BLACKPRESSUSA—Long before hip-hop was old enough to have a Hall of Fame generation, MC Lyte came out of Brooklyn with a voice too enormous to belong...
BLACKPRESS OP-ED—Target's rollback of key diversity initiatives sparked multiple boycott campaigns, competing claims of leadership and a broader debate over Black consumer power. The reporting documents...
ATLANTA — Veteran comedian, actor, and television personality Rodney Perry is joining Black Press USA’s morning show, hosted by Niele Anderson, as a weekly contributor.
BLACKPRESSUSA—AI data centers promise jobs and tax revenue for Mississippi. But in Jackson's majority-Black neighborhoods, residents are asking a harder question — who bears the cost,...
SEATTLE MEDIUM — On Juneteenth, a significant event unfolded at the Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson's former plantation, marking the first time Black music was celebrated on...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Six months into Kash Patel’s tenure as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a newly compiled internal report from a national alliance...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There are moments when a nation shows its soul. This is one of them.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Tish James, the New York Attorney General, will be arraigned in Norfolk, Virginia, today on one count of bank fraud. Advocacy groups are...
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 - Raised by a single mother who taught him that art could be armor, Michael J. Payton has built a career around stories that...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The passing of Assata Shakur has left a deep void in those who saw her as more than a revolutionary. She was a...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — After much backroom maneuvering, the final vote on the resolution honoring Kirk was moved from Thursday to Friday, Sept. 18. For members of...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In the wake of the credible threats against nine HBCUs on Thursday, the UNCF Condemns Threats Against HBCUs and renews calls for federal...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “Historically, we were shut out of opportunities through redlining, predatory lending, and systemic barriers. Ninety percent of wealth in this country is passed...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Bill Cosby said his widely criticized admonition that young Black men should “pull their pants up” was less about fashion and more about...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The United States has just five percent of the world population yet holds approximately 25 percent of its prisoners. From the beginning of...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Slavery, and the global political, socio-economic, and banking systems that supported it, constitute one of the greatest tragedies in the history of humanity,...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The night of Aug. 22 to Aug. 23, 1791, in Santo Domingo – today Haiti and the Dominican Republic – saw the beginning...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Donald Trump’s administration has intensified its takeover of the Smithsonian Institution, advancing an agenda that historians and civil rights leaders say is rooted...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — From Mississippi to Michigan and from Texas to New York, states are activating emergency measures. Cooling centers are open in New York City...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Even though Donald Trump defeated his opponent Hillary Clinton, Gabbard told reporters that Obama and his National Intelligence officials “knowingly lied” in their...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The King FBI files have been sealed since 1977. Subsequently, the two surviving children of Dr. King, Martin Luther King III and Bernice...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Sacramento Observer earned the night’s most prestigious recognition, the John B. Russwurm Award, presented to the newspaper with the highest cumulative score...
