2008


Jesse Jackson Repents for His 'Locker Room, Trash Talk' About Obama, but Calls His Perspective 'Loving Criticism'
Friday, July 18, 2008


Obama Says He's Not 'Distancing Himself'' from Black Community
Thursday, July 10, 2008


Sharpton is Cool Despite the Heat
Wednesday, July 09, 2008


Black Press Told to Speak Like Moses
Wednesday, July 02, 2008


Black Press Celebrates Legendary Leaders at Summer Conference in Louisville This Week
Tuesday, June 24, 2008


CBC Asks Bush to Restore Urban Youth Program, Summer Jobs Also Scarce
Tuesday, June 24, 2008


Obama Prepares to Choose Running Mate
Wednesday, June 11, 2008


Black Voters Strain to Hear What Presidential Candidates are Not Saying
Wednesday, June 11, 2008


Black Labor Leaders Vow to Heal Democratic Party
Friday, May 30, 2008


Former Black Press Executive Named NAACP President
Tuesday, May 20, 2008


Voting Rights Advocates: America Not Prepared for Big Turnout Nov. 4
Wednesday, May 14, 2008


Clinton Touts White Support
Saturday, May 10, 2008


On Mother's Day, It's Often 'Grandma' Who Gets the Highest Honors
Thursday, May 08, 2008


Obama Takes N.C., Clinton Squeaks by in Indiana
Wednesday, May 07, 2008


Black Think Tank President Outlines Plans for 'Generation at a Crossroads'
Tuesday, April 22, 2008


Black Officials Buck the Party Machine to Support Obama
Tuesday, April 22, 2008


Millions of Offenders to Get 'Second Chance' Under New Act of Congress
Tuesday, April 15, 2008


A Week Before April 22 Primary, Presidential Forum Lacks Diversity, Black Journalists say Issues Left Out
Tuesday, April 15, 2008


On Anniversary of King Assassination: Top Black in Congress Warns that Unfairness to Obama Could Cause Voter Relapse
Wednesday, April 02, 2008


4,000 Dead, Over 29,000 Wounded in Iraq
Wednesday, April 02, 2008


Sharpton, King III to Host 'Recommitment March'' on 40th Anniversary of King Assassination
Wednesday, March 26, 2008


A Bridge Between Blacks and Whites: Obama Provides America With ‘a Teaching Moment’ About Racism
Wednesday, March 26, 2008


Amidst Church Controversy, Obama Envisions Receiving NNPA NewsMaker 'from the White House'
Wednesday, March 19, 2008


At Forum: Black Press Questions Clinton About Racial Remarks
Wednesday, March 19, 2008


Obama and Clinton to Interface With Black Press This Week
Tuesday, March 11, 2008


Youth Tell Why They're Voting
Tuesday, March 11, 2008


Obama, Conyers, Joyner to Be Celebrated During Black Press Week March 12-15
Thursday, March 06, 2008


NUL State of Black America 'Amplifies' the Voices of Black Women
Thursday, March 06, 2008


Texans Rally for Obama
Tuesday, March 04, 2008


Ten Straight Wins: Obama Rolls as Clinton and Media Go Negative
Wednesday, February 20, 2008


Tom Joyner, NAACP Launch Voter Empowerment Hotline
Wednesday, February 20, 2008


Following Obama's Potomac Sweep: Obama, Clinton Look to the Next Primaries
Wednesday, February 20, 2008


Obama Wins Potomac Primary
Wednesday, February 13, 2008


W. Va. Grand Jury Indicts Five in Rape-Torture Case
Wednesday, February 13, 2008


After Super Tuesday: Clinton, Obama Still in Dead Heat
Wednesday, January 30, 2008


Virginia Democrats: 'We're Fired Up'
Tuesday, January 29, 2008


King’s Son, Others Warn on His Birthday: Don’t Be Mystified By Historic Candidacies
Friday, January 18, 2008


Obama, Clinton Head for Democratic Showdown in South Carolina Jan 26
Sunday, January 13, 2008


In New Orleans: The Struggle for Affordable Housing Met With Tasers, Pepper Spray, and Arrests
Saturday, January 12, 2008


