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Supreme Court Sides with Comcast in Discrimination Dispute Against Byron Allen

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentMarch 26, 2020

The lawsuit arose out of Comcast’s decision several years ago not to carry several Allen-owned television channels, such as Pets.TV and Recipe.TV. Comcast has argued its rejection of Allen’s channels was purely a business decision, reflecting what it viewed as the channels’ limited audience appeal. Allen then promptly filed a $20 billion lawsuit against Comcast, alleging that the company’s refusal to contract with Allen’s company was racially motivated, in violation of Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

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NNPA NEWSWIRE EXCLUSIVE: Bill Cosby Speaks from Prison

Stacy Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentNovember 28, 2019

During the exclusive interview with NNPA, Cosby was candid, vivid and outspoken.

News

Former NNPA Chairs Talk Yesterday, Today and the Future: Part One in a series, as the NNPA prepares to Celebrate 80 Years as the Voice of Black America

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJuly 19, 2019

Whether it’s taking a stand for the Double V campaign during World War II; marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement; or fighting to have a voice in the White House in more recent times, NNPA’s board chairpersons’ responsibilities have historically gone far beyond any standard business definitions.

National News Political

NNPA President Talks Black History, Diversity During Fireside Chat with Volkswagen

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentFebruary 21, 2019

“Our history didn’t begin in slavery,” said National Newspaper Publishers Association President Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. “We were kings and queens. We had dynasties long before the slave trade,” Chavis said during Volkswagen Group of America’s Black History Month fireside chat.

Op-Ed Opinion

New Year Resolutions that Will Challenge Black America in 2016

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA News Wire ColumnistDecember 29, 2015

Whenever we begin a new calendar year, it can be useful to make New Year’s Resolutions to prioritize and focus for the immediate future. Beyond the traditional litany of making very personal and oftentimes private resolutions at the beginning of a new year, Black America as a whole, I believe, should be vocal and public about our determination to keep pushing forward for freedom, justice, equality and economic empowerment.