2021 – Page 14 – BlackPressUSA

By opening the process, we can all get involved and ensure our communities remain whole and are heard, included and visible so that we can choose our own representatives who will be responsive to our needs.

OP-ED: Access Is Always Appropriate — Even in a Pandemic

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Florida, the legislative session is a sparse 60 days. During the 2020 session, legislators barred the public from feasibly attending committee hearings....

On September 28, the U.S. House passed the bill by a vote of 361-66. Now the U.S. Senate has an opportunity to pass the bill and send it to President Biden’s desk.

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

U.S. House Votes to End Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 2009, Congressman Bobby Scott led an effort in the U.S. House to eliminate the crack/cocaine disparity in the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing...

The Select Committee is investigating the facts, circumstances, and causes of the January 6th attack.

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

Select Committee on the January 6 Committee, Led by Rep. Bennie Thompson, Sends Out Subpoenas

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The violent January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been marginalized by the members of the Republican Party in the U.S. House....

What the new Black Wall Street needs is a community that combines culture and group economics so we can collectively accumulate wealth.

Black History5 years ago

PRESS ROOM: TRiBL Founder & CEO Ikechi Nwabuisi Lays Out Plan for the New Black Wall Street

NNPA NEWSWIRE — We must channel our consumer buying power of $1.4 trillion to create the new Black Wall Street. Now is a great opportunity for...

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

WIN-TV – Season 2, Episode 27

Atlanta Voice5 years ago

Election Central 2021: Antonio Brown goes one-on-one with The Atlanta Voice

The U.S. continues to also have a larger number of prisoners than any other nation in the world with roughly 2.12 million people incarcerated in the U.S. in 2020.

Black History5 years ago

Los Angeles County to Dismiss About 60,000 Marijuana Convictions

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The latest cases were identified through a follow-up examination of county court records. The previous group of cases identified for dismissal — nearly...

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

LIVE! — #LET IT BE KNOWN, GUEST: KEITH WYCHE — WED. 9.29.21 7:30AM ET

As part of a new nationwide Obesity Care Now campaign, an effort by 25+ obesity care advocacy groups, including the Black Women’s Health Imperative, the YMCA, and others, we are leading the fight to modernize policies and actively working with Congress to provide obesity care, save lives, and pass TROA now.

Black History5 years ago

OP-ED: Medicare Restrictions on Obesity Care Perpetuate Harmful Stigmas

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Not only does obesity impact 1-in-3 Americans, it also takes a disproportionate toll on communities of color since almost half of Black Americans...

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

LIVE! — ASK ALMA! — TUES. 9.28.21 7PM ET

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

LIVE! — #LET IT BE KNOWN!, GUESTS: CHRISTIAN RHODES AND DON GRAVES — TUES. 9.28.21 7:30AM ET

BlackPressUSA5 years ago

LIVE! — LET IT BE KNOWN, GUESTS: JEROME HUTCHINSON JR. & DENISE KAIGLER — MON. 9.27.21 7:30AM ET

On many different levels people of color are advancing, and there is much to be proud of. There are now more children of color being born, than White children each year, and White people are concerned with their existence.

Black History5 years ago

COMMENTARY: Black Lives Matter and The Color of Your Skin

NNPA NEWSWIRE _ History in America has demonstrated that White citizens will make war, and justifying horrific atrocities against Black people, including lynching. Even after slavery...

“Contracts must be awarded to Black businesses that create jobs in their communities and help to fuel the region’s economy,” said LaVerne Toombs, executive director of the New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce.

Black History5 years ago

Rep. Carter Urges Federal Agencies to Include DBEs in Post-Ida Recovery Contracting

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Judy Reese Morse, president and CEO of the Urban League of Louisiana, said the importance of involving businesses owned and run by people...

C.C. Campbell-Rock, The Louisiana Weekly, Louisiana, Terence O. Blanchard, first Black artist, original Opera, Metropolitan Opera House, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones”, memoir, Charles M. Blow, Black Louisianan, Best-Selling Author, New York Times columnist, CNN Contributor, Prime with Charles M. Blow, Black News Network, young man’s journey, lifetime of trauma, hardship, adolescence, Black composer, the Met, libretto, Kasi Lemmons, new staging, James Robinson, Camille A. Brown, choreographer, first Black director, mainstage Met production, Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, stellar cast, Will Liverman, Angel Blue, estiny/Loneliness/Greta, Latonia Moore, “Creative Forces Behind Fire Shut Up in My Bones”, Wynton Marsalis, Charles McRay Blow, Gibsland Louisiana, Bienville Parish Louisiana, Coleman College, Bonnie and Clyde, Harper-Collins, Jonathan Burnham, psychological thriller, Jeremiah 20:9, sexual identity, self-sufficiency, successful Black professionals, segregated community, owning property, growing their own food, leading institutions, bisexual, Grambling University, bachelor’s degree in mass communications, award-winning graphic designer, journalist, author, father, husband, Spike Lee films, extensive discography, 2018 USA Fellow, six-time Grammy-winning trumpeter/composer, American tragedies, Rutgers University, Lionel Hampton Orchestra, Columbia Records, E-Collective, Turtle Island Quartet, Absence, Blue Note label, Academy Awards, ‘BlacKkKlansman’, ‘Da 5 Bloods’, ‘Champion’, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Art5 years ago

Terence Blanchard at The Met!

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Terence Blanchard’s ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ is the first work by a Black composer to be presented at the Met. Based...

Pat Gibson Hye-Moore speaks on Florence City Council's COVID-19 response

Community Times5 years ago

Pat Gibson Hye-Moore Speaks Out on Florence City Council’s Response to Coronavirus

Pat Gibson Hye-Moore shares her perspective on the Florence City Council's coronavirus response. Get insight into their decisions and strategies during this unprecedented health crisis.

In its second year, TDF will expose interns to careers as journalists, videographers, marketers, publicists, digital media associates, and social media influencers within the auto industry.

Automotive Rythms.com5 years ago

PRESS ROOM: North Carolina Central University Students Awarded Internships with Stellantis and the Black Automotive Media Group

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our collaboration with Stellantis and North Carolina Central University marks the 4th diversity-focused and academic program for BAMG that allows us to extend...

Haiti has recently experienced an earthquake and a presidential assassination. Many are asking why Haitians at the Mexican border aren’t eligible for political asylum. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History5 years ago

Utterly Sickening: Treatment of Haitians at Mexican Border Sparks Outrage

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is cruelty. It’s evil… What I saw today was slave patrol — it is shameful and absolutely disgraceful,” said Patrice Lawrence, co-Director...