A Victorious Obama Sweeps into New Hampshire
Friday, January 04, 2008


Civil Rights Leaders See 2008 as Year of Movement 'Beyond Freedom' to Equality
Friday, January 04, 2008


What Now With Jena? All Eyes Turn to Other Defendants
Wednesday, December 12, 2007


HIV/AIDS Still Devastates Black America
Thursday, November 29, 2007


Frances Murphy II, a Black Press Heroine, passes at 85
Friday, November 23, 2007


Unarmed – Another Black Teen Gunned Down by Cops
Wednesday, November 21, 2007


Hundreds March to Support Megan Williams
Saturday, November 10, 2007


Justice March on Washington Nov. 16
Saturday, November 10, 2007


Genarlow Wilson’s Life on the Mend, But System is Still Broken
Friday, November 02, 2007


House Judiciary Testimony Gives Hope for Civil Rights Injustices Nationwide
Thursday, October 18, 2007


West Virginia Torture Victim Speaks Out in Exclusive Final Call Interview
Thursday, October 18, 2007


Jackson Calls Democratic Absence in Jena a 'Missed Opportunity'
Thursday, October 11, 2007


Bi-racial Groups Support W. Va. Torture Victim
Thursday, October 11, 2007


Congressional Black Caucus Calls for National AIDS Plan, NNPA News Service Poised to Launch HIV/AIDS Op-Ed Series
Thursday, September 27, 2007


Let My Children Go! Jena 6 Protestors Vow That the Fight Continues
Wednesday, September 26, 2007


CBC Members Tout New Power at Annual Legislative Conference This Week
Monday, September 24, 2007


Thousands of Protesters Spotlight Injustices at Jena Six March
Thursday, September 20, 2007


Sharpton to Lead March for Jena Six
Monday, September 10, 2007


Blacks and Latinos Majority in Many U.S. Counties
Tuesday, August 21, 2007


The Dirty South Airs its Dirty Laundry - Jena 6 Reveals a Long History of Oppression
Friday, August 17, 2007


Newark Killings - Anatomy of a Social Disorder
Friday, August 17, 2007


After Murder of Popular Editor, NNPA Publisher Encourages Black Press to 'Step Up' Aggressive Reporting
Friday, August 10, 2007


NAACP Joins Fight to Secure Justice for ''Jena 6''
Thursday, August 09, 2007


Oakland Journalist Gunned Down - Police Say Chauncey Bailey Was Singled Out
Thursday, August 02, 2007


Jim Crow Injustice: Activists Pressuring Georgia to Free Genarlow Wilson
Wednesday, August 01, 2007


Jim Crow Injustice: Activists Pressuring Georgia to Free Genarlow Wilson
Wednesday, August 01, 2007


Jena 6: Young Black Males the Target of Small-town Racism
Wednesday, July 25, 2007


NUL Aims for Urban Policy 'Commitment' from Presidential Candidates
Wednesday, July 25, 2007


Teen Journalists React Strongly to Burial of N-Word
Wednesday, July 18, 2007


Obama, Clinton Resisting FOX Debate Despite CBC Plan to Lure
Wednesday, July 18, 2007


Charles Tisdale, Black Newspaper 'Champion' for Civil Rights, Dies
Wednesday, July 11, 2007


At National Conference: Despite Hardships, Bond Predicts 'Grander Victories' for the NAACP
Wednesday, July 11, 2007


''All-American'' Debate Reveals Stratified Black Constituency
Tuesday, July 03, 2007


Civil Rights Leaders Fear Chilling Affect of High Court Decision
Tuesday, July 03, 2007


Black Press Prepares Next Generation for Leadership
Thursday, June 21, 2007


Senior Black Democrat Loses Seat After Endorsing Republican
Thursday, June 21, 2007


The Power of the Black Father
Thursday, June 14, 2007


Facing a Financial Crisis, Bond Asks Public to ‘Show Some Love’ to the NAACP
Thursday, June 14, 2007


Rep. Jefferson Indicted on 16 Counts, Lawyer Maintains Innocence
Wednesday, June 06, 2007


