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Trump again targets Black cities with LA crackdown
Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles without state consent echoes his 2020 crackdown on Black-led protests. With Project 2025 looming, Black communities must remain alert to growing federal overreach. Originally published by NNPA.
Posted inOpinion
America urgently needs a new affordable housing agenda
Dr. Benjamin Chavis warns that Trump’s housing strategy may spark another crisis — and urges a bold, bipartisan “abundance agenda” to increase housing supply and protect families.
Posted inOpinion
National selective buying campaign targeting Target continues
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has launched a National Selective Buying and Public Education Campaign in response to Target Corporation’s retreat from its DEI commitments, and is calling for companies to invest in their communities and partner with Black-owned media companies.
Posted inNational
NNPA launches ‘Missing & Black 2025’ campaign to address disparities in coverage of missing Black people
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has launched the Missing & Black 2025 campaign to address the disparity in media coverage of missing Black individuals and increase visibility and resources for these cases.
Posted inBusiness
Target Takes a Hit: $12.4 Billion Wiped Out
Target Corporation’s decision to scale back its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts has led to a $12.4 billion decline in its stock value and significant backlash from its Black consumer base, with calls for a “40-Day Target Fast” and a Black Consumer Advisory from the NAACP.
Posted inNational
NNPA launches campaign to hold companies accountable for DEI rollback
The National Newspaper Publishers Association has launched a national public education campaign to address the rollback of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs by several major corporations, calling on Black consumers to reconsider where they spend their money and demand accountability from these companies.
Posted inNational
Ben Crump calls NNPA, Black press to save Black people
Ben Crump called on the Black press and NNPA to empower Black people with truthful information during the Trump era, highlighting the need for media to lead the way in protecting Black rights and addressing challenges such as rising drug prices and voter suppression.
Posted inNews
NNPA condemns NABJ’s invitation to Donald Trump
The National Newspaper Publishers Association has condemned the National Association of Black Journalists for inviting former President Donald Trump to speak.
Posted inNational, News
AG Ellison receives leadership award at Black newspaper convention
‘NNPA affiliates have documented our stories, challenges, and triumphs that are so often ignored—or worse, distorted—in the mainstream press.’
Posted inLocal & State, National, News
George Floyd family to receive NNPAF 2021 Newsmaker of the Year Award
The NNPAF award recognizes the George Floyd Family for their collective effort for social justice, and their leadership on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Posted inFeatured, News
With no clear front runner, Bloomberg spends $3.5 million with the Black Press
Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg spent a historic amount of money with Black newspapers — $3.5 million.
Posted inNews
NNPA’s Chavis receives promise of first press interview with President Trump
Omarosa Manigault, recently named assistant to the president and director of communications in the Office of Public Liaison for the Trump Administration, has promised the first press interview with President Trump to Benjamin Chavis, president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, according to sources who attended a private meeting with the Trump transition team Jan. […]