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Legendary Rapper Ice Cube Discusses the Importance of Black Media
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Legendary Rapper Ice Cube Discusses the Importance of Black Media

Betti Halsell, Contributing WriterMay 28, 2020

Hip-Hop legend talks new movie ‘The High Note’ and Black life in exclusive interview. Black Press USA is the harmonious sound of media publication in America for the Black community; publishers, editors, and journalist of color seek the truth and highlight what is under-reported in mainstream media. Standing behind the Voice of The Black Community; President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis joined movie mogul and legendary rapper, Ice Cube to discuss the importance of Black media for the collective, and to highlight  Ice Cube’s creative projects, such as the Big 3 Basketball

Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Clarifies Message to Black America
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Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Clarifies Message to Black America

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentMay 28, 2020

As the Breakfast Club interview wrapped and a Biden aide said he was running short on time, Charlamagne asked the former vice president to stop by the studio when Biden returns to New York. 

“It’s a long way until November,” Charlamagne told Biden. “We’ve got more questions.” 

Biden replied, “You’ve got more questions?” “Well, I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for Trump or me, then you ain’t black.”  

Kamala Harris is the Best Player in American Politics
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Kamala Harris is the Best Player in American Politics

Zachary R. WoodSeptember 19, 2019

Senator Kamala Harris’s debate performance last Thursday night in Houston, Texas was phenomenal. She has received a lot of credit for her wit, her pith, and her smart decision to train her fire on Donald Trump as opposed to needling the other Democratic candidates sharing the stage. She has been commended for being personable and quick on her feet, absolute and aerodynamic even in the face of tough questions. 

102 House Members Rebuke Delay of Payday Loan Rule Waters Led Effort Supported by Many CBC Members
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102 House Members Rebuke Delay of Payday Loan Rule Waters Led Effort Supported by Many CBC Members

Charlene CrowellSeptember 5, 2019

Anyone who struggles with the rising costs of living knows all too well how hard it is to try stretching dollars when there’s more month than money in the household. Predatory lending, like payday and car-title loans, worsen financial stress with triple-digit interest rates that deepen the debt owed with each renewal.   

Why I’m Visiting the Border
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Why I’m Visiting the Border

Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEOAugust 16, 2019

“I shook hands with a 13 year-old-boy whose mother told him to make eye contact and shake hands firmly. Even in the midst of horrific living conditions and imprisonment, children at the facility are still being taught to treat people with respect, while being treated less than human…”

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NAACP Joins NABJ in Criticism of CNN’s Lack of Diversity in Leadership Positions

Sentinel News ServiceMarch 8, 2019

NAACP finds is offensive that CNN President Jeff Zucker refuses to address this issue. We are far beyond the point of accepting simple visibility as an instance of true diversity. For major corporations like CNN and its parent company, WarnerMedia, diversifying the media landscape must become a part of a company’s corporate responsibility rather than always as a response to intolerance and implicit bias.

Debt and Rising Home Costs Continue to Defer Homeownership
Charlene CrowellOpinion

Debt and Rising Home Costs Continue to Defer Homeownership

Charlene CrowellNovember 8, 2018

A decade has passed since the housing collapse.  In that time, bank profits are back and continue to rise. Despite occasional trading fluctuations, the stock market remains profitable for most investors. Then there’s the low rate of unemployment that is often cited as if economic strides have included nearly everyone.

Jim Clyburn for Speaker of the House
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Jim Clyburn for Speaker of the House

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEOSeptember 27, 2018

The mission of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing the Black Press of America, is to report the news and to be an advocate for freedom, justice and equality for Black America and for all others who stand in opposition to racism and economic inequality and cry out for a better quality of life.

Black Wealth Still Plummeting, CRL Tells Lawmakers
Charlene CrowellOpinion

Black Wealth Still Plummeting, CRL Tells Lawmakers

Charlene CrowellAugust 31, 2018

For years, and particularly in recent months, major news outlets have heralded the nation’s robust economic recovery. From rising corporate profits, to lower unemployment, or rising stock prices on Wall Street, many consumers might conclude that financial stability not only returned after the Great Recession but continues to climb.

Black Leadership Accountability Essential
Larry AubryOpinion

Black Leadership Accountability Essential

Larry AubryAugust 30, 2018

Many Blacks, perhaps most, initially considered challenging Obama’s decisions sacrilegious, and   more than a few continued to regard him as an icon to be neither properly                                           critiqued nor criticized. Although   increasingly concerned with his decisions, Blacks also needed to be concerned about ineffective Black leadership in general, especially in light of the daunting challenges in the 21st century.

Institute of the Black World 21st Century Conference
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Institute of the Black World 21st Century Conference

Larry AubryAugust 9, 2018

More than two thousand came from the greater Newark/New York region, Black America and the Pan-African world, drawn by the urgent impulse to connect, network, bond, share and unite in the wake of the most hate-filled, demagogic and divisive presidential campaigns that produced a presidential regime, elected by less than a majority of the popular vote, embedded with racism, white nationalism and Islamophobia.  It was one of the most threatening moments since the arrival of Africans on these hostile American shores.