By Tamara Shiloh The year was 1619. A Portuguese slave ship, the São João Bautista, made its way across the Atlantic Ocean filled with human cargo:...
By Tamara Shiloh John Wesley Gilbert, a trailblazing figure, broke barriers as an educator, missionary, and the first African American archaeologist. Notably, he was the inaugural...
Photo: Instagram A photo of Idaho high school students spelling out a racial slur on their shirts while standing behind a mixed-race girl has sparked outrage...
Vice President Kamala Harris returned to Atlanta to speak with HBCU students who attend schools in the Atlanta University Center which include Morehouse, Spelman, Clark Atlanta,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — a leading liberal think tank, reveals that Republicans had proposed 12 bills that would slash nondefense discretionary spending by an alarming $58 billion...
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond organized a virtual roundtable discussion titled “Education to End Hate: Countering...
By Kristin Phillips National Archives News Hyde Park, NY — The opening of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum’s feature exhibit, “Black Americans, Civil Rights, and the Roosevelts,...
By Kathy Chouteau, Richmond Standard Are you a parent, legal guardian, or community member who wants to volunteer at a West Contra Costa Unified School District...
ARIZONA INFORMANT — Prior to the Civil War, many communities in the Ohio River Valley were a part of an elaborate system that provided resources and...
By Post Staff East Oakland’s Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church bore witness to an impactful event as Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price met and prayed...
By Godfrey Lee Twenty-two members of the Performing Stars youth and staff took a Civil Rights Social Justice trip to visit Montgomery and other parts of...
By Carmen Bogan On Aug. 31, OCCUR & San Francisco Foundation FAITHS A Model Built on Faith (AMBOF) will present: Strengthening Your Legal Guardrails 2023 –...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — “Arkansas law contains provisions regarding prohibited topics,” Mundell told local station KHBS, referring to state education restrictions. “Without clarity, we cannot approve a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The silence from Republicans and others in the face of such egregious statements is deafening,” said Louisiana’s Representative Troy Carter (D-La.). “We will...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lawmakers in Tallahassee and state capitals elsewhere will be coming under pressure from an assortment of constituencies seeking portions of the federal BEAD...
By Kathy Chouteau A Team USA Olympian was in the house Mon., July 17 at Nystrom Elementary School in Richmond, when three-time Track and Field Gold...
By Tamara Shiloh Paul Laurence Dunbar, born on June 27, 1872, emerged as one of the most influential Black poets in American literature. His powerful dialect...
By Ken Epstein A community celebration was held Saturday, July 8, commemorating the life of former Oakland Board of Education member, civil rights leader, and parent...
By Ken Epstein A community celebration was held Saturday, July 8, commemorating the life of former Oakland Board of Education member, civil rights leader, and parent...
By Nina Sazevich The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco has recently been awarded one of 34 Museum Grants for African American History...
By Nina Sazevich The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco has recently been awarded one of 34 Museum Grants for African American History...
By Joe W. Bowers Jr., Edward Henderson California Black Media Black Women’s Group Tour on Economic Empowerment to Make Stop in Oakland The California Black Women’s...
By Joe W. Bowers Jr., Edward Henderson California Black Media Black Women’s Group Tour on Economic Empowerment to Make Stop in Oakland The California Black Women’s...
