Frederick Douglas Reese, Civil Rights Icon

By Tamara Shiloh Throughout Selma, Ala., there are streets named Frederick D. Reese Parkway and F.D. Reese. In March of each year, the city hosts F.D....

The Struggle Dr. King Gave His Life For

By Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) – This week in 1968, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated leading a bold effort to teach America an urgent...

Nashville Residents Protest Gun Violence; 3 Democratic Lawmakers Faced with Expulsion

ATLANTA TRIBUNE — GOP lawmakers filed three resolutions Monday, one each seeking the expulsion of Reps. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin...

Rep. Pearson and ‘Tennessee Three’ Drawing Support

TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Deidre Malone, president of the National Women’s Political Caucus Tennessee, noted that Johnson is the group’s past president. “These three advocated for gun...

Chris Rock. Justice Department and Breonna Taylor case.

Report Pamela Price’s Achievements in First 75 Days as Alameda County DA

  By Ken Epstein The all-volunteer transition team supporting the administration of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has issued a report on the first 75...

The Healing Circle with Dr. Bravada Garrett-Akinsanya and Dr. Williams

Conversation with Phyllis Wheatley Community Center

Conversation with Shirlynn LaChapelle President of Nursing Is The Answer.

Conversation about the Separate Not Equal exhibit at the Hennepin History Museum

Greater Twin Cities United Way, Forensic Psychology and Brazil and Afro-Atlantic culture.

Mar 21, 2023 – We’re back with a jam-packed show. Today we have John Wilgers, President & Chief Executive Officer

Conversation with Representative Athena Hollins

Minnesota an abortion refuge state? US Census mistake.

Conversation with Tonya Allen, President of the McKnight Foundation

Conversation with Melvin Carter Jr. of Diesel Heart

Women’s History Month: Meet the Black Women Legislators Shaping California Policy

By Mark Hedin California Black Media Since Yvonne Braithwaite Burke became the first Black woman elected to serve in the California State Assembly in 1966, 20...

Jesse Leroy Brown: Proof of Persistence

By Tamara Shiloh From his days as a sharecropper in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, James Leroy Brown (1926−1950) dreamed of becoming a pilot. In school, he excelled at...

Oakland Post: Week of March 29 – April 4, 2023

To enlarge your view of this issue, use the slider, magnifying glass icon or full page icon in the lower right corner of the browser window. The post...

HUD Secretary Fudge Pledges to Change Agency’s Ad Spending with Black-Owned Media

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The most recent Government Accountability Office study found that federal agencies spent more than $5 billion on advertising over five years, with just...

HUD Announces $5.5 Million Award for HUBCUs to Conduct Housing and Community Development Research

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “HBCUs create economic opportunity both for their students and throughout the communities they serve,” said HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge. “At HUD, we are...

UC Berkeley Professor Wins World-Renowned Prize for Research on Women and U.S. Slavery

By Ivan Natividad Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, UC Berkeley’s chancellor’s professor of history, recently won the prestigious Dan David Prize for her research that focuses on women and slavery....

LIVE! — THE BURTON WIRE: with Filmmakers Debra C. Hoard & Ry Ferro — WED. 3.22.23 12PM EST

Black musical expression with Dr. Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr.

‘Put Ur Play On’ Productions Showcases Local Talent at Laney College

By Carla Thomas On Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Laney College Odell Johnson Theater, the Third Annual Black Centric Showcase celebrated Black History Month. The show...

International Women’s Day: Civil Rights Icon Xernona Clayton, Other ‘Herstory Sheroes’ Honored in Atlanta

By Maxim Elramsisy California Black Media Civil rights and media icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a statue in downtown Atlanta...