The loudest arguments about fairness in the American justice system tend to occur outside courthouses, at protests, or on social media. But some of the most consequential decisions shaping whether the system is actually fair happen inside it, including how a judge sets bail, reviews a plea agreement, schedules a docket, or builds a program from scratch.
More than a century after Madam C.J. Walker shattered economic barriers by becoming America’s first self-made female millionaire, a new generation of Black wealth creators is redefining what financial success looks like on a global scale.
When abolitionist Frederick Douglass rose to speak on July 5, 1852, he did not come to celebrate America’s independence. He came to confront it.
Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, the wife she of Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan, has died, the Nation of Islam announced Saturday, June 27. She was 90.
There is a dangerous narrative taking shape in this country right now, one suggesting that the Voting Rights Act simply outlived its usefulness. That the protections once necessary during the Civil Rights era are now outdated remnants of a different America. That the country evolved beyond the conditions that made federal oversight necessary in the first place.
Three Cass Technical High School graduates are preparing to take their talents from Detroit to some of the nation’s most selective universities, carrying with them ambitions that stretch from aerospace engineering to creative writing and Division I athletics.
Fifty summers ago, in 1976, journalist and author Alex Haley published his masterwork, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family.”
Petitions, unanswered questions, and calls for a federal probe mark the aftermath of Juliana Nzita’s death
Sadly, not much has changed regarding how Black women are treated and viewed, as evidenced by the current Trump administration. However, there has been an alarming rise in Black femicide that has gone far beyond passing headlines and hashtags — it’s become a devastating crisis that can no longer be ignored.
Since January, I have been exploring and writing about school choice options in Atlanta, Mississippi, and Louisiana. I’ve focused specifically on schools committed to empowering Black students and families. Southern Lab was the first stop on this journey but the last story I decided to publish.
Today across the United States of America in some of the largest urban cities, Black Americans are having renewed nightmares about being taken for granted, ignored and being erase in history and in the public square.
The Black Press which we know as our Black newspapers, are the institutions we recognize and trust. How then can a candidate say he or she respects and wants the Black vote when they refuse to advertise their candidacy with Black newspapers, i.e., the Black Press.
An Op-Ed for Passover and Easter in America
Nearly 100 members of the Black Press – some still honing their skills as journalists in college classrooms along with seasoned veterans representing Black publications from across the U.S.; and both friends of and corporate sponsors of the Black Press, gathered on the campus of Howard University (HU) on March, 18 for this year’s Black Press Week Reception.
Today, across the United States of America, in some of the largest urban cities, Black Americans are having renewed nightmares about being taken for granted, ignored, and being erased in history and in the public square.
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Throughout Black History and Women’s History months this year we have emphasized that one of the best ways to
To call 1965 consequential in American history is an understatement. The year delivered a series of tipping points that urged the nation’s conscience to move closer to reaching its ideals.
On behalf of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) representing the Black Press of America, we extend our sincerest condolences to the Jackson family. Leadership matters. Jesse Jackson’s leadership in the Civil Rights Movement in America and the human rights movement throughout the world was outstanding. Jackson uttered a strong penetrating voice for the voiceless. His courage on the battlefield for freedom, justice and equality was unparallel.
The first Disney-related character you see upon boarding the Disney Destiny and entering the grand hall of the latest addition to the global entertainment company’s fleet of cruise ships, is Black, strong, magnificent in stature, and representative of the hopes and dreams of Black comic book and Marvel fans the world over.
facebooktwitterinstagram “Don’t cop out, cop in,” Chavis calls for activists to use their power at the upcoming United Nations COP30 conference. Dr. Ben Chavis, center,
