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Black Press of America Celebrates 193 Years of Freedom-Fighting Journalism

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentMarch 19, 2020

“As we deal with some of the most challenging times in modern history, it is important that we understand the significance of the Black Press in reporting on and recording our history,” said National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Chair, and publisher of the Houston Forward Times, Karen Carter Richards. The NNPA is the national trade association representing America’s Black Press.

Business Education National News (Business)

AKA Raises $1 Million for HBCUs in One Day, Announces Collaboration with the Black Press of America

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentSeptember 26, 2019

“I understand the impact personally that establishing an endowment has on a student’s enrollment and graduation prospects,” Dr. Glover said. “The actions of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will go a long way toward ensuring that HBCUs remain open and able to encourage the best black students to choose them as a first option,” she said.

International News

UN Observes International Remembrance of Slave Trade

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA NewswireAugust 31, 2018

Each year, on Aug. 23, the United Nations hosts an International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition to remind the world of the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade.