NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ban advocates acknowledge that there will be an increase in the trafficking of unregulated cigarettes nationwide. This creates a roadmap for organized criminal...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The truth is, crime is out of control in this country, especially in too many of our cities. While many choose to turn...
By Kathy Chouteau The Richmond Standard Rich City Rides, a Richmond nonprofit that promotes cycling as a “social, sustainable, and green mode of transportation,” is embarking...
By Kara Manke More than 1 million Californians live near active oil or gas wells, potentially exposing them to drilling-related pollution that can contribute to asthma,...
Protesters shut down meeting of Gov. Newsom’s state-funded nonprofit agency By Ken Epstein Parent Voices Oakland and other Oakland community groups this week joined with parents...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As the U.S. House of Representatives takes up the more than $700 billion economic package that includes healthcare, tax, and climate change, White...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Black families, especially those without an employed college graduate, are affected the most by inflation compared with all the other demographics,” said Ellie...
By Ben Jealous, President of People For the American Way Communities all across the country are facing public safety crises. Crime is rising in ways that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The order creates a new national database of police misconduct to include records of officer misconduct, including convictions, terminations, de-certifications, civil judgments, resignations,...
By Ken Epstein Parents, teachers and community members are refusing to accept the decision of the Oakland school board, district administrators and state officials who are...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Racial Equity Impact Analysis (REIA) is the result of a year-long collaboration among gun violence prevention groups, including Cities United, March for...
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 — Led by a diverse group of Black CEOs, this initiative gathers resources from respected and trusted community and business leaders, health professionals and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is good news for the Black Press of America in 2021,” declared Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former Amazon employee Chris Smalls and his attorneys, National Bar Association President C.K. Hoffler and famed Civil Rights Lawyer Michael Sussman, detailed the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — President Trump wants to paper over the living wound of racism. He’s issued Executive Orders and established a new national commission designed to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The print ads, which will be published in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were placed through the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and will...
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — The highest court in the land, in fact, chose to condone partisan gerrymandering, a political tactic that has long been used to suppress...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The inmates have put together a list of demands, which include increased prison wages, more rehabilitation services and more Pell grants. The prisoners...
