Department of the Interior

Portrait of a person holding hand-made sign on cardboard about equal rights for every person. (Photo by Leo Patrizi)

Historic Black Sites Under Threat, May 3 Mobilization Set

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Bradley said a national mobilization is set for May 3 in Washington, D.C., urging people to join the Smithsonian and support endangered cultural...

The African American Burial Grounds initiative would provide grant opportunities and technical assistance to local communities as they work to recover and preserve those historic sites.

Black History5 years ago

Senate Passes Bill to Create African American Burial Grounds Network

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We know that for too long in too many parts of our country, Black families were blocked from burying their loved ones in...

March for Our Lives on 24 March 2018 in Washington, D.C.: Eleanor Holmes Norton at Rally for DC Lives before March for Our Lives, Washington DC (Photo: Lorie Shaull/Wikimedia Commons)

Black History7 years ago

All 12 Federal Appropriations Committees Adopt Norton’s Minority Ad Spending Measure

NNPA NEWSWIRE — D.C. Democratic Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton told NNPA Newswire on July 26, that each of the 12 federal Appropriations Committees have adopted language...

This drawing, "Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch man-of-war, 1619," chronicles the first 20 African slaves arriving in Jameston, Virginia.

Black History7 years ago

COMMENTARY: How Will You Celebrate Your Birthday?

WASINGTON INFORMER — The Department of the Interior and the National Park Service has appointed the 400 Years of African History Commission and charged it with...

Politics10 years ago

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Calls for Probe of Government Advertising

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributor) District of Columbia Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on Thursday fired off a letter to the Comptroller General of...

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Historic Black Sites Under Threat, May 3 Mobilization Set

Senate Passes Bill to Create African American Burial Grounds Network

All 12 Federal Appropriations Committees Adopt Norton’s Minority Ad Spending Measure

COMMENTARY: How Will You Celebrate Your Birthday?

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Calls for Probe of Government Advertising

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Historic Black Sites Under Threat, May 3 Mobilization Set

Senate Passes Bill to Create African American Burial Grounds Network

All 12 Federal Appropriations Committees Adopt Norton’s Minority Ad Spending Measure

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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Calls for Probe of Government Advertising

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