Alameda County’s Santa Rita jail, run by Sheriff Gregory Ahern, has been the target of multiple lawsuits over jail conditions and has had the most in-custody...
By Tanu Henry, California Black Media Non-profit organizations across California will be able to apply for funding from a pool of cash created with an initial...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In today’s environment, too many thought leaders are making conversations about voting rights academic, but the motivation for restricting voting is simple. Republicans...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Amid ongoing community outcry for police transparency and accountability, the updated contract with the Portland Police Association (PPA) includes employee recruitment and retention...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The report, titled, “Local Journalism: America’s Most Trusted News Sources Threatened,” sought to emphasize the role of a free press in a thriving...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Here we are, again, musing the question, “Where do we go from here?” And I continue to contend the critical question is, “Where...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The upcoming municipal elections will not be Byron Bradford’s first go-around in the political arena. During the 2018 election cycle, Bradford challenged Republican...
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Democrat Mark Pettway defeated longtime Republican incumbent Mike Hale, making Pettway the first African-American sheriff in the county whose largest city is Birmingham.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is a very important and historical election and it’s an opportunity for change. It’s a chance for us to have a seat...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Several community leaders have made statements regarding responses to the verdict in the Jason Van Dyke trial. Van Dyke is on trial for...
Lynette Monroe, the program assistant for the NNPA’s Every Student Succeeds Act Public Awareness Campaign, talks about the role that families play in the social end...
By Lynette Monroe (Program Assistant, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) Popular opinion suggests that caregivers, educators and students have an equal role to play in the academic...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Four years ago, President Obama made history by becoming the first Black president in the history of the U.S. I...
