BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER — Birmingham, Alabama, is currently on track to record its lowest annual homicide total in approximately 75 years. According to the Birmingham Police...
NORTH DALLAS GAZETTE — Native American communities are mobilizing ahead of the November election to challenge long-standing systemic barriers and political invisibility. Recent data from the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — I implore my fellow faith leaders to use these tools. Start now and use them with wisdom. We count on each and every...
A coalition led by the NAACP and National Urban League launches a Week of Action Oct. 19-24 to mobilize 100,000 Black men to vote.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Federal agents searched the D.C.-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Monday, 22 days before Election Day. This extraordinary step involved executing...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — The NAACP is launching a voter protection hub to protect voting rights ahead of the midterm elections. Voters can report intimidation and...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Food insecurity in Chicago’s South Side and surrounding suburbs disproportionately affects Black women with breast cancer, impacting their treatment and recovery.
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — WORD IN BLACK — A maternal health crisis continues to disproportionately impact the Black community, with Black mothers experiencing significantly higher mortality rates...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — This article examines how the national conversation surrounding serious allegations against fraternity members might change if the incidents occurred at an HBCU...
OUR WEEKLY LOS ANGELES / OUR WEEKLY ANTELOPE VALLEY — Black families are disproportionately affected by rising electricity costs nationwide, with residential prices projected to increase....
SF BAY VIEW — Huey P. Newton, writing on June 5, 1971, reaffirmed the Black Panther Party's foundational stance against capitalist robbery within the Black community,...
Along with clearer executive responsibility, the Charter reform would also create new checks and balances, including an independent Budget and Legislative Analyst office, City Council confirmation...
To create a police force that better serves and protects Oakland, the city is working toward the goal of reaching 700 sworn police officers, she said....
Direct state investments in city programs can revitalize Oakland’s commercial corridors and foster economic growth, strengthen community violence prevention strategies, and expand transitional housing, while supporting...
ATU Local 192 Vice President Nathaniel Arnold stated “our support reflects confidence in Young's leadership and experience as the longest-serving member of AC Transit’s current Board...
“County resources are to never be used in the furtherance of federal immigration enforcement,” Johnson said, of the policy which is still in development. “The policy...
An old saying coined by Floridian Zora Neale Hurston in her final major nonfiction work, Dust Tracks on a Road, set in Florida. “All skinfolk ain't...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger has been granted parole, seven years after her conviction for murdering Botham Jean inside his Dallas apartment....
The danger in Proposition 44 is not only its 90 percent figure. It is that the meaning of “qualifying” spending will be worked out later. A...
Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5 percent tax on the wealth of Californians with more than $1 billion in assets. Most of that money would...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “If North Carolina is going to produce the qualified workforce necessary to meet the demand for high-quality childcare services in a timely manner,...
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — Annika E. Ashton is the new Broward County Attorney, becoming the first Black woman and Jamaican American to hold the position. Ashton,...
TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The National Civil Rights Museum's 35th annual Freedom Award ceremony, held on Thursday, October 1, at the Orpheum Theatre, recognized a diverse group...
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY - SOUTHERNDIGEST — Students at Southern University express growing concerns about safety after dark due to poor lighting conditions across campus. Areas such as...
OAKLAND POST — Assembly Bill 1349 expands state regulation of original ticket sellers, resellers and online resale marketplaces. The law targets deceptive sales practices, ticket-buying software...
