BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Smithsonian Institution has launched an internal review of its programming after President Donald Trump ordered sweeping oversight of its exhibitions, a move...
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.COM NEWSWIRE — Advancement is key to M.A.O. to ensure that progress is based on performance and work-related contributions to success and mission fulfillment. Opportunity in...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — But instead of addressing these inequities, Trump and his allies have stripped resources from schools, gutted the Department of Education, and fiercely opposed...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — His unexpected leave comes as former President Donald Trump escalates efforts to reshape national cultural narratives.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s order casts a long shadow over the Smithsonian, which, while not a federal agency, is a trust instrumentality of the U.S. government...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — HBCUs are two hundred year old institutions that are one of the largest segments of this nation to create the Black middle class....
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Majority-Black school districts continue to be underfunded and underrepresented in policy making. And Black students still continue to be over-policed; one Black student...
CINCINNATI HERALD — Erasure of African American and Native American history justifies the opposition to DEI initiatives. It denies the need to correct the imbalance resulting...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Alabama’s defiance is striking and nearly unprecedented in this country’s history. A recent report offers important color and context,” said Alex Aronson, a...
By Emil Guillermo On Juneteenth, there was a lesson for everyone in America when pro-slavery forces couldn’t prevent all of the U.S. from getting the truth....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I must admit that ghosts and spirits are still within my purview. From time to time, I “conversate,” kick it and confer with...
By Ben Jealous Truth is a threat to authoritarianism. Reading is a path to truth. That’s why the freedom to read is essential to the freedom...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The story of the abolition of slavery in the aftermath of the Civil War is familiar, as is the civil rights revolution that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In questioning Judge Jackson, South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham continued the theme of his GOP colleagues, claiming the jurist is weak on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Under Sarver, the Suns have won a Western Conference title and have advanced to the conference finals four times. For Sarver, it’s been...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black history has taken on new meaning in this polarized political era. Education Week reports that since January 2021, 14 Republican-led states (Florida,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a state that President Joe Biden won by ten percentage points one year ago, the incumbent Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe not only...