Dolores Huerta, the legendary labor leader and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, has passed away at age 96 due...
ST. LOUIS AMERICAN — Comedian KevOnStage brought his one-man show "Grief Sucks" to The Pageant, offering an experience that blended humor with the raw realities of...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — WORD IN BLACK — A maternal health crisis continues to disproportionately impact the Black community, with Black mothers experiencing significantly higher mortality rates...
NEW YORK CARIB NEWS — Slinger Francisco, widely known as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday, September 27, in New York at the age of 91....
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The Crusader’s ongoing “Lynchings By Suicide” investigation began after Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old Delta State University student, was found hanging from a...
Rev. Leon William “Sonny” Clark, the longtime pastor of New Spirit Baptist Church in Santa Ana and a prominent faith and community leader in Orange County,...
Nearly two decades ago, Oakland Post reporter and editor-in-chief Chauncey Bailey was tragically murdered for investigating a crooked business. His assassination shocked the journalism world and...
THE CAROLINIAN — Dan Bullock, a Goldsboro native, was 15 years old when he was killed in Vietnam on June 7, 1969, making him the youngest...
Steinem became one of the country’s most recognizable advocates for women’s rights, reproductive alternatives and political representation. Lee said one of the most persistent inequities confronting...
BAYOU BEAT NEWS — For Black audiences, the bridge to Dolly will always run through Whitney Houston. Parton wrote “I Will Always Love You” as she...
THE CAROLINIAN — Clara Ester, an activist who witnessed the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at 78. Ester was a 20-year-old...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Rosetta Miller-Perry has been described as a trailblazer, visionary, motivator, role model and entrepreneur. She was either a founder or charter member of...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Nolan Xavier Wells have prompted calls for independent, transparent, and thorough investigations. Salgado Araujo was fatally...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Vernon Hawkins, a veteran organizer and public servant, died on July 2 at age 87. For over 50 years, Hawkins significantly influenced Washington...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — She opened doors for those to come with wisdom, strength, and grace, She challenged wrong, uplifted youth, and quickened justice's pace. Her scholarship...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — She opened doors for those to come with wisdom, strength, and grace, She challenged wrong, uplifted youth, and quickened justice's pace. Her scholarship...
TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Rosetta Miller-Perry, a prominent newspaper publisher, entrepreneur, and civil rights advocate, died on Friday, June 26, at the age of 91. Miller-Perry received...
SEATTLE MEDIUM — George E. Johnson, founder of Johnson Products Co., died at age 99. He founded the company in 1954 with a $250 loan.
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Tony Brown, a pioneering journalist, broadcaster, educator, and civil rights advocate, died on June 17, 2026, at his home in Newport News, Virginia,...
THE CAROLINIAN — Hattie Wooten Lewis opened the Lewis Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina, nearly a century ago, creating a vital refuge for Black travelers during...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Rosetta Miller-Perry has been described as a trailblazer, visionary, motivator, role model and entrepreneur. She was either a founder or charter member of...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — In a statement, the Nation of Islam said, “The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan with deep sadness yet with profound gratitude to Allah informs...
CALL & POST — Authorities reported that river levels remained above normal following recent weather, creating strong currents and hazardous underwater obstacles. Rescue crews described the...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Bryson launched his recording career in the 1970s and went on to release more than 20 albums....
LOS ANGELES WAVE — Area resident Kenneth Tolbert said he was near the United House of Prayer for All People Church on May 8 when he...
