Bath & Body Works is facing backlash after releasing its holiday themed “Snowed In” candle, which some social media users claim resembles imagery associated with the Ku Klux Klan. The Columbus-based retailer swiftly apologized and announced it would be removing the candle from shelves.
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sanders’ plans for the museum are ambitious. She envisions a space that honors Black journalists, features historical exhibits, and preserves the personal quarters of founder Mildred Brown, which remain remarkably intact.
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities and implications of the transatlantic slave trade.
Monday marked the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people and the abduction of over 200 hostages, according to Israeli authorities. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the surprise attack started a protracted conflict in which Israel’s military response resulted in at least 41,900 Palestinian deaths and more than 97,300 injuries. Over the past year, the war has escalated across the region, with Hezbollah launching rockets from Lebanon and Israeli airstrikes continuing into Lebanon, killing more than 2,000 people.
Kobe Williams, 27, and her infant sons, Khyzier and Khazmir, died while sheltering in their trailer home in Thomson, Georgia, during Hurricane Helene.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Virtual pre-k programs offer a lifeline to families who want their children to experience the benefits of a structured pre-k program but face barriers to traditional programs.
Jade DeMelody Jackson, a journalist with The Indianapolis Star, recently revealed on an Instagram post to announce her return to higher education as an official MBA candidate at Jarvis Christian University. This milestone is particularly significant for Jackson because her great-grandfather, Thomas Buchanan Frost, was one of the people who founded the university over a century ago.
National voting rights organization is committed to having boots on the ground to increase Black voter turnout in upcoming election
Former NABJ Vice President-Print Kathy Chaney has been named executive editor of The Times of Northwest Indiana, effective Oct. 1. Her appointment marks a historic milestone as she becomes the publication’s first Black and female newsroom leader. The Times has the largest news and sports staff in the region.
Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute (CRI) — in partnership with the Department of English, the Frances Cushing Ervin Chair in American Literature, and the African American Studies Program — presents a two-day intergenerational dialogue about the future of Black artistic expression and activism.