Presidential Candidates Still Silent on Most Issues Pertaining to African-Americans
Wednesday, June 06, 2007


Black-owned Banks Struggling to Keep Doors Open
Wednesday, May 30, 2007


Obama Unbowed as Former Candidate Equates Threats With Resistance to Change
Wednesday, May 30, 2007


Exclusive Interview: Ted Shaw to Step Down From NAACP LDF
Monday, May 21, 2007


Jackson Pushes for Black Inclusion in MLK Memorial, Project President Makes Big Promise As Another Million Rolls In
Friday, May 18, 2007


Memorial Service Set for Yolanda King
Wednesday, May 16, 2007


Honor Student: 'Eurocentric' Curricula Damage Black Students in America's Public Schools
Tuesday, May 08, 2007


Nicotine Addiction Part 6 -Smokers Struggle as State Bans Get Tighter
Tuesday, May 08, 2007


Nicotine Addiction Part 5 - Do You Know What Your Child is Breathing? Rat Poison Among Chemicals in Cigarette Smoke
Thursday, May 03, 2007


High Court to Rule on Affirmative Action - Again
Thursday, May 03, 2007


Virginia Tech Massacre: Psychologists, Clergy Say Healing Is Always Possible
Wednesday, April 25, 2007


Sharpton Continues Crusade Against Offensive Hip-Hop
Wednesday, April 25, 2007


State of Black America: Future of Black Men Critical for ''American Family''
Wednesday, April 18, 2007


Imus Aftermath: Black Leaders Vow Protest of Rap Industry
Wednesday, April 18, 2007


Imus Fired From MSNBC and CBS Radio
Tuesday, April 10, 2007


Shaquanda Cotton Freed, Movement Begins
Tuesday, April 10, 2007


Tuskegee Airmen Get Late Justice
Wednesday, April 04, 2007


Bush Veto of War Supplemental Would Thwart Katrina Relief Efforts
Wednesday, April 04, 2007


Next NAACP President Must Lead on Crucial Issues In Black America
Wednesday, March 28, 2007


'Murder': Sharpton wanted stronger indictments
Tuesday, March 27, 2007


Obama: Sharpton's Alleged Jealousy 'Concocted by the Press'
Tuesday, March 20, 2007


Nagin: 'Tragedy is Still Not Over'
Tuesday, March 13, 2007


Fireworks over Bush’s Delegation to Ghana
Tuesday, March 13, 2007


Bruce Gordon Resigns from NAACP Citing Clashes With the Board
Tuesday, March 06, 2007


Black-Owned Businesses Increasing with Emphasis on Health and Social Services
Tuesday, March 06, 2007


New Book: It Takes a Village to Raise a Young Person
Tuesday, February 27, 2007


Oscar-Winning Dreamgirl?in Love with her Roots
Tuesday, February 27, 2007


Top Executive: Merging Companies can Profit from Maintaining a Diverse Workforce
Wednesday, February 21, 2007


Lack of Insurance Leaves Kids Vulnerable
Wednesday, February 21, 2007


Black History ®Left Behind' in Educational Initiative
Wednesday, February 14, 2007


SCLC Embarks on a Program to Institutionalize Nonviolence - Part II
Wednesday, February 14, 2007


SCLC President Finds His ‘Groove’ in Italy
Tuesday, February 06, 2007


Blacks Urged to be Vocal about Excess Defense Funding
Tuesday, February 06, 2007


Black Publishers Told to Keep Pleading Causes Amidst Change
Tuesday, January 30, 2007


Charles Steele Breathes Life into SCLC
Tuesday, January 30, 2007


FCC Commissioner: Declining Black Media Ownership is a ‘National Disgrace’
Tuesday, January 16, 2007


Schools close, communities fight back across the country
Tuesday, January 16, 2007


Innovative James Brown was the Most Influential Musician in History
Tuesday, January 02, 2007


Former President – A Ford, not a Lincoln
Tuesday, January 02, 2007


Young Blacks at Greater Risk for STD’s Despite Having Safer Sex
Wednesday, December 20, 2006


