White House, Dems Furious Over Sen. Manchin’s Build Back Better Betrayal

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “On Tuesday of this week, Senator Manchin came to the White House and submitted – to the President, in person, directly – a...

COMMENTARY: In 2021, Organized Labor is Again Flexing its Muscles

NNPA NEWSWIRE — We have seen dramatic change in the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under President Biden. Two former counsels to the...

White House Announces the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking 

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The updated National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking responds to this predatory behavior by addressing the needs of underserved individuals, families, and communities. As such, officials said it...

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Flip Decision and Put Bill Cosby Back in Jail

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Unwilling to accept its epic loss in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the Montgomery County District Attorney has now filed a Petition for a...

PRESS ROOM: First Six of One Hundred and Seventy-Five Students on the Ladder to Leadership

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Foundation awards each participating school at least one $5,600 housing grant per academic semester to address lack of diversity in the intern...

COMMENTARY: Reparations Rising with Robin Rue Simmons

NNPA NEWSWIRE — With a Senate dominated by conservative Democrats and obstructionist Republicans, when HR 40 passes in Congress, it is unlikely to pass in the...

Teachers’ Union President Opposes County/FCMAT Takeover of Oakland Schools

OAKLAND POST — “We’re not going to accept $90 million in budget reductions from the county,” Oakland Education Association (OEA) President Keith Brown told the Oakland...

Study Shows Police Killings in U.S. Have Been Widely Undercounted

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Last summer, after the May 25, 2020 killing of George Floyd by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, there were protests in the...

OP-ED: Time to Lower Telephone Rates to Call Prisoners in America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — They’ve brought in a number of outside advisors, including attorney and entrepreneur Yusef Jackson, who earlier this year joined the executive team of...

OP-ED: FCC Should Adopt Rule Change Empowering Minority-Owned Media Businesses

NNPA NEWSWIRE — We commend the Biden-Harris Administration thus far in its first year striving to move the nation forward on equity and diversity matters even...

President Biden Sounds Warning on Omicron Variant

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The White House earlier announced that the U.S. would restrict travel from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Malawi, and Mozambique. New...

OP-ED: Liberty, Justice and Contracting Opportunities for All Our Entrepreneurs and Innovators

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Achieving President Biden’s new contracting goal will be a giant leap forward and make a big difference for many small businesses and communities...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Landmark Case Challenging Roe V. Wade

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Frederick Isasi, the executive director of Families USA, called the Mississippi case – known as Dobbs v. Jackson – unconstitutional and an orchestrated...

Stacey Abrams Governor Run Provides a Jolt for the 2022 Midterms

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A Democrat and noted voting rights advocate, Stacey Abrams lost to Kemp by just over one percentage point in their controversial 2018 battle....

Symone Sanders, VP Harris’ Chief Spokesperson and Senior Advisor, Plans to Leave the Administration

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Every day, I arrived at the White House complex knowing our work made a tangible difference for Americans. I am immensely grateful and...

In Seeking Remedies to Oil and Gas Prices, API Experts Connect the Past, Present and Future

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, domestic production increased by more than 3 million barrels per day – from approximately 9.3 million barrels per day...

House passes transformational Build Back Better Act but will the Senate follow suit?

GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT — The cost of childcare has placed a serious financial burden on Black parents who are two times more likely than White parents...

COMMENTARY: Build Back Better balances Joe Biden’s 3-legged Stool

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In March, Democrats passed President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) without a single Republican vote. In addition to making sure we had enough...

After Guilty Verdicts, Civil Rights Leaders Exhort Black America to ‘Never Stop Running for Ahmaud’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A Glynn County, Georgia, convicted Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan of felony murder. “Guilty. Guilty. Guilty,” civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump...

Conversations w/ Al McFarlane

OP-ED: A Black Happy Thanksgiving 2021

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Poverty and unemployment within our families and communities are now on a steady decrease after years of increasing economic disparities even before the...

Kamala Harris Becomes First Woman Commander-in-Chief in U.S. History as Biden Undergoes Colonoscopy

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As was the case when President George W. Bush had the same procedure in 2002 and 2007, and following the process set out...

President Biden Signs Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Issues Executive Order for Implementation

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When we invest in middle class America, when we invest in people who have to go to work every day, America does better,”...

PRESS ROOM: New N’COBRA Study Finds Genetic Damage from Historical Racism Linked to Poor Health and Transgenerational Trauma in Black Americans

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A United Nations report released earlier this year concluded, “Racism is embedded in the structures of our society.” While police brutality, the wealth...

Black Pastors and Churches Challenged, Mobilize to Brunswick, GA Ahmaud Arbery Trial

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Local pastors across Georgia and Florida and the nation are mobilizing to attend the trial. Besides Jamal Bryant in Atlanta, pastor Jeffrey Dove...