educational opportunities

MC Lyte Making Dreams a Reality for African American Scholars

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMay 23, 2019

“…once I received the MC Lyte #EducateOURMen Scholarship to Dillard, I knew that I was destined to have a fulfilling college experience that was beyond my wildest dreams and I cannot thank MC Lyte, Lynn Richardson and the Hip Hop Sisters Foundation enough for investing in me and being one of my strongest support systems,” said Joshua Williams, a valedictorian at historically Black Dillard University.

National News Political

Black Men Still Incarcerated at Disproportionate Levels

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMay 3, 2019

“Systemic racism drives both poverty and the mass incarceration of low-income people, especially people of color. This cycle of poverty and criminal justice involvement feeds on itself and creates herculean barriers to achieving economic and social advancement, for those who have been justice involved and for their loved ones,” said Jennifer Jones Austin, FPWA CEO and executive director.