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African Americans saved Cadillac

July 25, 2019 Carma Henry 0

African Americans saved Cadillac […]

Puerto Ricans flood streets, demand resignation of governor in huge protest

July 24, 2019 Carma Henry 0

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of thousands of people occupied San Juan’s biggest highway on Monday demanding the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, in the island’s largest protest in recent history. […]

Former NNPA Chairs Talk Yesterday, Today and the Future

July 24, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Whether it was taking a stand for the Double V campaign during World War II; marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement; or fighting to have a voice in the White House in more recent times, NNPA’s board chairpersons’ responsibilities have historically gone far beyond any standard business definitions.W […]

AKA Sorority Establishes Endowment at TSU

July 24, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Tennessee State University is the latest HBCU recipient of financial support from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and its Educational Advancement Foundation. The service organization continued its commitment of creating a $100,000 endowment at each of the nation’s four-year historically Black universities and colleges with a donation to TSU President Glenda Glover. […]

VIDEO: Hamilton County Juvenile Judge Tracie Hunter Dragged Off to Jail — Literally

July 24, 2019 Carma Henry 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Former Hamilton County, Ohio Juvenile Judge Tracie Hunter appeared overcome with emotion as she was literally dragged from a Cincinnati courtroom by a sheriff’s deputy on Monday, July […]

Driving While Black: Police Continue to Profile, Stop and Search African American Drivers

July 24, 2019 Carma Henry 0

“What’s particularly damning about this data is that police were more likely to search Black people than white people yet found contraband in only 41 percent of searches of Black people compared to 72 percent of the searches of white people,” he said. Takei continued: “In other words, the police have a pattern of stopping and searching Black people in circumstances where they would simply let white people go. […]

26 Years Later, Justice for Men Imprisoned for a Bogus Rape

July 24, 2019 Carma Henry 0

26 Years Later, Justice for Men Imprisoned for a Bogus Rape […]

Report: Black Men Are Biggest Beneficiaries of the First Step Act

July 24, 2019 Carma Henry 0

More than 1,000 individuals incarcerated in federal prisons were granted sentence reductions in the four months since the First Step Act was signed into law, according to the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC). […]

Unrest over Brandon Webber shooting leaves many questions, few answers

July 24, 2019 Carma Henry 0

It’s exposure to violence like this incident that Parkinson attributed to his poor, and sometimes violent decision making as a youth. It’s also one of the reasons he spearheaded a mental health initiative for those affected by the recent shooting death of Brandon Webber, a father of two. The 20-year-old was killed by U.S. Marshals June 12 while they were trying to arrest him. […]

NAMAD Honors James Farmer with Lifetime Achievement Award

July 24, 2019 Carma Henry 0

“I can remember at a NAMAD banquet there were two tables, maybe three at a conference of minority dealers,” he said. “But I watched it grow to the level that it is today with many [tables] and, to be in a position within General Motors and to assist the industry and see it grow, has been gratifying,” he said. […]