Ida B. Wells

Shooting Death in Georgia of Ahmaud Arbery is Defined as a “Modern Day Lynching”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, went viral on social media on May 6, months after…

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Harriet Tubman’s Fight for Women’s Suffrage Honored at Church of Scientology National Affairs Office Celebration

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Although Harriet Tubman lived to be 91, she did not see the 19th Amendment pass. However, Ms.…

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

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As we deal with some of the most challenging times in modern history, it is important that…

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Senators Booker and Harris Lead Roundtable Discussion on Issues Concerning African Americans

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Only journalists of color received an invitation to the event, which included remarks from Sens. Chuck Schumer…

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Black history interwoven with suffrage centennial

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We knew what family meant to her,” said Ernestine (Tina) Martin Wyatt great-great-great-grandniece of Tubman, in a…

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OP-ED: Redefining Suffrage, Unerasing Black Women

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 19th Amendment was adopted Aug. 18, 1920, after the required number of states ratified the constitutional…

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Chavis Moderates Lively Discussion on the State of Black Business During CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hosted by Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman Dwight Evans, panelists included Rob Busby, Sr., the President and CEO of…

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