By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Reparations Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will hold its last in-person meeting on...
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Two bills aimed at equipping K-12 students with the ability to discern between accurate and false news — and...
By Godfrey Lee Arif Khatib and Pete Elman are promoting and selling their book “Remember Their Sacrifice – Stories of Unheralded Athletes of Color.” They hosted...
By Sean Ryan Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) on Tuesday introduced the “Moneyball Act,” legislation that would require the owners of any professional...
By Linda Parker Pennington On Tuesday, June 12, First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, visited a packed and jubilant house at Manny’s, to support her husband’s presidential...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Although this program is filled with the basics that members of this community need to know, a $99 fee for the curriculum might...
They came for the music but got the Hyde Park Summer Fest Experience. Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you should have heard about...
TH NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The Families First Community Grant program was created as an additional method to invest TANF funds in ways to provide assistance...
Who’s Who In Black Chicago returns to continue its longstanding tradition of celebrating the excellence of African American industry professionals within the Chicago community. The brand...
ANDREW MCCUTCHEN SALUTES THE PNC PARK CROWD AFTER GETTING HIS 2,000TH HIT, JUNE 11. (PHOTO COURTESY PITTSBURGH PIRATES) The Pittsburgh Pirates and MLB great Andrew Stefan...
“August 20, 1619, 20 Africans arrived in Point Comfort, Virginia on a Dutch ship.” This is the opening line from Ted Williams III’s acclaimed “1619: The...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The truth is, crime is out of control in this country, especially in too many of our cities. While many choose to turn...
This Father’s Day Weekend, the Chicago Defender profiled three outstanding dads securing a legacy for their families and lending a helping hand to their communities. We...
For Father’s Day weekend, the Chicago Defender highlights distinguished Black men from our city who are outstanding dads. How’s this for an early lesson on entrepreneurship...
For Father’s Day weekend, the Chicago Defender highlights distinguished Black men from our city who are outstanding dads. Ross Mac is the epitome of homegrown. This...
Photo: Getty Images The two Democratic lawmakers who were expelled from the Tennessee House over gun violence protests won their primary elections on Thursday (June 15),...
After months of anticipation and wonder, the Hyde Park Summer Fest is finally here this weekend. Along the picturesque Midway Plaisance, thousands, literally thousands, of souls...
Photo: Getty Images Join the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Citizenship Education Fund, and PUSH Excel for its annual international convention. From July 15-19, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) — an international human...
Photo: Getty Images Former President Barack Obama believes Americans are “rightly skeptical” of GOP presidential candidate Tim Scott’s optimistic tone on race relations. In a recent...
Rumor has it that Tyler Perry is locked in to buy BET. A new report claims the billionaire negotiated a deal to buy the BET Media...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Before the amendments approved Tuesday, board policy required candidates to have a certain amount of in-school experience and training in education. Under...
