Black Lives Matter Marks 10th Anniversary with People’s Justice Festival in Leimert Park
July 20, 2023
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Black Lives Matter, a festival in Leimert Park featured food, music, speeches and more.
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Chuck D
CDU President’s Breakfast Highlights Gun Violence as Public Health Emergency
March 2, 2023
The assembly elevated the discourse on an impactful matter that continues to ravage the health and well-being of our communities.
Chuck D on Death of Takeoff: ‘When Corporations Show Up God Leaves the Room’
November 7, 2022
You’ve got to blame some adults hiding behind the scenes, pied piping and pied papering all of this madness and making this kind of thing seem normal. Was there a shootout at a dice game? Yes. Were Black men involved in that circle? Yes. But it’s somebody pushing buttons and pulling levers and not only doing so but they have been greatly enriched financially by these incidents.”
‘Godfather of Hip-Hop Journalism’ Greg Tate Dies at 64
December 16, 2021
Greg Tate, the renowned godfather of hip-hop journalism, has died.
Black Press of America Making Impact and Progress
June 3, 2021
While about 37,000 workers were laid off or furloughed at media companies like the Los Angeles Times, Condé Nast, The Dallas Morning News, Gannett, McClatchy, National Public Radio, and VOX, the NNPA added staff and expanded services to NNPA member publishers across the nation.
‘We Took the Capitol’ Trump Supporters Storm the Chambers of Congress
January 7, 2021
Gunshots rang out in the hallway near the chambers, and windows were shattered throughout the building. An unidentified woman inside reportedly was shot in the neck. Her condition is currently unclear. The National Guard joined the Secret Service, FBI, Capitol Police, and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police at the scene.
Chuck D Talks State of Black America, Obama’s Legacy and the Black Press
June 28, 2018
To many hip-hop fans, historians and to his peers, Chuck D is considered one of the most influential lyricists in contemporary music.