NNPA NEWSWIRE — Loewe becomes the latest Black woman to hold a senior position in the administration. “I didn’t necessarily come from a life of privilege,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a...
“If my people which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face. And turn from their wicked ways, then will...
The 2024 presidential race is taking shape. It looks like a choice between the sensible, the mad and the missing. Joe Biden seems intent on running...
ABOVE: Rep. Jolanda Jones (in gray), Mrs. Alison Leland (in blue), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and others at the marker unveiling (Photo from Houston Public Media)...
With busy schedules full of challenges ranging from extra curriculars to college applications, it can be difficult for teenagers to get enough sleep. An expert at...
Check your child’s health and wellness report card before sending them off to school Back-to-school readiness means more than new school supplies and textbooks. As parents...
When one takes an oath not to harm, the commitment is based on the care of others. My first love, nursing, and all its glory, started...
ABOVE: (L-R) Floyd Rance, Stephanie Rance, Anthony Bowling and Rita Cooper Lee speak during the 21st Annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival on August 11,...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — “Arkansas law contains provisions regarding prohibited topics,” Mundell told local station KHBS, referring to state education restrictions. “Without clarity, we cannot approve a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The silence from Republicans and others in the face of such egregious statements is deafening,” said Louisiana’s Representative Troy Carter (D-La.). “We will...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With the suspension of Worrell, said Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, DeSantis has pulled a veil over justice and imposed a reign...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Further, the wealth gap between Black and non-Black Americans has experienced only marginal growth, with African Americans possessing eighteen cents for every dollar...
The board of managers for the Houston Independent School District weathered another stormy meeting on Aug. 10. Protests started even before the meeting began. At the...
ABOVE: Eli Perez, Cory Stottlemyer, and Laura Spivey ‘Healthy Pets, Healthy Streets’ initiative seeks to address this ongoing crisis that is affecting streets across the Greater...
ABOVE: Activists take part in a voting rights protest in front of the White House in Washington, DC.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) America was founded...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Avant was born in North Carolina in 1931. He went on in the business to promote and manage Sarah Vaughan and discovered Bill...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While the Rolling Sea Action Fund will be aligned with the all-Democratic Congressional Black Caucus, it will operate as a "hybrid PAC." This...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — They had been sent to arrest Scott, a Black Muslim, who charged the officers after they kicked in the front door of his...
ABOVE: “Marvelous” Marquis Taylor (Photo by Medron White) On July 8th, a rising African American boxer from Houston, TX, made his way to the boxing ring...
ABOVE: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan (Credit: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM) Former president Donald J. Trump has pled not guilty to all charges for his role in...
ABOVE: WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 04: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge speaks during the Freedman’s Bank Forum in the Cash Room at the Treasury...
ABOVE: Henrietta Lacks Living relatives of Henrietta Lacks have reached a confidential settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the multi-billion-dollar biotechnology company that has used regenerative cells...
Congressman Al Green recently held a check presentation and groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new Missouri City Park and Ride, where he presented a...
To help ensure better mental health care access for millions of Americans, President Joe Biden has unveiled a new proposed rule to strengthen mental and physical...
