Victoria Jones
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Black Businesses Adjust to Gentrification in Shaw
Gentrification in the once largely-black Shaw neighborhood is a microcosm of the town once known as "Chocolate City," as upscale…
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“Icon Talks” Celebrates Black Success in Washington, D.C.
A mix of successful entrepreneurs, social activists and actors came together for one night during “Icon Talks,” an evening of…
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Human Rights Campaign Shows Support for “Common Sense” Gun Control
By Victoria Jones (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellow, The Washington Informer) The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a civil rights advocacy group and…
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Discover The Unexpected: NNPA Journalism Scholars Are Breaking News
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President of the NNPA) Today, we are exposed to 10-minute news segments six times per…
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Kenyan Court Says Anal Exams Legal to Determine Sex Orientation
By Victoria Jones (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellow) A Kenyan court ruled Thursday that it is legal to use anal examinations to…
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Discover the Unexpected: Continuing the Legacy of Freedom’s Journal in 2016
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President of the NNPA) History is more than the memory and documentation of the past.…
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Howard University Alum Kamala Harris Wins California State Primary
By Victoria Jones (NNPA/DTU Fellow) California Attorney General and Howard University Alum Kamala Harris won the state’s Senate primary with…
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Wrongly Accused of Rape, Brian Banks Speaks about Stanford Swimmer Case
By Victoria Jones (NNPA/DTU Journalism Program) The case of 20-year-old Stanford swimmer Brock Turner has been a hot topic across…
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Young Black Scholars “Discover the Unexpected” on the Journey to Empowerment
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (President of the National Newspaper Publishers Association) The legendary scholar, writer and visionary James Baldwin…
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NNPA, Chevrolet Announce 2016 Discover the Unexpected Journalism Fellows
By Freddie Allen (NNPA National News Editor) Sidnee King, a 20 year-old broadcast journalism student at Howard University, admitted that…
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