International Women’s Day: Civil Rights Icon Xernona Clayton, Other ‘Herstory Sheroes’ Honored in Atlanta

By Maxim Elramsisy California Black Media Civil rights and media icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a statue in downtown Atlanta...

What Asian American Oscar Victories Mean for All of Us

By Emil Guillermo After the Oscars, when Asian Americans were everywhere on the winners list, from actors, writers, directors, but also makeup artists, and not just...

Cathay Williams — The Only Known Female Buffalo Soldier

Cathay Williams knew that she couldn’t volunteer to serve as a regular soldier in the U.S. military. But knowing didn’t stop her. The young girl who...

COMMENTARY: A Historic Vote and the Tools It Gave Us

By Ben Jealous Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person...

COMMENTARY: Oakland’s Plan to Rehouse Wood Street Residents Can Only Fail a Self-Reliant Community

By Daisha Williams Post News Group Intern A large community of unhoused people have been living in an empty lot at 1707 Wood Street. The city...

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NNPA 2023 Black Press Week: The State of the Black Press

LIVE! — 2023 NNPA Black Press Week: “The State of the Black Press”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — This event will be broadcast live on March 17, 2023 at 12:30PM EST.

Conversation with Comedian George Wallace and Rep. Mary Frances Clardy

Hidden History Black Museum Opens in Los Angeles

By Lee Hubbard While the rain stormed down all day in the Jefferson Park area of Los Angeles, it could not damper the excitement of the...