Anthony Shahid Remains At Front Lines In Ferguson
By Chris King Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Brother Anthony Shahid prevented far worse mayhem and perhaps bloodshed on the streets of Ferguson in the early days of the ongoing...
View ArticleCurfew Doesn’t Curb Chaos in Ferguson
Story by: St Louis American “It ain’t no curfew for these killa [expletive] cops,” said a young man being urged to disperse by a group known as The Peace Keepers Saturday night. “I ain’t going no...
View ArticleIs Police Brutality a National Epidemic?
By Nayaba Arinde and Craig D. Frazier Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News While heavy armored vehicles roll down the streets of Missouri, the outrage simmering dangerously over the...
View ArticleCDC Study Shatters Myth about Black Fathers
By Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer By most measures, black fathers have proven to be just as involved with their children as other dads in similar living conditions — or...
View ArticleU.S. “Falling Further Behind” on Race Relations
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Twenty years after signing the “International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,” the United States...
View ArticleEPA to Require Air Pollution Measurements in Black Communities
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency may require oil refineries to regularly measure the air quality at their...
View ArticleBishop Joseph Walker of Mt. Zion Baptist Church Organizes NASHVILLE UNITES,...
Participants Are: Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson, Precinct Commanders, Local Political Leaders WHAT: Bishop Joseph Walker, senior pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, the largest African-American...
View ArticleREWIND BarBQ Fest August 31
NASHVILLE, TN — REWIND BarBQ Fest is a Family Friendly Concert and Bar-B-Que festival held on the scenic RiverFront Park in Downtown Nashville. On Sunday August 31, 2014, during John Merritt Classic...
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PIFL Champs Ink Thomas Nashville Indoor Team Re-signs Important Part of Their Championship Team. NASHVILLE- A little over a month ago the Nashville Venom was crowned the Professional Indoor Football...
View ArticleTSU Holds Annual Tradition of Freshman Service Day Saturday, Aug. 23
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Incoming students at Tennessee State University will take part in annual tradition Saturday, Aug. 23 that has become part of the freshman experience. Termed the...
View ArticleNashville Film Maker Has RED Carpet Premiere This Weekend!
By: Janice Malone Nashville, TN— Music City is on a steady track to becoming referred to as “movie city” thanks to the efforts of locally talented film makers like Howard L. Bell IV. His production...
View ArticleEditorial: Enough is Enough! So What Are We Going to Do About It?
By Rodney Beard Do we even know who we are anymore or have we lost our way? Where is our outrage? Where is our righteous indignation? But more so, where is our voice? Why are we all not loudly...
View ArticleThe Countdown to Culture Fest Nashville Begins
NASHVILLE, TN — This Wednesday Culture Fest Nashville 2014 kicks off with the Legendary Third World taking the stage at the Nashville Farmers’ Market, delivering one of the best performances you will...
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Panther Pride Prevails! By Christopher Clark and William Bottoms The Maplewood Panthers hit the field for the season opener against the Hunters Lane Warriors in the second annual Dickerson Road Bowl....
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Venom Ink Two More from Championship Team Veteran George Murray and Zachary Ducker sign to rejoin the team. NASHVILLE (August 24, 2014)- After signing a key component of the defense in DT Walter...
View ArticleCounty Prosecutor Must Go, Says Justice for Michael Brown Leaders
by Richard B. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call ST. LOUIS – Black leaders took their demands to the office of county prosecutor Robert P. McCulloch—including the demand that he not...
View ArticleThe Roots of the Uprising in Ferguson
By Kenya Vaughn Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American “There is a passage in the scripture that says what the devil meant for bad,” said Pamela Meanes, “God allowed this mother to birth an...
View ArticleFerguson Protesters Victimized by Heavy-Handed Tactics That Protect and Serve...
By Ishmael Sistrunk Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American In the world of sports, big, strong black Americans are cheered, celebrated and worshipped. GMs, scouts and fans fawn over an...
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Tennessee Tribune Launches Sports Assistant Fundraiser Program Metro Sports Editor trains local students in Sports Journalism The Tennessee Tribune has launched a program that is helping Metropolitan...
View ArticleTSU Goes Digital with Book Bundle Initiative
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University will be on the digital cutting edge this fall semester when it begins offering electronic textbooks as part of a book-bundle initiative...
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