NNPA NEWSWIRE — Though the popular vote was won by Hillary Clinton (in excess of 3 million votes) and the margin between victory and loss was...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our mission is to convene hearings and conversations that evaluate the impact of current public policy and initiate new policies that address major...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Fifty-five years after the March on Washington, we know the Dream still demands that we march and shout for justice. Let’s be clear,...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN - RECORDER — A groundbreaking coalition of tech companies has joined forces to double the number of Black, Latina and Native American women graduating...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — The U.S. Senate begins confirmation hearings Tuesday, September 4, and will likely confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. He is currently...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — In record fashion during the Aug. 2 election, Shelby County voters turned to African-American women to serve in positions on the county...
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — We can ill afford to let our guard down; to give up our constant, diligent watch in protest against injustices visited upon...
SAN DIEGO VOICE & VIEWPOINT — There is a reckoning afoot in this country. On one side, Trump has emboldened and embodied a virulent and reckless...
“Black women are the largest constituency in the United States that has no representation on the Supreme Court – we’ve never had a Black woman Supreme...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — The Houston City Controller’s Office currently has 61 full-time employees. Of those 61 employees, 52% are African American, 16% are Hispanic, 18%...
DEFENDER NEWS SERVICE — A controversial new billboard along a Dallas highway that suggests black women should view abortion as self-care has sparked both outrage, support,...
Some political analysts say that London Breed has a good chance of winning on June 5 to become San Francisco’s first Black female mayor.
By Freddie Allen Senior NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite relative improvement in job growth from 2013 to 2014, Black women continue to struggle in...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black women were murdered at more than double the rate of White women in 2012 and almost...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – During his speech at the 45th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Phoenix Awards Dinner, President Barack Obama...
Darlene Superville, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — To President Barack Obama, women of the civil rights movement were “the thinkers and the doers” whose...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As the 2016 election cycle ramps up, Essence magazine and the Black Women’s Roundtable have teamed up to mobilize...
Kimberly Freeman and Marc Bayard, NBC NEWS (NBC News) — From Black Lives Matter and Fight for $15 to North Carolina’s Forward Together Moral...
(Black Enterprise) – Pipeline Fellowship, an angel investing bootcamp for women, has enlisted BeVisible and Black MBA Women as recruitment ambassadors for African American and Latina women. Both organizations will...
Evan Sernoffsky, SAN FRANCISCO GATE NAPA VALLEY (San Francisco Gate) — What started as a joyous ride through wine county Saturday afternoon turned into a...
By Felecia Piggott-Long, Ph. D. Special to the NNPA from The Winston-Salem Chronicle Today, it is not surprising to see women sporting kinky twists, locks, Nubian...
(Reuters Health) – Heart attacks seem to have a bigger effect on life expectancy for women and African Americans than for white men, a new study...
by Jessica R. Key Special to the NNPA from the Indianapolis Recorder In business, there’s long been a perception among Black employees that they must work...
$32 Billion in Funding Could Raise Awareness By Shantella Y. Sherman Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Lupus, or systemic lupus erythematosus, is a...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Job prospects for Black women improved in June, as they recorded better employment numbers than the other...