Fight Continues for Right to Return to New Orleans
Wednesday, December 20, 2006


New CBC Chair Plans to Expand Clout by Expanding Technology
Tuesday, December 12, 2006


When Diamonds Are Not a Girl’s Best Friend
Tuesday, December 12, 2006


Police Brutality Charges on the Rise
Wednesday, December 06, 2006


Outrage Over Police Shooting Of Black Man On His Wedding Day
Wednesday, December 06, 2006


A New Hill May Represent Hope for More HIV/AIDS Reform
Tuesday, November 28, 2006


School Deseg Cases Inspire Student Activism
Tuesday, November 28, 2006


Democrats Cautiously Moving Forward on Some Issues
Monday, November 20, 2006


AFL-CIO “Mobilizes Young Men of Color”
Monday, November 20, 2006


2006: Anything but ‘The Year of the Black Republican’
Tuesday, November 14, 2006


Journalist and Legend Ed Bradley Inspired Black Journalists
Tuesday, November 14, 2006


Democrats Win Battle for House, But Political War Not Over for Blacks
Wednesday, November 08, 2006


Violent and Juvenile Crime on the Rise
Wednesday, November 08, 2006


Activists Gear Up for Expected Problems at the Polls on Election Day
Tuesday, October 31, 2006


International Adoptions -- and Questions about them -- are on the Rise
Tuesday, October 31, 2006


Deval Patrick Refuses to Compromise Integrity or Racial Pride
Wednesday, October 25, 2006


Obama Giving “Thought” to a 2008 Presidential Run
Wednesday, October 25, 2006


Ron Daniels: The U.S. Owes Haiti a ‘Special Debt’
Tuesday, October 17, 2006


States taking a Closer Look at Ex-felon Voter Rights
Tuesday, October 17, 2006


Jesse Jackson Accuses Wal-Mart of trying to ‘Buy’ its Critics
Wednesday, October 11, 2006


Young Blacks are the most politically engaged says study
Wednesday, October 11, 2006


Former Aides Dismiss Assertion that Dr. King was a Republican
Thursday, October 05, 2006


Haiti's Hope and Future is in the People's Hands
Thursday, October 05, 2006


Citing Health Concerns, Farrakhan turns over Control of NOI to Administrative Body
Tuesday, September 26, 2006


Few Black Churches Take Part in Faith Based Initiative Programs
Tuesday, September 26, 2006


Whites Understand the Advantages of Being White
Tuesday, September 19, 2006


Clarke Wins in Contentious N.Y. Congressional Race
Tuesday, September 19, 2006


Blacks Looking to Represent White Districts Create Mixed Feelings
Monday, September 11, 2006


White Ad Agencies Accused of Giving Crumbs to the Black Press
Monday, September 11, 2006


Whites are Increasingly Competitive in Black Districts
Wednesday, September 06, 2006


Head of Black Uniform Supply Company Prepares to Don Prison Outfit
Wednesday, September 06, 2006


Gulf Coast Katrina Survivors Fighting for Aid – and Respect
Tuesday, August 29, 2006


Trying to Make It Home: New Orleans One Year After Katrina
Tuesday, August 29, 2006


Black Groups Band Together to Fight AIDS
Wednesday, August 16, 2006


New 'Doll Test' Produces Ugly Results
Wednesday, August 16, 2006


The High Cost of Being Poor
Tuesday, August 08, 2006


Marriott: No Room for Smokers
Tuesday, August 08, 2006


Testers Posing as Katrina Survivors Encounter ‘Linguistic Profiling’
Tuesday, August 01, 2006


Leaders Toast Voting Rights Victory but Worry about getting Toasted
Tuesday, August 01, 2006


Black Leaders Credited with Forcing Congress to Act on Voting Rights Law
Wednesday, July 26, 2006


Judge Blasts Defense Attorney in Duke Case
Wednesday, July 26, 2006


Voting Rights Hall of Shame
Tuesday, July 18, 2006


Economic Gap Widens between Blacks and Whites
Wednesday, July 12, 2006


No Social Justice, no Spiritual Peace
Wednesday, July 12, 2006


Mixed Report on Black Males' Progress
Thursday, July 06, 2006


Handful of the GOP Members of Congress Delay Voting Rights Renewal
Thursday, July 06, 2006


