Singer and Actress, Demetria McKinney Release Single Featuring Hip Hop Veteran, Da Brat
Demetria McKinney, an award-winning actress widely known for her role as “Janine Payne” on the hit TBS sitcom “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” released a new single – “100” – i featuring one the first ladies of hip hop, Da Brat. “100” is a club ready uptempo women’s anthem. McKinney is an accomplished singer with […]
California Highway Patrol Officer Beats Woman on the Side of Freeway
Black leaders are calling for a federal investigation in the beating of a homeless Black woman by a California Highway Patrol officer. The incident, which took place on the side of the 10 freeway, was videotaped by a witness passing by.
Black Unemployment Best in 6 Years – by Freddy Allen @NNPABlackPress
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate hit a six-year low in June, dipping below 11 percent for the first time since August 2008. Last week, the Labor Department reported that the Black jobless rate was 10.7 percent in June, compared to the White unemployment rate, which was 5.3 percent. The unemployment rate for Black […]
Mario Armstrong to Receive NABJ Ray Taliaferro Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. -The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is proud to announce digital lifestyle expert and tech journalist Mario Armstrong as the latest recipient of the Ray Taliaferro Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. The $5,000 award, sponsored by the Barry Bonds Family Foundation, is named in honor of veteran San Francisco radio talk show host and […]
Fake Heroes – The Gantt Report
By Lucius Gantt -One reason The Gantt Report is different from most columns is that I don’t parrot other editorial writers. I don’t read columns by other writers, then comment about them and then pretend to you that I was influenced by some other writers. I mostly read history or facts. I like non-fiction. In […]
Nation’s Only Black Touring Rodeo Celebrates 30th Anniversary — Making Its Way Across The Country
Oakland, CA — The nationally renowned Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR) is excited to announce that its 2014 touring season marks its 30th anniversary on the road – taking thrilling professional rodeo competitions to delighted audiences and rodeo fans across the United States. Having already competed this year in Denver, CO and Memphis, TN., some […]
Google Launches New $50 Million Initiative To Help Inspire Girls To Be Computer Programmers
Mountain View, CA — Chelsea Clinton, actress Mindy Kaling, Girl Scouts of the USA, SevenTeen Magazine, and several other organizations and foundations have partnered with Google to launch “Made with Code” – a global initiative to inspire girls to become programmers. According to USA Today, the initiative includes a commitment of $50 million to support […]
Daddy’s Here National Campaign Launches
Baltimore, MD – Dean Radcliffe-Lynes, President of D.R.Lynes, VTP, LLC, announced the launch of the Daddy’s Here: When Being Present Is The Only Option documentary and National Community Outreach Campaign (www.daddysheremovie.com) on the Anthony McCarthy Radio program on WEAA 88.9 (Morgan State University Radio Station). Appearing on the show with some of the fathers who […]