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Black History2 months ago
Biden Proclamation Establishes National Monument Honoring Emmett Till
President Biden establishes the Emmett Till National Monument, honoring the legacy of Emmett Till and the fight against racial injustice.
National Commentary8 months ago
Key Black Voter Issues In 2023
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia As 2022 closed, Black Americans saw gains with historic candidates and timely legislation. President Joe Biden...
Civil1 year ago
Unserved Arrest Warrant Could Re-open 70-Year-Old Till Case
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A search team has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in the 1955 kidnapping...
Hampton Roads Community News1 year ago
Vice President Praises Antilynching Black Journalist at Bill Signing
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With Michelle Duster, the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, by her side, Vice President Kamala Harris...
National Commentary2 years ago
New Smithsonian Exhibit Shows Racism Against Emmett Till Continues Today
By Hamil R. Harris (TriceEdneyWire.com) In the middle of the night, 14-year-old Emmett Till was snatched from his great uncle’s home in Drew, Mississippi. Then an...
Uncategorized5 years ago
Sixty-three Year Old Emmett Till Case To Be Reopened
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor The U.S. Department of Justice has once again reopened the infamous Emmett Till case. The 1955 murder case was...
Book Reviews5 years ago
Teaching Social Justice To Middle Schoolers
A newly released paperback, Emmett Till: ‘Sometimes Good Can Come Out of a Bad Situation” (CreateSpace June 7, 2018), is an immersive, thought-provoking story about a...

UFT and AFT to distribute 40,000 free books in Harlem September 21, 2023
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are giving out 40,000 free books to students, educators, and families in Harlem. The post UFT and AFT to distribute 40,000 free books in Harlem appeared first on New York Amsterdam News.
Man who shot Black teen who mistakenly went to his door enters not guilty plea; trial is scheduled September 21, 2023
A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday, and the judge scheduled his trial for next year. The post Man who shot Black teen who mistakenly went to his door enters not guilty plea; trial […]