Voting Rights Extension ‘Highjacked’ in Congress
Wednesday, June 28, 2006


Leon Sullivan Summit to Re-convene Next Month in Abuja, Nigeria
Wednesday, June 28, 2006


Pork Workers Accuse Top Plant of Treating them like Hogs
Monday, June 19, 2006


NAACP Launches New Membership Drive; Confirms Numbers Inflated
Monday, June 19, 2006


Misguided Debate over Undocumented Workers Ignores Larger Challenge
Tuesday, June 13, 2006


Some CBC Members Secretly Trying to Oust Jefferson from Committee Post
Tuesday, June 13, 2006


Some CBC Members Secretly Trying to Oust Jefferson from Committee Post
Tuesday, June 13, 2006


Is a Double-Standard being used to Judge Rep. Bill Jefferson?
Tuesday, June 06, 2006


County Commissioners not sorry for the Waco Horror
Tuesday, June 06, 2006


Black Democrats and Republicans Seek More Statewide Offices
Thursday, June 01, 2006


Action Against Instructor For 'Watermelon' Question On Exam
Thursday, June 01, 2006


Congressman Jefferson at the Center of a Political Storm
Tuesday, May 23, 2006


Nagin Re-elected but City Faces Serious Problems
Tuesday, May 23, 2006


New Orleans Picks New – or Old – Mayor on Saturday
Wednesday, May 17, 2006


AME Defrocks Pastor in Molestation Case
Wednesday, May 17, 2006


Damu Smith Loses Last Campaign Against Cancer
Monday, May 08, 2006


“High-Tech Lynching’ continues in Durham, N.C.
Monday, May 08, 2006


‘Profit Motive’ Taints Katrina Recovery Efforts
Wednesday, May 03, 2006


Smoking Gap Between Blacks and Whites Still Too Large
Wednesday, May 03, 2006


Race will be a Factor in New Orleans Runoff Election
Tuesday, April 25, 2006


AIDS Activist Phill Wilson Turns 50, Never Expected to see 30
Tuesday, April 25, 2006


McKinney Urged to Cool Rhetoric
Monday, April 10, 2006


Are Illegal Immigrants Taking Jobs from Blacks?
Monday, April 10, 2006


Churches Step up AIDS Campaign this Weekend
Sunday, March 12, 2006


Fifth Third Bank Employs No Blacks in Pittsburgh
Sunday, March 12, 2006


Bill Campbell’s Campaign for his Life
Wednesday, February 22, 2006


Rev. Al ‘Sharp-tongue’ in Rejects ‘Vulture’ Behavior
Wednesday, February 22, 2006


After 38 years, Coretta Scott King Finally Joins her Husband
Wednesday, February 08, 2006


Republicans Fail to Make the Grade with Blacks
Monday, February 06, 2006


‘First Lady’ of Civil Rights Movement Remembered
Monday, February 06, 2006


Coretta Scott King Shared and Continued Dr. King's Dream
Tuesday, January 31, 2006


Super Bowl: Where will the Homeless Go?
Tuesday, January 31, 2006


King Center Sold to the Federal Government?
Thursday, January 12, 2006


Drop in Teen Smoking May be Ending
Thursday, January 12, 2006


‘Tookie’ Williams Executed but Debate over his Life Continues
Tuesday, December 13, 2005


Richard Pryor was a Risk-taking Pioneer
Tuesday, December 13, 2005


Blacks still in a World of Trouble on World AIDS Day
Friday, December 02, 2005


Sites Proposed for African-American Museum
Friday, December 02, 2005


Detroit Black Press Under Attack
Wednesday, November 16, 2005


Military Faces Decline in Black Recruits
Wednesday, November 16, 2005


Rosa Parks Could Make History Again
Monday, November 07, 2005


Obama says Bush 'wasted an opportunity' with choice for High Court
Monday, November 07, 2005


