NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lucas’ order requires residents of Kansas City wearing facial coverings in all indoor public spaces and “while performing an activity which will necessarily...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The legislator, freedom fighter and justice warrior, who was famously beaten, bloodied and arrested in Selma, Alabama — and in other cities across...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 1965 Selma march was led by John Lewis. Lewis was perhaps the last remaining voice of moral authority from the civil rights...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “From marching in the streets to fighting in the halls of Congress, John Lewis literally dedicated his life to the project of making...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled that fills the cup we drink from today,” said Councilman Keith Young, one of two African...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There is never a good time to enable predatory loans carrying 400% interest rates,” noted Mike Calhoun, President of the Center for Responsible...
#FIYAH! LIVESTREAM MON. 7.13.20 1PM: REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (D-NY) — After high school, Alexandria attended Boston University and graduated with degrees in Economics and International Relations....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cite several possible reasons that Black Americans are more affected. One is that many of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The attitude of liberal supporters of Israel is akin to someone who knows that an individual embezzled money from a company, but they...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Mayor Rusty Paul requested the change noting that the streets may have been named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, a general in the...
BLACK VOICE NEWS — “When you have people that are struggling and suffering with severe mental health and brain health issues, when people are not attending...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because of the systematic racism that is rooted in our nation, racial disparities in American healthcare have caused illness, injury, and death in...
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — The social media incident was yet another example of the President retweeting dubious messages from his twitter account. The tweet regarding “The Villages”...
But even in this moment, when we feel despair and deep exhaustion, we remember one essential truth: our voices have power. We know this truth to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In response to the economic distress caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the CARES Act on March 27 increased the eligibility limit for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “One would hope that the president of the United States would rise to the level of leadership that our country needs in confronting...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The work ahead of us will not be easy,” said SPLC President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret Huang. “The COVID-19 pandemic has and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Recent protests in communities across the country, including in my home city of Louisville, suggest that many see the blindfold worn by Lady...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many residents in DC share the conviction that we must do far more to lend a hand to the thousands of individuals —...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a letter Democratic Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) sent this week to Health and Human Services...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The last few months have made the truths of being Black in America clear to all. We have watched as a pandemic killed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The International Association of Mayors of African Descent is visionary mayors and leaders united for the purpose and vision of establishing the platform...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We call it the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and I call it historic because this is the first time in many...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When I think about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other Black people murdered by racial hatred, I could not help...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Even though parts of the state are reopening, it does not mean that the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in jails has vanished,” said...
