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...

California Adds Twist to New CDC Advice on Quarantines

OAKLAND POST — California’s updated guidance differs from the CDC’s in one important way. The state is recommending that people who quarantine after a positive diagnosis...

On Anniversary of Jan. 6 Insurrection, Rep. Lee Calls on Senate to Pass Voting Rights Legislation 

OAKLAND POST — Across the nation, over 400 bills have been introduced suppressing the right to vote — from reducing polling hours and locations to allowing...

Biden, Harris Blame Trump for Jan. 6 Attacks, Saying, ‘America Must Move Forward’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "My staff were converting filing cabinets into barricades after we were evacuated from chambers," Vice President Harris noted, adding that she could emphasize...

Congressional Black Caucus Announces New Executive Director, Vincent Evans 

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are thrilled to welcome Vincent Evans to the Congressional Black Caucus. As a leader for effective change, Vincent will help the CBC...

OP-ED: January 6th, Voting Rights and the Tyranny Threatening America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over the past year, we have witnessed loyalists of the 45th President work to unravel the threads that hold the fabric of our...