BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In announcing his candidacy, Turnage said the district was the poorest in the poorest state when he was born and remains so more...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The autopsy for Trey Reed is underway. The 21-year-old student of Delta State University was found dead hanging from a tree on the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s March 27 Executive Order entitled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” specifically targeted the National Museum of African American History.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mass incarceration remains a persistent, systemic injustice that erodes the soul of America. Our nation has the highest incarceration rate in the world,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an era where critical issues often are overlooked, the mainstream media’s priorities remain deeply troubling at best, or at worst, very partisan.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am proud to witness the ceremonial swearing-in of the largest @OfficialCBC in history. With 55 members and @RepKarenBass serving as their chairwoman,...
(NPR) – The American Red Cross, which has often boasted of its transparency, attempted last year to halt a congressional inquiry into its disaster relief work,...
WASHINGTON (New York Times) — The anguished national debate over the future of the Confederate flag exploded on the House floor on Thursday as Democrats, led...
WASHINGTON (McClatchy) — Rep. Bennie Thompson, the only Democrat and African-American in Mississippi’s six-member congressional delegation, has waited decades for a groundswell of opposition to the...