Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

Delegate en: Eleanor Holmes Norton (Wikimedia Commons / Photo by Federal Office of Eleanor Holmes Norton)

Norton Slams GOP Over Three Anti-Home Rule Bills Targeting D.C. Autonomy

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — As the U.S. House Rules Committee met recently to consider three Republican-backed bills targeting the District of Columbia’s local governance, and ahead of...

In 2019, after reviewing a General Accounting Office audit that revealed federal agencies only spend a pittance of its allotted $5 billion advertising budget with Black and minority-owned entities, Norton introduced H.R. 2576.

Black History5 years ago

Biden-Harris Administration Commits to Ensure Government Spending with Black and Minority-Owned Media Businesses

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is good news for the Black Press of America in 2021,” declared Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the...

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is a living legend with more than 50 honorary degrees and a list of accomplishments the size of her beloved District of Columbia.

Black History7 years ago

Congresswoman Norton Fighting For D.C., Black Press in New Congress

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m [was] born and raised in this segregated city without any Home Rule rights and no equal rights when the city was segregated,”...

Charleston Chronicle8 years ago

Norton to Introduce Bill Requiring Federal Agencies to Advertise with Minority-Owned Media

CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she will introduce a bill to require all federal agencies to include in their annual budget...

Business9 years ago