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Martinsville Seven pardoned

September 17, 2021

Former Richmond Mayor Rudolph McCollum Jr. (center) speaks at a rally in Capitol Square that turned into a celebration after Gov. Ralph S. Northam announced he had given posthumous pardons to the Martinsville Seven.Photo by Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press Special to TriceEdneyWire.comFrom the Richmond Free Press It took 70

Roland Martin announces new Black TV network

September 17, 2021

Digital media and television journalist Roland S. Martin (Image courtesy BlackPressUSA) By Lauren Victoria BurkeNNPA Newswire Contributor Veteran broadcast journalist Roland Martin, the host of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, has announced an over-the-top media network that will broadcast directly to viewers free via the internet and a phone app. The new Black-owned network,

Zillow, United Negro College Fund and Black Tech Ventures to host hackathon for HBCU students

September 17, 2021

Zillow is working in collaboration with United Negro College Fund and Black Tech Ventures to host a HBCU Housing Hackathon to help HBCU students develop skills through workshops, hands-on enrichment, mentorship and teamwork.Photo submitted NNPA Staff Report SEATTLE — Registration is now open for Zillow’s first hackathon for students attending

DaBaby meets with leading Black HIV advocates

September 10, 2021

After comments by Jonathan “DaBaby” Kirk that was considered to be harmful, several HIV organizations called for a meeting with the rapper.Photo by Azhern123 via wikimedia commons By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Black leaders from nine HIV organizations across the U.S. announced they held a virtual, private meeting

New Smithsonian exhibit shows racism against Emmett Till continues today

September 10, 2021

Emmett Till By Hamil R. HarrisTriceEdneyWire.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 angry White mob beat, tortured and then shot Till before they used wire to connect a fan blade to his head to

FEMA changing rules that deprived African Americans of crucial aid

September 10, 2021

Land owners in several Southern states are discovering they don’t have deeds to property they’ve lived on for decades.Photo submitted/NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Historically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency – or FEMA – relied on deeds to prove that land belonged to disaster victims before it

Black women most likely to feel discriminated against or face unfair judgment while seeking medical care

September 3, 2021

Many advocates and activists have called for more attention to the dire maternal health crisis facing Black women.iStockphoto/NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The Urban Institute’s Coronavirus Tracking Survey, a nationally representative survey of adults ages 18 to 64, found that Black adults were more likely than

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down eviction moratorium

September 3, 2021

Justices wrote that the CDC relied on a decades-old statute to issue an eviction moratorium.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Now what? That’s the question many renters are asking after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Biden-Harris administration’s federal ban on evictions. The decision grants landlords

Jennifer Hudson talks faith and finding your voice

September 3, 2021

Jennifer Hudson stars as Aretha Franklin and Forest Whitaker as her father C.L. Franklin in RESPECT, a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film.Photo by Quantrell D. Colbert By Nsenga K. BurtonNNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor Academy award-winning actress and Grammy award-winner Jennifer Hudson has made a triumphant return to the

Entrepreneur Diane Yoo uses her platforms to stop Asian hate

September 3, 2021

Diane Yoo, a second-generation daughter of Korean immigrants and the first woman general partner for Healthtech and MedTech venture platform, is working to change how America and the world view Asian women.NNPA photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia At 35.5 percent, the latest Census notes that