Tag: Long Beach Leader
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Demystifying Student Performance Via Parental Engagement
By Sharonica Nelson Once students reach middle school, parents often become less engaged with their child’s academic environment. They don’t walk them in the school’s doors anymore, they don’t communicate as often with teachers, and they are less like to visit the school unless there is a special program or sporting event after hours. This ... -
Rep. Norton Fighting For D.C., Black Press in New Congress
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is a living legend with more than 50 honorary degrees and a list of accomplishments the size of her beloved District of Columbia. One of the ways that Norton remains updated through her book club. “I think the book that I enjoy is ‘On ... -
Black Klan Leader Seeks Racial Reconciliation
By Dianne Anderson Stranger things haven’t happened. It’s not every day that a Black man takes over a neo-Nazi organization, along with the added bonus – a deed to 40 acres of land gifted from a deceased white supremacist. Rev. James Stern of Moreno Valley is the official leader of the nation’s largest hate group, ... -
Petition Seeks to End Practice of Charge Stacking
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Charge Stacking is a term in the legal system that’s usually understood when it’s too late. As noted by the organization, Seeking Justice for the Innocent, the sheer power it carries can be catastrophic, and thus should be a prime fear of all defendants who enter to the ... -
2019 Oscars: Black Filmmakers Win Big
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. NNPA Newswire Entertainment & Culture Editor The 2019 Academy Awards have come to an end and #BlackGirlMagic and #BlackBoyJoy were in full effect as some of the favorites walked away with gold statuettes, some after a 30-year uphill climb. Black Panther was a big winner, taking home Oscars for Best ... -
NAACP Celebrates 110th Anniversary of Freedom Fighting
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – NAACP – was founded 110 years ago after a deadly race riot rocked the city of Springfield, Illinois. “Because of the riots in Springfield, that brought about serious conversations and meetings about starting an organization, a national organization, that ... -
Back to the Farmlands: African Americans Excel in Agricultural Fields
By Dianne Anderson How to get more Blacks back to fields of agriculture hasn’t been the easiest of tasks for Sharon Nance. When she first started recruiting high school students to consider good paying farm careers, she hardly received a warm welcome. “Students would walk past my table and make cow and pig sounds. I ... -
Baseball Trailblazer Frank Robinson Dead at 83
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Frank Robinson, a trailblazing figure who was Major League Baseball’s first African American manager and one of its greatest players during a career that spanned 21 seasons, died last Thursday after a prolonged illness. Robinson was 83. The Hall of Famer hit 586 home runs and appeared in 14 ... -
Barbara Lee’s Advice for New Women of Color in Congress
By Christina Cauteruci There’s a crew of new women in Congress who’ve become fast friends since the election. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have become instant progressive icons and visible markers of a long-overdue shift in legislative demographics. They’ve posted loads of selfies together, called themselves a “squad,” tweeted support ... -
Is Kamala Harris Right Choice to ‘Save our Country’?
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Commentary That Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris announced her candidate for president on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is no coincidence. For her supporters and those who know her well, Harris has long been a fighter for freedom, justice and equality and she’s often invoked the spirit ...