Stacy M. Brown

Russell Simmons Brings Back Def Comedy Jam to Raise Money for Coronavirus Ravaged Areas

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Simmons is leading a group of producers who, on Sunday, April 5, will premiere “Def Comedy Jam…

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COMMENTARY: What Do You Say to Someone Battling COVID-19?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “You know how to ask the right questions,” the late John Murphy, then-assistant managing editor of the…

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NNPA President Pens Op-Ed Urging for the Protection of Black Americans During Pandemic

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Minority and low-income Americans suffer from a significant lack of access to quality health care. They are…

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COVID-19: Renowned Doctor Says, ‘Be Vigilant. Don’t Be a Vector’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "In 2002, the hosts were cats. Then for MERS, the host was camels," noted Dr. James Hildreth…

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State of Emergency Declared for Black America as Public Health Experts Reveal Coronavirus is Airborne

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Medical experts have also sounded the alarm that the virus could well be transmitted through the air.…

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Acclaimed Houston Forward Times Columnist Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Admitted to ICU

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeffrey L. Boney, a multi-award-winning writer for the Houston Forward Times and the National Newspaper Publishers Association,…

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Chuck D: ‘There’s a Poison Going On’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I want to use this as a teachable moment. All of that stuff with Flav and Bernie…

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African American Scientist Breaks Ground in Cancer Research

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Green's technology uses an FDA-approved drug containing nanoparticles and injects it into a cancer patient, which…

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Minority-Owned Media Not Forgotten in Stimulus Legislation

NNAP NEWSWIRE —Another $10 million has been designated for the Minority Business Development Agency within the Department of Commerce to…

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House Passes $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Deal

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier, several civil rights organizations noted watching with vigilance as Senate negotiations and, later, voting in both…

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