Rosa Parks Rallies a Nation even in Death
Tuesday, November 01, 2005


Judge Alito may be more Conservative than Scalia
Tuesday, November 01, 2005


Rosa Parks, the Spark that Ignited a Nation's Conscience
Wednesday, October 26, 2005


Rosa Parks - Timeline
Wednesday, October 26, 2005


Women show support for Millions More Movement
Thursday, October 20, 2005


Millions More Movement Impacts Youth
Thursday, October 20, 2005


Millions More Movement Expected to Galvanize Blacks
Wednesday, October 12, 2005


The Millions More Movement: Repairing Ourselves and the World
Wednesday, October 12, 2005


Bennett Attacks CBC and Ted Kennedy Over His ‘Aborted’ Logic
Wednesday, October 05, 2005


Leading Senate Democrats Likely to Give a Pass to Supreme Court Nominee
Wednesday, October 05, 2005


Former New Orleans Residents Try to Pick up the Pieces
Wednesday, September 07, 2005


Bush Picks Roberts to Keep Conservatives in Charge of Court; Roberts Chided for ‘Consistent Opposition’ to Civil Rights
Wednesday, September 07, 2005


Gary Convention Might Sharpen Democrats’ Focus
Tuesday, August 16, 2005


Sterilization Patients Victimized Again
Tuesday, August 16, 2005


John H. Johnson, media giant, dead at 87
Thursday, August 11, 2005


Missing Blacks Get Second-Class News Coverage
Thursday, August 11, 2005


Rally Planned for Re-authorizing Voting Rights Act
Tuesday, August 02, 2005


TV Talk Shows: “Sunday Morning Apartheid”
Tuesday, August 02, 2005


Judge Roberts has a Less than Supreme Civil Rights Record
Tuesday, July 26, 2005


National Urban League Looks Within
Tuesday, July 26, 2005


Selection of Supreme Court Justices is Top NAACP Priority
Monday, July 11, 2005


Selling Tobacco to Minors Online Draws Fire
Monday, July 11, 2005


Declaring War on the Black Press
Thursday, June 30, 2005


John Smith Elected Chairman of the NNPA
Thursday, June 30, 2005


At least Eight Senators Backed Anti-Lynching Measure after it was Adopted
Monday, June 20, 2005


‘Political Interference’ Undermines Justice Department Anti-Tobacco Effort
Monday, June 20, 2005


A Thriller: Michael Jackson is Vindicated
Tuesday, June 14, 2005


NAACP to Name Corporate Executive as its next President
Monday, June 13, 2005


Pre-K Black Kids Getting Expelled at Alarming Rates
Monday, June 06, 2005


Judge Janice Rogers Brown may be Confirmed This Week
Monday, June 06, 2005


Republicans Played Race and Gender Cards
Monday, May 23, 2005


Senate Democrats Caved in on Right-wing Judges
Monday, May 23, 2005


Tulsa’s ‘Black Wall Street’ Victims Still Waiting for Justice
Monday, May 16, 2005


HIV/AIDS will Boom with Baby Boomers
Monday, May 16, 2005


Bill Clinton Supports Million More March
Tuesday, May 10, 2005


Emmett Till Relatives Divided over Exhuming His Body
Tuesday, May 10, 2005


Howard Law Students Defeat Harvard
Monday, April 25, 2005


Lori Robinson: A Rape Survivor Takes Back her Life
Monday, April 25, 2005


Community Activist Damu Smith is Fighting for his Life
Tuesday, April 19, 2005


BET to End Nightly Newscast
Tuesday, April 19, 2005


Ministers Try to Re-gain Faith and Trust of Followers
Monday, April 11, 2005


Second Government “Lawyer’ Unlicensed
Monday, April 11, 2005


The Next Pope Could be Black or Hispanic
Monday, April 04, 2005


Urban League: Progress Slows
Monday, April 04, 2005


Is Time Running Out On Essence Magazine?
Monday, March 28, 2005


The “Other’ Feeding Tubes
Monday, March 28, 2005


NNPA Foundation Honors Top Leaders
Monday, March 21, 2005


Laboring Over Organized Labor
Monday, March 21, 2005


Black Press Presses on for Respect
Monday, March 14, 2005


Criminal Justice System Neglects Children of Imprisoned Mothers
Monday, March 14, 2005


