Leading Ladies After Loss

ABOVE: Angel Moms Funeral Support Community leader Calandrian Simpson Kemp presses forward to help other ladies heal and cope with the painful and tragic loss of...

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Announces Run for Mayor

ABOVE: Representative Sheila Jackson Lee speaks as student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People’s Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings...

Do You Support A Political Candidate Who Might Be A Prison Candidate?

America is the land of hope and good fortune. Our landscape has often been the launching pad for honorable and rewarding careers. This is the big...

No One, Not Even A Former President, Is Above The Law

ABOVE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023 in Waco, Texas. Former U.S. president Donald...

Girls Elevated Event Aims to Equip Young Girls With Knowledge and Tools to Protect Themselves as They Navigate Through Adolescence

Adolescence can be a difficult phase for girls, especially when they begin to notice their bodies changing. Girls Elevated, a Baylor College of Medicine and Texas...

The V.O. Burton Foundation Celebrates Women’s History Month

ABOVE: (L – R) Sarina Wilson, Sarai Anderson, Angela Coleman, Phy’nice Smith, Princess Jackson. Phyllis Burton and Anja Thomas  The V.O. Burton Foundation celebrated Women’s History...

Former Houston City Council Member Dwight Boykins Hosts 2nd Annual Lenora “Doll” Carter Basketball Tournament

ABOVE: Dwight Boykins, Sabrina Cuby-King, Principal at Phyllis Wheatley High School, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner and Lincoln “Red” Pradia “Changing 1 Life at a Time”...

Lenora Closes Out Women’s History Month Headlining “Jazzy Sundays” at Emancipation Park

Photos by Darryl Howard Photography The Kinder Foundation’s free concert series “Jazzy Sundays in the Parks” celebrates the legacy of jazz in Houston.  This month’s series...

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.

Forward Focus with HBREA

‘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...

Cathay Williams — The Only Known Female Buffalo Soldier

Cathay Williams knew that she couldn’t volunteer to serve as a regular soldier in the U.S. military. But knowing didn’t stop her. The young girl who...

COMMENTARY: A Historic Vote and the Tools It Gave Us

By Ben Jealous Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person...

Beware of Predatory Lending When Shopping for a Home

Predatory lending practices are the fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair tactics some people use to dupe consumers into mortgage loans they can’t afford. Burdened with high mortgage...

Tems Responds After Blocking Views with Gorgeous Gown at 2023 Oscars

Tems had a fashion moment at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday (March 12), as she wore a white one-shouldered tulle dress with wrap-around shoulder detailing and...

Ruth Carter Makes History at Oscars

Designer Ruth E. Carter made history at last night’s 95th annual Academy Awards. Carter won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for her work on the...

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® South Central Region Hosts over 350 Members during AKA Day Texas

Senator Borris Miles (District 13); Dr. Darlene Breaux, AKA Day Co-Chairman; Kelly P.Hodges, AKA Texas Connection and Social Action Coordinator; DeMetris Sampson, South Central Region, AKA...

Topic: Hesitancy to Get COVID-19 Vaccination While Caring for Loved Ones

Well, it has happened! The hesitancy of getting a COVID-19 vaccine has resulted in the death of an elderly loved one. Unvaccinated individuals caring for a...

LIVE! — 2023 NNPA Black Press Week: “The State of the Black Press”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — This event will be broadcast live on March 17, 2023 at 12:30PM EST.

Conversation with Comedian George Wallace and Rep. Mary Frances Clardy