NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it would significantly increase its already robust philanthropic efforts in areas including global health, economic development,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hosted by Dallas businessman Willis Johnson of JBJ Management, Lightfoot, who is an attorney serving her first term as the 56th mayor of...
By Aldon Thomas Stiles, California Black Media Last week, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board, and the Riverside County...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As many governors, school boards and educational systems are trying to erase history by banning certain books in our schools and public libraries,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A double-major in economics at Stanford University and a changemaker, Carew-Johnson has traveled the world helping entrepreneurs and creatives monetize and scale visibility...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As part of RJI’s Inclusive Media and Economies Project, RJI, MMCA, and Dynasty Consulting have teamed up to help publishers of color tap...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Judy Reese Morse, president and CEO of the Urban League of Louisiana, said the importance of involving businesses owned and run by people...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I got here just a year after the Black Caucus started, 50 years, and the Black Caucus has gotten stronger every year with...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Innovation Commission’s collaboration with the Silicon Valley-based Hoover Institution will address the starting, recruitment and retention of companies and jobs, the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The International Association of Mayors of African Descent is visionary mayors and leaders united for the purpose and vision of establishing the platform...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "This is a moment where we need some semblance of hope in some of our communities, and we are hoping that's what occurs...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am proud of Howard’s continued efforts to drive economic development in the District. Adding critical residential and retail amenities transforms vacant and...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is optimistic. With the October 3 election less than a month away, the incumbent, who is completing his first...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Andre Southall called Councilman DeCosta Hastings on Tuesday and told him he wanted to suspend his campaign and endorse DeCosta for re-election. According...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re focusing on what we define as ‘full repair,’” he told The Final Call. “A lot of people don’t have a clear idea...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis applauded the Port of Houston Authority’s recent decision to conduct a disparity study of its procurement practices...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Mayor Sylvester Turner today accelerated the progress of his Complete Communities initiative by announcing the establishment of a fund to receive private donations and pledges for neighborhood...
THE AFRO — As Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker approaches the end of his second term, he shared his extreme disappointment in the decision to...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES —The Jefferson County Commission voted last week to expand the existing Jefferson Metropolitan Park in McCalla that could bring thousands of additional jobs...
By Erick Johnson (Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member) It could the greatest comeback in the history of any American city. Gary, Indiana, a predominately Black city, that has...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) The most recent data on minority-owned firms in the United States was collected in 2012 (and released at the end...
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Minority-owned banks are crying foul about the federal government snubbing them for tax credits they say could generate...
