By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC — This year’s theme highlighted how significant the Black Press remains, its vitality in the many communities it serves, and the transformative vision that has helped keep the millions of subscribers informed. President Joe Biden helped to kick off the National Newspaper Publishers Association annual summer convention with a ringing endorsement of the Black Press of America. The President, who campaigned on the promise of equity and inclusion and whose appointments, hires and policy have targeted uplifting Black and minority communities, extolled the virtues of Black-owned newspapers and media…
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By Stacy M Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned comedian Bill Cosby’s 2018 sexual assault conviction. The state Supreme Court ruled that Cosby’s deal with former prosecutor Bruce Castor should have been honored. In a phone call with Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean, she states, “I am thrilled! I haven’t made my way through the entire opinion yet, but it seems that the court agrees with what we knew all along, that Mr. Cosby never should have been prosecuted in the first place. If a prosecutor’s word is not his bond, then we as…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC — Two years ago, the National Newspaper Publishers Association enthusiastically elected a new National Chair and an Executive Committee with the promise of moving the organization to new heights and re-invigorating the Black Press of America as the trusted voice of Black communities across the nation. Less than a year into their two-year term, the world was confronted with the first global pandemic in 100 years – COVID-19. Businesses shuttered, tens of millions of individuals fell ill, and nearly 4 million died. Black businesses, in particular, were decimated. Throughout…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia President Joe Biden will unveil a massive $1.8 trillion federal investment plan that directly supports education, childcare, and paid family leave. The President’s first address to Congress on Wednesday, April 28, comes one month after the administration proposed a nearly $2 trillion infrastructure plan geared toward helping America recover from the pandemic. To raise the money for his latest proposal, President Biden plans to raise taxes on the wealthy. “These are generational investments in our future, in the future of our families, and the future of our kids,” a senior…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., has become the new Chair of the Energy Action Alliance (EAA). EAA was created by the American Petroleum Institute (API) in 2012 to bring together diverse national non-profits to help strengthen relationships between people of color communities and the natural gas and oil industry, which provides economic opportunities and reliable and affordable energy to communities across the nation. Dr. Chavis affirmed, “I am professionally and personally committed to environmental justice and equity, and as well I am equally committed…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Atlanta Braves have plans to operate its 41,000-seat Truist Park at 100 percent capacity by June. The team estimates that more than 100,000 people will attend events as part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, which the Braves are scheduled to host in July. Sometimes the best-laid plans … well, we know the rest. In this case, Georgia lawmakers’ restrictive and oppressive new voter laws may cost the team and city the privilege of hosting Major League Baseball’s summer showcase. It may also cost the local economy more…
The Atlanta Braves have plans to operate its 41,000-seat Truist Park at 100 percent capacity by June. The team estimates that more than 100,000 people will attend events as part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, which the Braves are scheduled to host in July. Sometimes the best-laid plans … well, we know the rest. In this case, Georgia lawmakers’ restrictive and oppressive new voter laws may cost the team and city the privilege of hosting Major League Baseball’s summer showcase. It may also cost the local economy more than $200 million. Major League Baseball’s Players’ Association plans to meet…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC — National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., was named to the inaugural CORE Multimedia Group’s 100 Most Influential Blacks Today. The CORE 100 honorees, which include changemakers like Stacey Abrams, Attorney Ben Crump, NBA superstar LeBron James, and Oprah Winfrey, mark and remind the world of the beauty, boldness, and brilliance of Black Excellence at a time when the cultural, economic, and political landscape in the United States has grown increasingly more hostile towards Blackness. “I am grateful for the recognition from…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In her early years, Alethia Browning Tanner sold vegetables in a produce stall near President’s Square – now known as Lafayette Square – in what is now Northwest Washington, D.C. According to the D.C. Genealogy Research, Resources, and Records, Tanner bought her freedom in 1810 and later purchased several relatives’ release. She was the first woman on the Roll of Members of the Union Bethel AME Church (now Metropolitan AME Church on M Street), and Turner owned land and a store at 14th and H Streets, which she left to…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent It seemed only fitting that immediately after presenting the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award to San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Publisher Dr. John Warren, legendary singer Miki. Howard performed her classic, “Always There.” Warren, who accepted his prestigious award virtually while battling an illness, has remained a steady hand among more than 230 African American publishers and media company owners who are members of the Black Press of America. On Friday, Jan. 29, the NNPA saluted the dedicated publisher and community leader for his 5 plus decades…