National Newspaper Publishers Association

Type: Organization

Name: National Newspaper Publishers Association

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Blacks more willing to make privacy concessions

Although the federal government secretly spied on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders in the past, blacks are more willing than whites to have their privacy rights invaded if it will help investigate possible terrorists.A recent ... [Published Triangle Tribune - 8 hours ago]

Entities: FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation, African-Americans, Concession, US National Security Agency

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

Population emerges as economic force

As the economy begins to regain some traction, it is more apparent the African-American population is now an economic force to be reckoned with. Their buying power is projected to be $1.1 trillion by 2015. According to the Nielsen Co. study, African American ... [Published Tennessean - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, The Nielsen Company, Smartphone, National Newspaper Publishers Association, AMERICAN CONSUMERS INC

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Cavemen Keep Sexism Alive

By George E. CurryNNPA ColumnistWomen serve in almost every high-powered job in the United States: CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, Senators, university presidents, race car drivers and even astronauts. Yet, there are some male bozos who think women should ... [Published Black Press USA - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Lou Dobbs, Sexism, MEGYN KELLY

First reported Jun 01 2013 - Updated Jun 01 2013 - 1 reports

The Nielsen Company

African-American consumers: Still vital, still growing

Written by Tri-State Defender NewsroomA new report from the Nielsen company suggests that with increases in income and education, African-American consumer buying power is projected to grow by $100 million in just two years. By 2015, African-American ... [Published Tri State Defender - Jun 01 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, The Nielsen Company, National Newspaper Publishers Association

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

African American Income, Education Growing Faster Than Expected

With an estimated $1 billion in buying power, African-American consumers are some of the most sought after in business. A new report from the Nielsen company suggests that with increases in income and education, Black consumer buying power is projected ... [Published Atlanta Daily World - May 28 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, The Nielsen Company, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Education

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

Take a Recess from Closing Public Schools

By George E. CurryNNPA ColumnistChicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has announced plans to close at least 50 schools as a cost-cutting measure. But before any other urban school system follows suit, it should take an extended recess and reflect ... [Published Black Press USA - May 28 2013]

Entities: Chicago, Education, National Newspaper Publishers Association

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Hood or hero? Cleveland’s Charles Ramsey

Charles Ramsey as depicted by painter Dan Lacey (Courtesy image)NNPA ColumnistWhen some of us saw the first video of Charles Ramsey, the colorful black dishwasher in Cleveland who is being celebrated as a hero for rescuing three white (or perhaps two ... [Published Frost Illustrated - May 21 2013]

Entities: Charles Ramsey, Cleveland (Ohio, United States), African-Americans

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Protecting Black Americans’ Right to Compete

By Lee A. DanielsNNPA ColumnistIt’s no coincidence that in the next few weeks the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to affirmative action in higher education and also a challenge to the most important provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1 ... [Published Black Press USA - May 21 2013]

Entities: African-Americans, Affirmative Action, Lee A. Daniels

First reported Mar 20 2013 - Updated Mar 20 2013 - 1 reports

VIDEO: Journalist speaks about standards at Jarvis College

By FAITH HARPERfharper@tylerpaper.comA world-renowned journalist spoke to Jarvis Christian College students on Tuesday on the importance of rising above discouragement and not defining themselves based on other people's standards or perceptions.George ... [Published Tyler Morning Telegraph - Mar 20 2013]

Entities: Degrading, Jarvis Christian College, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Emmett Till

Quotes

"This is an entrepreneurial conference, but I love that we're discussing how health and wellness are part of the wealth equation" said Ari Parker

Spelman College Leadership Conference Challenges Women Of Color To Embrace Future Filled With Inc ... [Published Greaterdiversity.com - Jun 03 2013]

"The Nielsen report is very encouraging because it shows the African-American population is a tremendous financial asset to this country's economic recovery" said Calvin Harris Jr., president and CEO of the National Association of Black Accountants

African-American consumers: Still vital, still growing [Published Tri State Defender - Jun 01 2013]

"There will be some people who will try to discourage you, and they could be in your own family, but you and nobody else (can define) who you are, and you need to learn your history and know who you are" he said

VIDEO: Journalist speaks about standards at Jarvis College [Published Tyler Morning Telegraph - Mar 20 2013]

As President Obama said in his second Inaugural address, "We are true to our creed when a littlelittle girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else because she is an American, she is free, and she is equal not just in the eyes of God but also in our own."

The Good News-Bad News Story of Education [Published ED.gov - Mar 15 2013]