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2 Black Caucus Members to Serve in Top Assembly Leadership Roles

By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media After being sworn in as Speaker of the California Assembly last week, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) appointed two members of...

BlackPressUSA3 years ago

2 Black Caucus Members to Serve in Top Assembly Leadership Roles

By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media After being sworn in as Speaker of the California Assembly last week, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) appointed two members of...

BlackPressUSA3 years ago

California Education Chief Thurmond Considers Run for Governor

By California Black Media California’s chief elected education officer, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who is the first Afro Latino and second African American...

BlackPressUSA3 years ago

Despite Humble Beginnings in East Oakland

OUSD Educator’s Hard Work Led to Success By Post Staff What does commitment and dedication look like? It can be seen in Mrs. Nina Gardner-Meeks who,...

Black History3 years ago

Descendants of Enslaved Africans to Receive $50 Million as Part of Wealth-Building Initiative

By Niara Savage, published in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, an NNPA member The promise of 40 acres and a mule An ambitious wealth-building initiative will provide 800...

The city of Helena-West Helena was formed from the merger of two previously existing towns. The 2010 census counted a population of just over 12,000 citizens. The origins of the two prior towns can be traced to separate eras in American history. Photo: Arkansas.com

Black History3 years ago

Once a Safe Haven for Escaped Slaves, Small Arkansas Town Suffers Water Crisis Amidst Heatwave

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Presently known as Helena-West-Helena, the city serves as the county seat for Phillips County and is home to a population of slightly over...

Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke at the UN today for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In his remarks, Reverend Jackson highlighted the importance of freedom of expression in the fight for human rights and to combat racial discrimination. U.S. Mission photo by Eric Bridiers.

Black History3 years ago

Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III Succeeds Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. as President and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jackson, a renowned figure in the fight for civil rights, founded PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) in 1971 and established the National...