THE AFRO — According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), everyday more than 115 people in America die after overdosing on opioids misuse. Between 1999...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — When personal checking accounts are involved, transactions without available funds in checking accounts can trigger a series of fees that...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — The Houston City Controller’s Office currently has 61 full-time employees. Of those 61 employees, 52% are African American, 16% are Hispanic, 18%...
Polls show that the congressional generic ballot is +15 points in favor of the Democrats. Those types of poll results are sending a great deal of...
HUDSON VALLEY PRESS — First created by the Army Reorganization Act of 1866, the Buffalo Soldiers’ early service was on the Western Frontier, engaging in 11...
THE AFRO — Childish Gambino AKA Donald Glover’s “This is America” video debuted May 5. Since then, it has accumulated almost 380 million views on YouTube.
What we do know of Judge Kavanaugh’s civil rights record is deeply troubling. His views on voting rights, affirmative action, equal employment, fair housing, and criminal...
"...I cried right there in my seat. I was furious. I was hurt … despondent, even. How was this reality? In that moment, I felt as...
“You take ‘The Cosby Show’ off the air, yet you leave ‘7th Heaven’ on the air and all of Harvey Weinstein’s movies are still playing whether...
“The racial climate in this country is toxic [so] if Spike Lee can open just one person’s eyes to the systematic racism that African Americans face...
Maybe Trump has forgotten that his ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight felony counts, and Michael Cohen, the president’s lawyer plead guilty on...
Comedian Bill Cosby faces as much as 30 years in prison – 10 years for each of the three counts of aggravated indecent assault a jury...
THE AFRO — NBA superstar LeBron admitted to it during his new HBO show, “The Shop,” a “spirited, free-flowing discussions” talk show that features LeBron and...
PRECINCT REPORTER NEWS — “For households of color, the Great Recession erased the economic progress made over the past three decades in their entirety,” said Astrada....
The funeral will take place at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Mich. While the service is limited to friends and family. See the live stream of...
Civil Rights leaders and others reacted with a sense of relief – if only temporary – after a Texas jury sentenced a former police officer to...
This #ReproductiveJustice Day of Action coincides with a broader week of action to illuminate the devastating impact a Kavanaugh Supreme Court will have on women.
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP — Over the weekend, about 60 friends of the Taft family rallied and canvassed the area, handing out flyers, and seeking #JusticeForFredrickTaft.
The National Academy of Engineering has 83 new members this year, including a rare three African-Americans who are scheduled to be inducted in a ceremony in...
Combining traditional boots-on-the-ground organizing with innovative digital and technological tools, these investments will support the DNC’s “IWillVote” initiative, which aims to reach 50 million voters by...
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin died on August 16, 2018. The Grammy Award-winning artist was 76.
According to the African American Health Engagement Study (AAHES), a collaboration of Pfizer, the National Medical Association (NMA) and the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA), 75...
Jeffrey Boney says that, on the surface, African Americans are marketed to as if their sacred votes means so much, but historically that often changes once...
Longtime D.C. delegate Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton said that she would work with the NNPA and the NAHP to pressure Congress to demand greater federal advertising...
Jessyka Faison, the product communications coordinator specializing in SUVs for the Ford Motor Company, accepted the NNPA’s 2018 National Meritorious Leadership Award on behalf of the...
