Tag: press
Supreme Court won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby
By Mary Claire Dale
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court quietly announced Monday that it would not review Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case,...
Black women publishers drive the black press
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Contributor
In 1827, with the publication of the “Freedom’s Journal,” John Russwurm and Reverend Samuel Cornish established the Black Press...
How the black press played vital role in “Hidden Figures”
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Contributor
In her book, “Hidden Figures,” author Margot Lee Shetterly pays homage to the African-American women who worked as human...
Loveman Village residents ready for new homes, new beginning
By Joseph D. Bryant
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
Residents of Loveman Village want better homes, better lives, and are willing to become active partners...
“First Lady of the Black Press” is Subject of Book Discussion
Ethel Payne was important figure in Civil Rights Era
Many people do not recognize the name Ethel Payne among the most important people in the...