By Tanya Dennis The release last month of Alameda County’s Grand Jury report charging deficiencies in the Alameda County Probate Court system has set off a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The two abductees were found at a military medical facility. The 276 girls were abducted from their school dormitories April 14, 2014 by...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it would significantly increase its already robust philanthropic efforts in areas including global health, economic development,...
By Tanu Henry, California Black Media A little over a week ago, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) handed down a 6-to-3 decision making it more...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — “This was both a mission and a job for me because I wanted to make sure different voices were heard and different...
Oakland City Council may decide July 5 whether to place measure on November ballot By Post Staff Oakland community leaders and activists, port workers and environmental...
By Keisha N. Brown After more than a decade of inaction and a citizens’ petition lawsuit brought by the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC)...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Blacks and Asians may not have done anything at the level or speed as the Times expected to happen over the past year....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Suns’ superstar point guard Chris Paul said the goal was to increase the visibility of HBCUs by hosting them in an NBA arena...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A teacher and educated wordsmith, Mary Alice Jervay Thatch had an unsurpassed commitment to providing a voice to African Americans. She took over...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For communities of color who today continue to produce many of the star athletes in the sports industry, the outcries for freedom, justice...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Haunted by these stories of vanished loved ones and driven by the need for attention and assistance for these forgotten women, former law enforcement officer...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — CNN reported that Black women in the United States are more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than any other demographic –...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There’s been no justice,” stated Claumisha Reed, whose daughter Zymia Joyner was shot and killed last year. A little more than one month...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black students report the highest percentage of racial bias incidents nationwide (CRDC, 2018) more than any other racial group of students. This reporting...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the United States, there are more than 600,000 to 800,000 people being trafficked annually across international borders and 40% percent of sex...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the run-up to the Chauvin trial, it appears the City has prepared for every possible contingency. Preparations include barricades, barbed wire, moats...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The co-branded themed Café’ is the hip-hop version of the Hard Rock Café and Madame Tussaud’s. The venue includes the Café, Sports Bar,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The impact of slavery and its vestiges continues to affect African Americans and indeed all Americans in communities throughout our nation,” Jackson Lee...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Black voters continue to face enormous hurdles in the U.S. electoral process. Voter disenfranchisement and suppression are at an all-time high, and this...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I believe many of us will work overtime to help elect President Biden and Vice President Harris,” said Amelia Ashley Ward, publisher of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many residents in DC share the conviction that we must do far more to lend a hand to the thousands of individuals —...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Monday, May 4, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and the Voting Rights Alliance held a tele-townhall titled, "The Fight for the Vote...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Biden said he plans to hold financial institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market, and he will restore the federal government’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — El-Mekki is answering his own “nation building” call. In May, he announced that after 11 years as Shoemaker’s principal and 26 years of...
