Category : Black Local and National News

Cheekwood Launches Exhibition in Name of Literacy

NASHVILLE, TN — This week, Cheekwood launched a new permanent exhibition in connection with a recently established partnership with the Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, promoting literacy statewide...

NBA Pioneer Chuck Cooper Finally Honored

The NBA was a very different place in 1950. Not only wasn’t it viewed as one of the nation’s premier sporting attractions, but it was largely confined to the East Coast and completely white. There was no NBA TV, very little national radio or TV cover...

Kris Gounden Trial Opens In Queens Criminal Court --District Attorney Tries To Get Black Star News Editor Barred From Courtroom

[Speaking Truth To Power: Commentary] Yesterday, as some readers recall, after I was informed that an assistant Queens County district attorney told the judge in the Kris Gounden trial that he planned to call me as a witness, I tweeted "Hope DA is no...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton tours Old Joliet Prison with local artists

Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton toured the Old Joliet Prison recently with the local artist collective, the Old Joliet Prison Burnt District Artists. The Burnt District Artists gave Lt. Gov. Stratton a short tour of the Administration Building and cond...

With injuries, Cowboys rely on new weapons against Dolphins

By Dwain Price, NDG Sports FRISC0 – Now that they’ve built a 2-0 record and appear invincible each time they take the field, the Dallas Cowboys’ world has been infiltrated by the injury bug. Four of the Cowboys’ starters are currently on the mend, an...

Purgatory is a leading film at Frame4Frame Festival this weekend in Arlington

By: Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor The film community in Dallas continues to grow and thrive. The Frame 4 Frame Festival in Arlington this weekend, is one of the growing festivals film lovers in the Metroplex support. Kicking off this weekend, Sept. 20-22...

Valley View students post 53% increase in Advanced Placement Scholars

Romeoville, IL - The 2018-19 high school students in Valley View School District 365-U increased the number of Advanced Placement Scholars by 53% according to the results of this spring’s AP testing. A total of 292 Valley View students earned design...

Bill seeks to compensate descendants of Ocoee massacre victims 100 years later

State Senator Randolph Bracy A bill introduced by Democratic state Sen. Randolph Bracy would split $10 million among descendants of victims of the Ocoee massacre. The bloody Election Day fray in 1920 led to a lynching and the exodus of virtually ever...

Don’t discriminate against Haitians

Activist Dispels Rumours Haitians Being Arrested By Rogan Smith Haitians from Marsh Harbour, Abaco and Grand Bahama are now faced with the terrifying task of rebuilding their lives with no money, no support system and the complete annihilation of som...

Brass Man Etienne Charles Blends Caribbean Sounds and Bayou Blues

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – The music magic of Trinidadian trumpeter Etienne Charles and his band Creole Soul will take center stage at the Miramar Cultural Center on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. His concerts easily and usually morph into a carnival ce...

Law Firm for Don Lemon Accused of Racism and ‘Potential Perjury’

NATIONWIDE — The law firm that represents CNN’s Don Lemon – Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP – is being accused of running a “racially charged sham” investigation and “lying in sworn affidavits” to smear Don Lewis, a former partner...

In One Section of Queens, Gun Violence Has Left Activists with Plenty of Work to Do

By Stacy M. Brown On September 4, Ford, hip-hop and business mogul Russell Simmons, civil rights activist and Women’s March on Washington Co-Chair Tamika Mallory, and others attended a wake for a 22-year-old victim. The latest shooting spree in the N...

Barrington Irving, Gamma Zeta Omega Chapter Of The AKAs And Florida Memorial University (FMU) Team Up To Help Our Bahamian Neighbors

MIAMI GARDENS, FL — Dr. Adrianne Cooper, provost, a group of volunteer students, and the Gamma Zeta Omega chapter of the AKAs met with Barrington Irving, FMU alum, to fly over vital supplies to Bahamians in crisis. “It’s my second trip...

NNPA to Honor Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) for Contributions in Education

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia “The first thing we have to do is focus on the issues. We can’t spend all of our time talking about [the scandals] and not talking about equity in education,” said Congressman Bobby...

Sneed To Run For Council President

THE AFRO — The Baltimore City Council may be touted as a more progressive body than its predecessors, but from a gender perspective it is predominantly male. While that imbalance seems far from changing in the near future, one of the few women w...