By Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO Secretary – Treasurer The country just celebrated Labor Day and the contributions working people and unions have made toward a more...
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 — the administration blasted the Smithsonian Institution for telling the truth about slavery, systemic racism, and inequality in America.
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 — Democratic Congressman David Scott of Georgia has introduced legislation aimed at safeguarding the future of Black farmers and reversing decades of systemic discrimination.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Bill Cosby—long regarded as television’s most iconic father figure—shared his thoughts on the death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor who portrayed Theo Huxtable...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Harlem’s largest annual celebration returns this summer as the 51st edition of HARLEM WEEK kicks off on August 1 and runs through August...
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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon has condemned the state’s $450 million immigration detention facility in the Everglades—dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz”—as an inhumane, politically motivated...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “This is the federal seizure of power,” according to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who emphasizes that the Trump administration has federalized the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The year-long Intuit IDEAS Program is now accepting applications and in partnership with the National Urban League is expanding to nine cities across...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The remarks echo proposals President Donald Trump himself has floated in recent months, including a plan to compel farmers to house and supervise...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — As thousands of Latinos and immigrant families pack Dodger Stadium night after night, the team’s billionaire owner has faced growing scrutiny over financial...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Reverend William Barber, the founder and leader of Moral Mondays on the Hill, was not a part of the rights organizations call with...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Maxine Waters labeled Trump “a president out of control,” and warned that bombing Iran without Congressional approval “is tantamount to a declaration...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — As the United States edges closer to possible military action against Iran, history signals a familiar reality for Black Americans
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The decision marks the first time that America’s oldest civil rights organization will exclude a sitting president at its convention. In a statement...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. calls for a deeper reckoning with the global and generational impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In a new push led by the Black Press, Chavis announced that “Merit, Advancement, and Opportunity” – or M.A.O. – will replace Diversity,...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Pentagon confirmed that the deployment brought the number of Guard members under federal orders to more than 4,100. Approximately 700 Marines were...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In one of the most outlandish displays of ego and perhaps the most expensive show of arrogance in American history, Donald Trump’s estimated...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “Today, the U.S. actively blocks vessels from delivering oil to Cuba. It pressures other countries to deny Cuba tourism access,” she asserted. “And...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Sylvester “Sly” Stewart—known to the world as Sly Stone, frontman of the groundbreaking band Sly and the Family Stone—has died at the age...
