Death threats and burnout nearly ended Jessica Byrd's career in 2020. Instead, she built Black Camp on Alex Haley's former land, a sanctuary where exhausted organizers...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — As the Trump administration renews its assault on social safety nets—from mental health care to housing and education—young Black Americans are migrating to...
BLACKPRESSUSA—Donald Trump has taken direct control of D.C.’s police force, stripping authority from Mayor Muriel Bowser and placing it under Attorney General Tom Cotton. The unprecedented...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “I think we all need to be concerned about the politics that is being inserted directly into not only our K-12 classroom, but...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In this moment of national reckoning, Black people must see ourselves not just as defenders of our humanity, but as the visionaries and...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Hundreds of city leaders are expected to attend, representing more than 500 African American mayors who serve over 25 million Americans in large...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Throughout her career, she has been a champion for reproductive rights, gun safety, voting rights, and economic opportunity. Under the Biden-Harris administration, she...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Wes Bellamy, the Tennessee Regional Black Millennial Convention’s “Black Millennials Unbossed & Unapologetic Summit” keynote speaker, was thrust into the spotlight in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — President George H.W. Bush has died after 94 years of a vibrant life. There is one thing that we must all admit: He...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist When I was growing up, my parents constantly tried to be and to expose us to good role models....
by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – During a rousing, standing-room only town hall discussion dedicated to the shooting death of Michael...
Julianne Malveaux By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Research shows that this generation of young people, no matter of their race, are likely to do less well...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist When Beyonce Knowles sang the Etta James song “At Last” at President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration, the song could have...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” This famous quote from Frederick Douglass brings to...
