Community Organizations

As you look to build community, check out these community organizations and news sources dedicated to keeping you in the know and to the uplift of African Americans and Blacks in the Diaspora worldwide.

National & Regional Organizations

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The NAACP works to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes.

National African American Gun Association (NAAGA)

The goal of the National African American Gun Association is to establish a 2nd Amendment Organization that educates and trains our community on the rich legacy of gun ownership of African Americans, offering education, training, support, safety standards, and cultural inspiration.

New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense

#1: We want freedom. We want the power to practice self-determination, and to determine the destiny of our community and THE BLACK NATION.

Southern Law Poverty Center

This center tracks hate and anti-government groups. It does not label which groups are anti-black.

Southern Movement Assembly

SMA is the solution to our region’s biggest systemic challenges. We organize and assert bottom-up people power to build shared power, expand democracy, and protect our communities from violence in all its forms.

COMMUNITY NEWS SOURCES

Afro

News out of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC.

Arizona Informant

News out of Phoenix, Arizona

Atlanta Tribune, The

News magazine our of Atlanta, Georgia.

Birmingham Times

News out of Birmingham, Alabama.

Black Star Network

News For Black America

Chicago Defender, The

News out of Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Boyce Watkins (@drboyce)

Black Business School founder and economics professor.

Black Business School

YouTube Channel

Dr. Umar Johnson

Doctor of Psychology and expert on the education and mental health of Afrikan and Afrikan-American children.

Final Call, The

The Nation of Islam's monthly newspaper.

King Seti Online

A grassroots Afro-centric university with esoteric leanings complete with store containing apparel and goods!

"The Los Angeles Sentinel is an African American-owned and operated newspaper and media company that places an emphasis on issues concerning the African American community and its readers. Since its controversial article in 1934, “Don’t Spend Where You Can’t Work,” the acclaimed and historic newspaper significantly influences the perceptions, attitudes, consciousness, and buying influence of its readership."

Roland S. Martin

Network founder and host of the Roland Martin Unfiltered Daily Digital Show (@rolandsmartin)

San Francisco Bayview

News out of the San Francisco Bay Area.