(CNN)Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtime manager Larry Thompson confirmed to CNN.She was 96. A family statement did not reveal the cause of death.The actress chronicled her lengthy […]
After celebrating the life of Henry Louis Aaron, who recently passed away at the age of 86, the Atlanta Braves organization has formally announced the formation of The Henry Louis Aaron Fund. The purpose of the Henry Louis Aaron Fund is to provide the necessary resources to […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Retired African American General Lloyd Austin is now in charge of the U.S. Department of Defense. On Friday, Jan. 22, the Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense pick, making Gen. Austin the first African American to serve in […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA The Chavis Chronicles kicks off the new year with its debut on WORLD, the 24/7 full service multicast channel featuring public television’s signature nonfiction documentary, science and news programming. WORLD has begun airing the series weekly on Sundays at 11 […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Will Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen hook up? Can Angela Lopez’s fiancée Wesley Evers be a trusted father and loving husband? The questions sound like soap opera cliffhangers, but they are not. They are some of the intrigues from the […]
By A. Peter Bailey(TriceEdneyWire.com) In June 2019, I wrote a column entitled “No. 45 Is Not An Aberration” that included the following: “The American news media is deceiving the world when it consistently describes No. 45 (Donald Trump) as an aberration in the history of the United […]
By Jesse Jackson On Monday, we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s 91st birthday; on Wednesday, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as president, promising change after a dark period of division. Dr. King’s relationship with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson offers instructive lessons for today’s […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman is a hero from Washington, D.C., who deserves the Congressional Gold Medal for bravery and quick thinking. That statement sits at the heart of a resolution introduced in the U.S. House […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Baseball’s recognized home run king and an African American hero, Henry “Hank” Aaron, has died at the age of 86. A aron, who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record on April 8, 1974, was not just […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior l Correspondent Vice President Kamala Harris will be the most influential vice president of the 49 that we have had, declared a proud Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick. With 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans seated in the […]
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