Joint Center -- While we saw marginal improvement in senior staff diversity after the election in 2018, the lack of diversity among senior congressional staff of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The balance of power in Washington and on Capitol Hill will now shift dramatically to Democrats who will now control Congress and The...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Following a near-decade war against the Voting Rights Act and the undisputable suppression of hundreds of thousands – if not millions – of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Though largely viewed as a formality, the many challenges and the outrageous – almost treasonous – behavior displayed by Trump, his supporters, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — West, a graduate of Texas State University and the University of Houston, earned a two-year fellowship from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF)...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — About five million people will lose jobless benefits at the end of December, and millions of others could face evictions from their homes...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This marks the first time either chamber has voted to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, though Capitol Hill pundits and watchers say...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I don't know who Proud Boys are," Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House. "But whoever they are they...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Only journalists of color received an invitation to the event, which included remarks from Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Doug Jones...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus will be convening the Congressional Black Caucus National Black Leadership Summit on February 3rd and 4th. “We...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Most Americans have probably never heard of the PFC, now capped at about $4.50 per person for each leg of a flight. But...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The tax, known as the passenger facility charge, is a locally enforced but federally authorized fee that every passenger must pay at U.S....
THE AFRO — With the high cost of living, rising Metro prices and demand for reliable transportation in D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is on a campaign to...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Allen West, the former Florida congressman who now lives in Texas, announced Wednesday evening that he is exploring a run for Texas GOP...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “These are the vestiges of enslavement that people don't want to deal with,” said Dr. Julianne Malveaux, the former President of Bennett College.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A national family and medical paid leave program must be passed by Congress to ensure all American workers can care for their families without...
THE AFRO — While some teens dream of owning their first car to freely ride around the District and not depend on a parented escort, 16-year-old Rajah...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Claudette Perry brings decades of experience from roles in corporate America, the public sector and government. She has been a member of the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — People with rare diseases, like sickle cell disease, have unique and complex challenges and the Pfizer partnership provides an opportunity for NNPA to...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Freshman Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) told a receptive audience of the nation’s leading African-American nursing association that they should seriously consider entering the...
The Birmingham Times — andra Cutts, a University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Engineering doctoral candidate, has been selected as one of 60 students to be a 2019 John...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Maxine Waters is now the first Black and the first woman to chair the powerful House Financial Services Committee. Having served on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — No freedom in this homeland of the free, but this Congress offers freedom possibilities. It offers the possibility of fixing the Voting Rights...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We have been through shutdowns before. They are not fun, particularly for federal workers and federal contract employees. While federal workers eventually get...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — Each scholarship is $1,000 and the students who apply must have a 2.5 GPA and be involved in an extracurricular activity.
