Martha Rivera Chavis was not just the wife of civil rights leader Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., but by all accounts, from those who knew the Dominican Republic-born activist, Rivera Chavis strived just as hard as her beloved husband for freedom, justice and equality for Blacks and other minorities.
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Kyleigh McGee, a 7-year-old African American girl from Little Rock, Arkansas is running and operating her very own food truck
Civil rights rollbacks at Education Department trigger challenges
Retrial date set in Bill Cosby sexual assault case
Ol’ southern racism fuels economic inequality in Louisiana
Auto companies find success with diversity programs
The NNPA salutes century-old, Black-owned newspapers
Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond (D-La.) rejected an offer from the White House to meet with all 49 members of the caucus, citing steps that the Trump Administration has taken, “that will affirmatively hurt Black communities.”
New NNPA Chair talks about the Every Student Succeeds Act
Black families overwhelmingly believe that their schools are underfunded, and that racial inequality is growing, according to a poll conducted by The Leadership Conference Education Fund and the Anzalone Liszt Grove Research firm.