NNPA NEWSWIRE — While congressional Republicans have remained largely silent, GOP officials privately admit that the Trump administration’s offer to pay federal employees beyond the government’s...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Many Black college students have not considered a teaching career because they have never had a Black teacher, said Preston Jackson, who teaches...
LA FOCUS — AB 1815 is one of 14 reparations bills introduced by the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC). The bills were based on recommendations in...
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 — All indications show that Jennifer Abruzzo, the President’s new general counsel, is helping to lead the charge and losing no time. She has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I want to give thanks for a human right that shaped our country throughout the 20th century and that made Thanksgiving possible for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sixty-five years ago, the Supreme Court tackled the issue of segregation in our nation's school systems. The Brown v. Board of education decision...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “How strong is our economy? It is undoubtedly stronger than it was a year ago, but it's not as strong as some claim...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As of June 2018, more than 1.2 million student loan borrowers requested to be certified, with 890,000 ultimately certified eligible. 28,000 applied for...
By Bria Nicole Stone (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Black women have to work seven extra months to earn what White men were paid in 2016. On average,...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) As a New Year approaches, fair lending will be the priority for the nation’s consumer financial cop on the beat....
By Freddie Allen (NNPA Newswire Managing Editor) Black workers lost ground last month, as the unemployment rate increased from 8.3 percent in September to 8.6 percent...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) In recent weeks, a spate of news coverage has referred to America’s “inner cities.” Some may even interpret it as...
By Freddie Allen (NNPA News Wire National News Editor) The Black unemployment rate ticked down from 8.9 percent in March to 8.8 percent in April and...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Income inequality is rising and it affects workers in every state, according to a new...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Last month’s Black unemployment rate (10.9 percent) was more than twice the White unemployment rate...
by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would likely save taxpayers $39 billion in spending on...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Increasing the minimum wage would disproportionately benefit, Black workers and push the country closer to racial...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – President Obama’s proposal to make colleges more affordable has some good points, but could disproportionately harm Historically...
[NNPA] By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Whites had an average wealth of $632,000 in 2010 while Blacks had about $98,000 and Hispanics...
