NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are several factors that contribute to success in adulthood. However, routinely we find that early childhood education and the empowerment of excellent...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The federal government is launching a national database that will track when law enforcement officers use deadly force, providing more transparency about...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a new court filing seeking to win Cosby’s release from prison and overturn his conviction, Cosby’s lawyers, Brian W. Perry and Kristen...
The Birmingham Times — Jeffery Robinson chronicles racism in America, and it just so happened that he was in Birmingham not long after 21-year-old Emantic Fitzgerald...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — About a dozen current and former Prince George’s County police officers filed a lawsuit Wednesday that alleges the top brass allowed discrimination to...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Under pressure from President Donald Trump and many of his Republican colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he will...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has filed a lawsuit against Evolve, LLC and Evolve Property Management, LLC for illegal housing discrimination and violating...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The assertion that there is no substantial differential racial impact in jury selection, however well intended, has been largely discredited by research and...
![The rule undermines the Administration’s own Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, issued just a few months ago, which calls for an increased focus on preventing homelessness, including by “Improv[ing] access to federally funded housing assistance by eliminating administrative barriers and encouraging targeting and prioritization of affordable housing to … populations that are especially vulnerable to homelessness.”](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/public-charge-rule-featured-web-400x240.jpg)
![The rule undermines the Administration’s own Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, issued just a few months ago, which calls for an increased focus on preventing homelessness, including by “Improv[ing] access to federally funded housing assistance by eliminating administrative barriers and encouraging targeting and prioritization of affordable housing to … populations that are especially vulnerable to homelessness.”](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/public-charge-rule-featured-web-80x80.jpg)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…Let us be clear: human rights and human needs do not disappear based on immigration status. Everyone needs a safe, secure place to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Ms. Rosanell Eaton was the 97-year-old matriarch in our four-year successful court fight against voter suppression, from 2013 to 2016,” Rev. Dr. William...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The resolution to these issues in Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina is very simple, Anthony continued. “Respect the will of the people. Get...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Despite being portrayed as public health solutions, [beverage taxes] end up harming the exact residents that they are supposed to help – primarily...
EAST TEXAS REVIEW — In Colorado, long-term solitary confinement used to be a tool that was regularly used in corrections. The problem is that it was...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Bass has continued to represent the 37th congressional district of California by being an active voice for criminal justice reform, fighting for America’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…we are witnessing Republican-led efforts to suppress the votes of Americans in minority communities by passing strict voter identification laws in Pennsylvania, Arkansas,...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The city of Los Angeles is launching an online app to help police officers, firefighters and some homeless outreach workers.
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — A wealth of political, institutional, and legal knowledge was on display during the recent Magic City Bar Association (MCBA) Annual Scholarship Banquet,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While Black women overall are twice as likely to be imprisoned as their white counterparts, Black women ages 18 to 19 are three...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — On Nov. 29, Milwaukee County Sheriff-elect Earnell Lucas named leaders in the law enforcement, communications and legal professions to executive positions in the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An analysis by the Southern Poverty Law Center found that while federal forfeitures totaled $93.7 million in 1986, this revenue grew by more...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — Earlier this year, a Texas jury delivered a $706 million verdict in what quickly became a high-profile dispute over the value of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the question of whether police...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…we still face unprecedented challenges in our struggle against HIV/AIDS. ...Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans have debated proposals to slash funding for HIV/AIDS...
OAKLAND POST — The Oakland City Council, bypassing opportunities for public input, rushed this week to approve a Schaaf administration agreement with the Oakland Police Officers...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Tyson said comments about her calling for a boycott at the Riverchase Galleria were taken out of context.
