New Journal and Guide Publisher Brenda Andrews Explains Why the Black Press Still Matters
June 10, 2021
After 194 years, the Black Press continues to record racial history and give meaning and value to what is news,
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Stephanie Mills Talks About Music, Social Justice and Her Son’s New Book
July 16, 2020
Iconic Grammy and American Music Award-winner Stephanie Mills is unapologetically pro-Black.
CAAM Hosts Los Angeles: State of the Black Press Panel
September 5, 2019
The art museum acted as a venue for the Los Angeles: State of the Black Press Panel where the panelists discussed everything from mainstream media’s coverage of Black Americans to President Donald Trump’s impact on news coverage and politics.
Another “Empire” Actor Arrested, but on Traffic Offense
June 17, 2019
Bryshere Gray courtesy photo CHICAGO (AP) — Another “Empire” actor has been arrested in Chicago, but this time on a traffic-related offense. Police spokeswoman Karie James said Monday that Bryshere Gray, who plays a younger brother of Jussie Smollett’s character on the Chicago-based Fox TV show, was pulled over Thursday because a temporary license plate didn’t match the 2014 Rolls Royce he was driving. She says he was arrested on a misdemeanor registration charge and ticketed for driving an uninsured vehicle and failure to carry a driver’s license. James says the 25-year-old Gray isn’t in custody, but it wasn’t immediately
UPDATE: Rep. Elijah Cummings Statement on Efforts to End the Government Shutdown
January 17, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to end the Trump shutdown and fund government agencies for the eighth time: “On the 26th day of the Trump shutdown, I again voted to end the shutdown and fund government agencies. This shutdown has gone on for far too long. The American people deserve to have their government back at work for them, and federal employees deserve their pay. Our government must be better than this.” “Every day the shutdown continues, the pain felt by the over 800,000 affected federal workers
2018 L.A. Sentinel Promotional Video (#1)
August 10, 2018
Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper promotional video
MLK’s Unheralded Victories Recorded in the Black Press
January 11, 2018
King’s Fight for Economic Justice Was Largely Ignored by Mainstream Media