Health Disparities called a ‘National Embarrassment’
Thursday, March 10, 2005


Court Ruling Encourages Death Row Opponents
Monday, March 07, 2005


Needle Exchange Program Sticks with Addicts
Monday, March 07, 2005


Anti-Tobacco ‘Truth’ Campaign is Threatened by Dwindling Funds
Monday, February 28, 2005


Still on the March 40 Years after ‘Bloody Sunday’
Monday, February 28, 2005


Howard Dean: Democrats Need to Develop Book Sense
Monday, February 21, 2005


Sunday Begins Black Church Week of Prayer for AIDS
Monday, February 21, 2005


NAACP says IRS has no “Legitimate’ Claim
Tuesday, February 08, 2005


Bush Disappoints Congressional Black Caucus
Tuesday, February 08, 2005


Bush says he included CBC issues in Speech
Thursday, February 03, 2005


JPMorgan Chase & Co. Admits Link To Slavery
Wednesday, February 02, 2005


Williams’ ‘Payola’ Was Part of a Covert Propaganda Campaign
Tuesday, January 11, 2005


Earl Graves: Essence Should have let Blacks Bid on the Magazine
Tuesday, January 11, 2005


Earl Graves: Essence Should have let Blacks Bid on the Magazine
Tuesday, January 11, 2005


Chisholm; ‘Unbought and Unbossed’
Tuesday, January 04, 2005


Disaster Strikes South Asian, East African Nations
Monday, January 03, 2005


Licking the Whites-only Christmas Stamp
Tuesday, December 21, 2004


Ed Gordon to Host New Show on NPR
Tuesday, December 21, 2004


Mary Frances Berry: A Fearless Warrior for Civil Rights
Thursday, December 16, 2004


New CBC Chairman Seeks ‘New Day’ with Bush
Thursday, December 16, 2004


Next NAACP President must have Special Qualities
Tuesday, December 07, 2004


Deadly 'Bugchasing' on the Internet
Tuesday, December 07, 2004


Kweisi Mfume Quits NAACP
Tuesday, November 30, 2004


Three-Fourths of Voting Machines will be Used Again on Nov. 2
Monday, October 11, 2004


Bush’s Waffle House
Thursday, September 23, 2004


Obama says it’s time to move beyond ‘One Black’ Syndrome
Wednesday, September 15, 2004


Black Republicans Remain an Anomaly – Even in Own Families
Wednesday, September 15, 2004


CBC Urges Kerry to Address ‘Black Issues
Tuesday, September 07, 2004


Tragedy Robs a Youth of Life with His Mother
Friday, July 25, 2003


Marine Injured in Iraq Says He Would Fight Again
Wednesday, June 18, 2003


Publishers Elect ‘Sonny’ Messiah-Jiles to Lead NNPA
Monday, June 16, 2003


Democratic Leader Says Blacks Should Lead Quest for Social Justice
Wednesday, June 11, 2003


Bush’s Tax Cuts Cripple the Poor
Wednesday, June 11, 2003


Democrats Botch Firing of Black Staffers
Wednesday, June 04, 2003


Democrats Find ‘Lot of Work to Do’ for Black Voters
Friday, May 30, 2003


L.A.’s New 'Eyes and Ears' on Police Misconduct Cases
Friday, May 30, 2003


Republicans Criticized for ‘Token’ Outreach Efforts
Saturday, May 24, 2003


A Mixed Reception for Black Soldiers Returning from Gulf War
Tuesday, May 20, 2003


Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial Named to Head National Urban League
Wednesday, May 14, 2003


Series of 'Good Jobs' led Col. Ray B. Shepherd to Doha, Qatar
Tuesday, May 13, 2003


It’s Time for Bush to Rebuild America, Activists Say
Wednesday, May 07, 2003


Look for More Black Press War Coverage
Wednesday, April 09, 2003


Harlem Guard Unit is Prepared for Iraq
Monday, April 07, 2003


Peace Activists Refuse to Retreat Because of Iraqi War
Monday, March 24, 2003


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