Author: Carma Henry

Athletics or Academics

Jayden Espinosa, a five-year-old boy from Chicago, is being hailed a hero after he saved 13 people from an early-morning fire in his aunt’s apartment where he had been sleeping over. At such a young age, he quickly knew what to do during that emergency.

By Vanessa Mbonu, NAACP Digital Director NAACP — History commonly points to late August in the year 1619 when some “20 and odd Negroes” originating from…

     Buoyed by an 84 percent increase in alumni donations, Florida A&M University (FAMU) reached the $11.6 million fundraising goal set by the FAMU Board of Trustees.  

     Mary Maddox said Officer Zachary Wester’s behavior would have gone undetected had it not been for the eagle eye of an assistant State Attorney who was responsible for reviewing evidence in the pre-trials of the accused.

     Though it was not an official board of directors meeting, the two-day planning session and retreat in Houston included NNPA executive board members: NNPA Chair Karen Carter Richards; First Vice Chair Janis Ware; Second Vice Chair Fran Farrer; Treasurer Brenda Andrews; and Secretary Jackie Hampton.

“We are indeed proud of our probation officers at Campus Kilpatrick, given the challenges they faced during the tragic effects of the Woolsey Fire. Their resourcefulness and collaborative approach with the help of Fire Captain Mullen and the fire fighters working with him resulted in the safe evacuation of the juveniles in their care and staff working at the facility,” stated Hans Liang, president of Local 685 and Mayor of Monterey Park.

  Over the course of a 40-year career, the typical Black woman loses a staggering $946,120 to the wage gap. Assuming she and her white, non-Hispanic male counterpart begin work at age 20, a Black woman would have to work until she is 86-years-old to catch up to what a white, non-Hispanic man has been paid by age 60.

     WASHINGTON, D.C. (BlackNews.com) — Andrea Stephenson was a full-time working mom who thought her son would learn the alphabet by the age of 3 or…

As part of a national campaign to raise awareness about hunger and increase access to education, Denny’s has partnered with National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW), the Tom Joyner Foundation and PUSH Excel to sponsor the 2019 NCNW Hungry for Education Tour of seven Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).