By Thomas Peele, Emma Gallegos and Daniel J. Willis EdSource As heavy storms keep pounding California with torrential rains and a record Sierra snowpack is poised...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lendistry CEO Everett K. Sands is motivated to do more than just get the word out; “One of the things that’s been part...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Representatives Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), Justin Jones (D-Nashville), and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) took to the Tennessee House floor to stand in solidarity with school...
By Kristen Hwang CalMatters For the second time in as many years, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing for major reform of California’s mental health system, this...
By Megan Tagami CalMatters California high school students will be required to pass an ethnic studies class to graduate, starting with the class of 2030. That...
ABOVE: Lynn Clouser is all smiles as her son Marshall, who has autism, delivers a speech at an event. Autism is a developmental disability that affects...
ABOVE: Tennessee State Rep. Gloria Johnson and former Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones exit the chapel at Fisk University in Nashville, a historically Black college...
April is National Fair Housing Month. It’s a time for all of us, particularly those working in the real estate industry, to acknowledge that we cannot...
More than 12 million viewers watched the Louisiana State University (LSU) Lady Tigers, a team of majority Black women athletes, win their first-ever NCAA championship on...
ABOVE: Students hold signs in protest of TEA Takeover (Photo by Raquel Natalicchio) The fallout over the TEA takeover of HISD continues. On Thursday, April 6,...
Former Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is dropping out of the race for Houston mayor. He’s calling off his mayoral bid to run for City Controller....
A Life of Serving God and Community with Class and Grace On August 29, 1938, “Polly” Sparks, the second of four siblings, was born to Fredricka...
Construction plans announced in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month and “Texas Go Blue Day” The Junior League of Houston, Inc. is excited to announce,...
ABOVE: Archie Shepp, center, performs at “The Cry of My People,” backed by a nine-piece ensemble. (Photo By Jeenah Moon) When alto saxophonist Angélla Christie strode...
For those that weren’t among the lucky few thousand people who witnessed Michelle Obama in conversation with Oprah Winfrey in person last December, Netflix is offering...
Voices of the Heart – Awareness Campaign for hereditary ATTR-CM affecting almost exclusively individuals of African Ancestry, including Black African Americans and Afro Caribbeans.
This is Black Maternal Health Week. Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy related incident
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Three years ago, the National Black Women’s Justice Institute partnered with the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide and The Sentencing Project...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The shooter, who police believe had a connection to the bank, is dead, and authorities are working to establish the motive behind the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The expulsion of the two Democrats, who vociferously called on their colleagues to act on gun control after the latest school shooting in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sixty students will vie for the opportunity to learn vital business skills, while competing for over $185,000 in scholarships, paid internships, laptops and...
