NNPA NEWSWIRE — We have been working to target resources to communities in need across the entire federal government while recognizing that different targeting measures will work...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The definition of a “charitable hospital” was never well-defined in law, and today 57% of all hospitals participate in the drug discount program....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Vice President Kamala Harris, a force during her years in the U.S. Senate and as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to keeping his promise to appoint the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, President Biden has signed into law bold...
By Katy St. Clair Bay City News In a time when many pre-teen antics are uploaded to TikTok and Instagram, a video out of Vallejo shared...
By Ken Epstein Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao held a press conference this week with acting Police Chief Darren Allison and small business leaders to announce new...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Department of Education announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants...
“We’re offering scholarships for anyone who wants to become a teacher. $20,000,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tony Thurmond told California Black Media. “I sponsored...
By Brandon Patterson A federal appellate judge on October 21 temporarily blocked the Biden Administration from cancelling student debt in response to a lawsuit filed by...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In August, Congress repealed section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which provided funding and authorization for the federal government...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The EPA created the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Office by merging three existing programs at the agency – the...
By Richard Johnson The idea of How-2 end violence has its origin in the bowels of prison. The idea was the result of the principled thinking of those...
By Sean Ryan Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) applauded the Biden Administration’s announcement on Wednesday of $6 billion in new funding for the Global Fund at the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Administration officials said in less than ten days following FDA’s EUA on intradermal administration, some of the country’s largest counties have transitioned completely...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “President Biden believes that a post-high school education should be a ticket to a middle-class life, but for too many, the cost of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It includes strengthening critical provisions of the Affordable Care Act, providing Medicare with authority to negotiate certain prescription drug costs, and administration officials...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The president noted that shortly after the enactment of Texas law S.B. 8 and other laws restricting women’s reproductive rights, he directed his...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The budget contains about $1 billion in additional assistance for Ukraine and $6.9 billion for the European Defense Initiative, NATO, and countering Russian...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On March 16, in a small auditorium at the Old Executive Office Building next door to The White House, Vice President Kamala Harris,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The bureau estimated that the 2020 census incorrectly counted 18.8 million residents, double-counting some, wrongly including others, and missing others entirely, even as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Representation matters. We’ve seen that from the first day of this administration, the President signed an executive order to deal with racial inequity...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are thrilled to welcome Vincent Evans to the Congressional Black Caucus. As a leader for effective change, Vincent will help the CBC...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Named after the late Congressman John Lewis, the Georgia Democrat who spent his life fighting for civil and equal rights, the bill has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The director noted that he was in the capitol on January 6 and understands how close the country came to experiencing a coup...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Through the American Rescue Plan and by forgiving capital improvement debt of many these institutions, the Biden-Harris Administration has already committed more than...