By Ken Epstein A community celebration was held Saturday, July 8, commemorating the life of former Oakland Board of Education member, civil rights leader, and parent...
By Ken Epstein A community celebration was held Saturday, July 8, commemorating the life of former Oakland Board of Education member, civil rights leader, and parent...
By Nina Sazevich The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco has recently been awarded one of 34 Museum Grants for African American History...
By Nina Sazevich The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco has recently been awarded one of 34 Museum Grants for African American History...
By Joe W. Bowers Jr., Edward Henderson California Black Media Black Women’s Group Tour on Economic Empowerment to Make Stop in Oakland The California Black Women’s...
By California Black Media California’s chief elected education officer, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who is the first Afro Latino and second African American...
OUSD Educator’s Hard Work Led to Success By Post Staff What does commitment and dedication look like? It can be seen in Mrs. Nina Gardner-Meeks who,...
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 — The 6-3 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court will alter college admissions policies. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing the opinion for...
The impactful Disney program introduces the teens to an array of new opportunities, such as sessions teaching valuable life tools, leadership skills, effective communication techniques and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The NNPA is especially honored to hear directly from President Joe Biden for his continued support and advocacy of the importance of the...
By Tamara Shiloh In 1934, New York City’s King’s Terrace nightclub faced closure after complaints about its “dirty songs.” The venue had been hosting a troupe...
By Ken Epstein After deciding to shut down at the end of May, the Holy Names University (HNU) Board of Trustees has just sold the 58-acre...
By Tamara Shiloh A memoir written by the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre has assured that her testimony before the U.S. Congress two years...
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Reparations Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will hold its last in-person meeting on...
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Two bills aimed at equipping K-12 students with the ability to discern between accurate and false news — and...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — “We were not surprised by the findings because philanthropy generally funds Black-led nonprofit organizations disproportionately less than other similarly situated organizations,” Susan...
On Saturday (June 17), UNCF Chicago gathered thousands of people in support of their “A Mind Is Gala” at the Hyatt Regency. Black excellence set the...
On the #TeachTruth National Day of Action, teachers, parents, and students said they won’t back down from the fight against anti-history bills. by Aziah Siid for Word...
Grant will fund the digitization of a large portion of the Auburn Avenue Library’s collection. The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History...
By Aziah Siid | Word In Black Photo by Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels (WIB) – Whether through words in her Brown Baby 321 series or from behind the desk at...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Although this program is filled with the basics that members of this community need to know, a $99 fee for the curriculum might...
By Srishti Prabha | CapRadio | Special to the OBSERVER A 2019 report by Create CA found that 89% of public schools in California were not...
By Bria Overs | Word In Black Credit: Ron Lach / Pexels (WIB) – After a more than three-year pause, interest and payments on federal student loans will...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Before the amendments approved Tuesday, board policy required candidates to have a certain amount of in-school experience and training in education. Under...
