COMMENTARY: SMU Perkins Five Black Trailblazers Changed Face of Campus, Part II

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In part II here, we discuss what happened concerning desegregation at Southern Methodist University (SMU) after the first five Black Perkins School of...

November 28 | Governance at the Neighborhood Level | The Conversation with Al McFarlane

Join Al McFarlane (Host) and Special Guest Co-Hosts Diana Hawkins, Executive Director for Hawthorne Neighborhood Council …

November 29 | Highway 252 – I94 Town Hall | The Conversation with Al McFarlane

AARP Poll Shows Older Voters May Decide Close Georgia Runoff Election

NNPA NEWSWIRE — AARP Georgia released key findings from a 2022 runoff election survey that shows candidates should pay close attention to Georgians age 50 and older, with...

Ditching the Turkey and Cranberry Sauce; Thanksgiving Traditions Falling by the Wayside

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Most Americans’ typical Thanksgiving Day ritual includes a parade trip, watching football, and overindulging in a family feast. But many are straying from...

COMMENTARY: What Must Be Done with White Reconstruction

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Unlike one hundred years ago, we know what’s coming and what we can do to stop such actions. We know that from the...

Rep. Karen Bass Makes History as L.A.’s First Black Woman Mayor

By Maxim Elramsisy | California Black Media “This is my home, and with my whole heart, I’m ready to serve, and my pledge to you is...

March Against Fear: When ‘Black Power’ Became Mainstream

By Tamara Shiloh It was June 5, 1966. James Howard Meredith (born 1933), on a mission to encourage Black voter registration and defy entrenched racism in...

Panel Discusses Supreme Court Case Threatening End of Affirmative Action

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media A webinar hosted by ChangeLawyers, the American Constitution Society (ACS) Bay Area, and Equal Justice Society was held...

A Sampling of Dining Out Options for Thanksgiving Soul Food Around California

By Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Thanksgiving is around the corner, and with that comes greens, beans, candied yams, turkey (roasted and deep-fried), dressing,...

Our Commitment to Historically Black Colleges & Universities

NNPA NEWSWIRE — For more than 15 years, Ford has strived to empower African American students by supporting HBCUs, including donating millions in scholarships and contributions...

November 23 | Building Wealth & Community | The Conversation with Al McFarlane

November 25 | Healing Circle | The Conversation with Al McFarlane

November 24 | Companions | The Conversation with Al McFarlane

IN MEMORIAM: A National Memorial Service will accent a farewell salute to Evangelist Louise D. Patterson

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Mother Patterson, as she was widely known, “passed away just as she wanted to, at home,” said niece Mia Vickers. “She told...

Smithsonian African American Museum Honors Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther Costume in New Exhibit

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures,” opens on March 24, 2023, and features the late actor’s iconic gear. Black Panther counts as the...

PRESS ROOM: PGA TOUR and United Airlines Announce Multi-Year Extension

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Developed in early 2021 by the TOUR’s HBCU task force, the HBCU grant program aims to leverage the TOUR’s partner network in order...

Rep. Karen Bass Proclaimed First Black Female Mayor of Los Angeles

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, Nov. 16, more than a week after voting closed in the City of Angels, Bass was declared the winner in a...

United Travel Credits Giving HBCU Golf Programs Wings

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Wednesday, some 23 years later, and on her 41st birthday, no less, Levister was at Memorial Park Golf Course to watch three...

Walter Lincoln Hawkins, A Modern-Day Inventor

By Tamara Shiloh During his early years, Walter Lincoln Hawkins (1911–1992) would disassemble and then reassemble several toys to create new ones. He built spring-driven toy...

Philippa Duke Schuyler: Pianist Received National Prominence at Young Age

By Tamara Shiloh African American author and journalist George Schuyler and white artist and journalist Josephine Cogdell’s marriage was dubbed “the most celebrated interracial marriage of...

California ’22 Mid-Term: Historic Wave of Black Candidates Set to Win Election

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media A wave of Black candidates in California are expected to win after Tuesday’s general election. Among them are...

COMMENTARY: Tell the Supreme Court: We Still Need Affirmative Action

By Ben Jealous One of the great joys of my life is teaching. I’m fortunate to teach classes on social justice at the University of Pennsylvania,...

November 15 | Our Culture, Our World | The Conversation with Al McFarlane

Join Al McFarlane and Brenda Lyle-Gray for “Our Culture, Our World.” This is a weekly dive into music, arts, lifestyle,

November 11 | Healing Circle | The Conversation with Al McFarlane