Celebrity

Hip Hop Icon Biz Markie Dies at 57

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Hip Hop has lost another legend. Biz Markie, the rapper, producer, and actor whose hits included “Just a Friend” and “Nobody Beats the Biz,” has died at the age of 57. […]

Automotive

Starting at a Black Newspaper, Dana White Is the First Black Woman to Run Communications at a Major Automaker

As Hyundai North America’s first chief communications officer, Dana W. White knows what it is like to have two feet in two worlds. “Growing up I always knew about the power of communication, the power of words,” she said, talking […]

Health

Big Insurance Must Help End Surprise Medical Billing

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President/CEO Stop Unjust Financial Burdens on African-Americans and Others It is a serious financial problem that far too many African-Americans – from impoverished individuals to working-class families – face these days in the […]

News

Bloomberg Spends $3.5 Million With the Black Press

By Hazel Trice Edney and Hamil Harris Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has made Black History. The presidential candidate who has been running his campaign through television ads and private meetings has spent a historic amount of money with […]