NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I may miss a few votes during this period, but with God’s grace I will be back on the front lines soon,” he...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Michael Bloomberg was Mayor in New York from 2002 to 2013. When new Mayor Bill DeBlasio took office in 2014, and after an...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Harris’s campaign started with a bang and a ton of media attention. She announced her run for the presidency on January 27 to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to ADL’s Center on Extremism, 73.3% of U.S. extremist-related murders in the past decade were committed by right-wing extremists, including white supremacists....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Two days after activists protested yelling “fire Pantaleo” at a Democratic debate in Detroit with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio standing...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s latest attack on a Black lawmaker and his majority Black constituency is not new. Rep. Cummings represents Baltimore, which is 60 percent...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, “Harriet” tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Prominent American civil rights activist and Washington, D.C. politician Sterling Tucker passed away on July 14, in Washington, D.C. Tucker was the first...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "It breaks my heart to know that 5-year-old children are contemplating life and death, I just...I'm sorry. That one is tough for me....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Some of us have been victims of the stain, the pain, the hurt of racism. In the 50s and during the 60s, segregationists...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As is his general habit, Trump lies in his communications and brands places where people of color reside as dangerous. President Trump has...
![“Her daily joy was not simply cooking but preparing meals to bring people together. One of her most prized contributions was advocating for the Civil Rights Movement through feeding those on the front lines of the struggle for human dignity,” Chase’s family said in a statement announcing her death. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Blake Nelson Boyd, [GFDL (https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)]](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/leah-chase-featured-web-400x240.jpg)
![“Her daily joy was not simply cooking but preparing meals to bring people together. One of her most prized contributions was advocating for the Civil Rights Movement through feeding those on the front lines of the struggle for human dignity,” Chase’s family said in a statement announcing her death. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Blake Nelson Boyd, [GFDL (https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)]](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/leah-chase-featured-web-80x80.jpg)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — National Food and Beverage Foundation President Brent Rosen launched the petition. The petition says the cost of installation of a statue of Leah...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On June 25, the New York Times published a deep dive into Biden’s views on justice reform and his involvement on the 1994...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The first presidential debate for the 2020 campaign in the race for the White House featured five moderators, ten candidates, two hours and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As DuVernay’s film gained viewers and momentum and waves of publicity, Linda Fairstein, the main prosecutor of the Central Park Five, was dropped...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “These are the vestiges of enslavement that people don't want to deal with,” said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the former President of Bennett College.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…I couldn't stop thinking about what happens to the young man or women who's not a lawyer or a county councilmember, hasn't honed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Morehouse’s graduating class is 400 strong. Smith’s graduation gift is one that will allow graduates of one of the most storied all-male historically...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Time and time again, John drew upon his unique life experiences as a South Los Angeles native to skillfully showcase the African American...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — SIRIUS XM has recently come under pressure on social media around the issue of diversity, as Mark Thompson, who hosts the popular show...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Woods won his fifth Masters title and 15th major title overall on April 14. He is now only three major titles away from...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is heartbreaking to again lose a member of our family. It is a heartbreak because it’s so unnecessary. It is so painful...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre burned down on March 26. On April 2, the Greater Union Baptist Church in Opelousas, Louisiana...
![It is not uncommon that members of Congress who appear in the news or are the target of Trump’s vitriol receive a spike in death threats. (Photo: Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photography [Public domain] / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ilhan-omar-featured-web.jpg)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump has now specifically targeted two Black female members of Congress as their national prominence and platform have grown. After Trump embarked on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Launching the caucus sends a message that we are very concerned about the disparity as it relates to maternal health and African-American women....
