Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network Feb. 14 (GIN) – Former President Bill Clinton expressed distress at the depth of poverty in Nigeria, and warned that it would fuel the spread of religious violence now tearing the nation. In a speech in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, Clinton said he was “really [...]
by Maria Morales Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper BALTIMORE — Nearly 8 million of America’s children live in high-poverty areas, about 1.6 million more since 2000, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Baltimore-based organization does research and funding to programs nationally that focus on disadvantaged children [...]
By Lauren Victoria Burke Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer In an effort to spur activism and create a political tipping point on the issue, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are joining forces with National Action Network President Rev. Al Sharpton, against voter suppression. Rev. Sharpton [...]
By Dorothy Rowley Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer President Barack Obama was among a slate of dignitaries who helped celebrate last Wednesday’s groundbreaking for the nation’s only museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African-American life, art, history and culture. The $500 million construction project, which Congress will provide half of [...]
“Network of Black Farm Groups and Advocates” expresses concern about misinformation circulating around the South about the Lawsuit ATLANTA…On October 27, 2011, Judge Paul Friedman in the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC approved the “In Re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation Settlement” (known to many as Pigford 2). It took approximately 20 years of struggle [...]
According to Nick Underwood, Chairman of the Greene County Commission, “several years ago this commission put in place its 10 year Strategic Plan. One of the key components of that plan was the paving of roads throughout Greene County.We have begun that process and as long as we can obtain matching funds for [...]
Eutaw, Alabama – Students and faculty at Greene County Career Center will join others across the nation during the month of February to celebrate national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month TM. This year’s theme is CTE: Careers Through Education. CTE Month TM provides CTE programs across the country an opportunity to demonstrate how [...]
(Washington, DC) – Faith leaders including the Presidents of the National Baptist Convention USA, the National Baptist Convention of America, and the Progressive National Baptist Convention published an open letter condemning recent comments by Rev. Franklin Graham that call into question the Christian faith of President Obama. “These kinds of comments,” the letter [...]
At its Feb. 23, 2012 meeting, the Greene County Board of Education announced that the system had recently completed the closing on securing the designated land on Hwy. 11 South for construction of the new high school. The new school site will sit on approximately 43 acres providing a more central location for the single [...]
The students of the after-school tutorial program sponsored by the Greene County Children’s Policy Council held a Black History Program honoring 11 of the Greene County residents who where active participants in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. Prior to the program students [...]
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