BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “Sometimes they take 30 percent off the top of your refund,” she added. “And they’re not required to disclose the interest rates or...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Back in the United States, the centerpiece protest is scheduled for Washington, D.C., where thousands are expected to convene at the Washington Monument...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — According to Bryant, the boycott has mobilized over 150,000 participants and persuaded over 100 Black vendors to withdraw their products from Target.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Joint Center co-authored a report with the Center for Economic and Policy Research examining Black Americans’ economic insecurity despite record-low unemployment rates,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The lawsuit comes after a series of drastic actions following the ouster of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. President Trump replaced Chopra with Russell...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — HB1227 reflects growing momentum nationwide for economic redress policies that acknowledge and address the generational harm caused by enslavement. The bill would require...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Childcare is work that supports all other work. Mothers, who do most of the caregiving, too often must choose between staying home or...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We are bringing the everyday people who’ve demanded better wages from their bosses to Washington insist that Republicans, Democrats, and Independents make clear...
By Ken Epstein Several lifelong NAACP members, including Black Business Round Table host Doug Blacksher and civil rights attorney Walter Riley, held a press conference this...
By Gay Elizabeth Plair Cobb Gay Plair Cobb Editor’s note: The “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” brought an unprecedented throng to the National Mall...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. King’s call for economic justice on the eve of his assassination – when he too called for economic sanctions against opponents of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s no longer a choice but an obligation to take the current economic state of our community into consideration. We need to be...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Given the fact that today in America, Black Americans and other communities of color are being told to shut up, stay asleep, don’t...
By Niara Savage, published in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, an NNPA member The promise of 40 acres and a mule An ambitious wealth-building initiative will provide 800...
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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “A right is not something someone gives you. It’s something that someone cannot take away from you. That’s what this is about. It’s...
By Rev Phyllis Scott, President of the Pastors of Oakland Last week, as the Pastors of Oakland and the NAACP held a prayer vigil seeking proactive...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This Black History Month, give Black women the gift of empowerment by investing in organizations dedicated to Reproductive Justice (RJ). Black women have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Fifty-eight years after the #MarchOnWashington, Americans are marching again today for our democracy. With state laws disenfranchising voters and making it harder to vote,...
ATLANTA TRIBUNE — "I share with my fellow advocates of racial, social and economic justice a deep sense of despair, outrage, and grief at the recent...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The movement in the 1960s won a Civil Rights Act and a Voting Rights Act, but the Poor People’s Campaign was about building...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s latest attack on a Black lawmaker and his majority Black constituency is not new. Rep. Cummings represents Baltimore, which is 60 percent...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Much has changed since the creation of the NAACP 110 years ago, and as we highlight these achievements during this year’s convention, we...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A District-headquartered employees’ union has launched an interactive campaign to engage young people of color ahead of the 2020 election. The initiative of the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Any universe with payday lending is answering the question of how to make poverty a sustainable profitable enterprise,” noted Boston’s Rep. Ayanna Pressley...
