Critical Race Theory and the Banning of Black Authors in Schools, Libraries, and Prison

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the American Library Association, its Office for Intellectual Freedom reported that 273 books were affected by censorship attempts in 2020, many with content...

CDC Releases Updated Maps of America’s High Levels of Inactivity

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Getting enough physical activity could prevent 1 in 10 premature deaths,” said Ruth Petersen, MD, Director of CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity,...

Conversations w/ Al McFarlane

CORE Services in Search of Fairness 

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Among the claims made by the de Blasio administration — and, in particular, the New York Department of Homeless Services — is that...

‘From the Desk of the Editor’ Features Interview with District 7’s Councilmember Raul Campillo

SAN DIEGO VOICE AND VIEWPOINT — Dr. Warren interviewed the Councilmember on the upcoming changes coming to his district, including the building of affordable housing, the...

OP-ED: Black History — Critical and Factual, Not Theory

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black history has taken on new meaning in this polarized political era. Education Week reports that since January 2021, 14 Republican-led states (Florida,...

Karine Jean-Pierre Personifies a Diverse, Committed and Confident White House

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Representation matters. We’ve seen that from the first day of this administration, the President signed an executive order to deal with racial inequity...

CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Makes History Among the Most Diverse White House Administration

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A former policy official who played a crucial role in guiding the Affordable Care Act – or Obamacare – through passage and implementation,...

COVID-Testing Firm Raided by Feds, Second Company Also Under Investigation

The Center for COVID Control, which has more than 100 testing sites around the country, including in Bay Area cities such as San Jose, San Ramon,...

Oakland Police Department Now Offering Assistance to Victims of Crimes

POST NEWS GROUP — Florence McCrary, a member of the Violence Prevention Coalition Family Support Advocates, representing mothers who lost children to violence in Oakland said,...

President Biden Confirms he Will Select a Black Woman for the U.S. Supreme Court

NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the White House before Breyer spoke, the President said, “I have made no decision except one. The person I will nominate will...

Talk of the Justin Fairfax Case and Modern Journalism Featured on Black Press USA’s “Let It Be Known” 

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On "Let It Be Known" on January 27, four Black journalists, including this writer who served as Fairfax’s communications consultant, had an hour-long...

OP-ED: Empowering Black Communities Means Ensuring We Can Make Our Own Decisions with Dignity

NNPA NEWSWIRE — While activists of color have historically practiced reproductive justice through our grassroots organizing, campaigns, and broader social justice work, naming it has helped...

#REPLAY — Conversations w/ Al McFarlane

OP-ED: Candidate for Congress Kina Collins Says It is Time to Let Young People Lead

THE CHICAGO DEFENDER — John Lewis was 25 when he marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, and was beaten by state troopers who...

Cedric Richmond Issues Blistering Voting Rights Attack Against GOP, Trump

NNPA NEWSWIRE — White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond, who served as Louisiana’s representative in the U.S. House for a decade before assuming his current role...

Vice President Kamala Harris Speaks to the Black Press of America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It’s about putting $6 billion into state and local government to improve safety on the roads,” Vice President Harris pronounced. “It’s about funding...

Democratic Sens. Manchin and Sinema Kill Any Hopes for Voting Rights Legislation

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Any hopes of getting legislation through was quashed when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona), and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) reiterated their refusal to...

President Biden Nominates First Black Woman to Serve on Federal Reserve Board of Governors

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “President Biden is working to bring long-overdue diversity to the leadership of the Federal Reserve,” Erica Lowe, the White House Director of African...

U.S. Department of Energy Kicks off Recruitment to Support Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

NNPA NEWSWIRE — DOE announced that the Clean Energy Corps is ready to recruit an additional 1,000 employees using a special hiring authority included in the...

COMMENTARY: 2022 Will Be a Great Year for Blacks and People of Color in America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — When leadership reflects people of color, America is in a better place for opportunity and progressive ideas for Black people. Whether you’re looking...

With Time Running Out on Democrats’ Majority, President Biden Gets ‘Forceful’ on Voting Rights

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Notably, the next several days will also reveal whether Democrats have the resolve, strength, and even the negotiating skills to get one of...

Maya Angelou First Black Woman on U.S. Coin

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country — what we value, and how we’ve...

State of American Energy Remains Strong Despite Federal Government Barriers

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Occupations requiring skills and training in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines – which are foundational for tens of thousands of...

IN MEMORIAM: Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Champion Professor Lani Guinier Dies

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Professor Guinier worked in the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and then headed the voting rights project at the...