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COMMENTARY: Attacks on Assemblymember Bonta’s Appointment to Committee Chair Is Bad Journalism

By Paul Cobb As the publisher of the Oakland Post, I am disappointed with recent mainstream media coverage and editorials trying to make tabloid news out...

Black History3 years ago

Nat Bates, First Elected to Richmond Council in 1967, Bids ‘Final Farewell’

By Nat Bates (Former Richmond City Councilmember Nat Bates, who at age 91 was the nation’s oldest elected official, penned this farewell speech for his final...

This cross-sector of Black millennial and Gen-Z voters are engaged and wanting to bring about change and have their voices heard.

Black History4 years ago

Black Millennial and Gen-Z Voters Chime in On Issues Important to Them Leading Up to the November Midterm Elections

NNPA NEWSWIRE ±— The 2022 midterm elections will definitely cast a major light on the future of this country, and with recent decisions surrounding education, healthcare,...

BlackPressUSA4 years ago

State’s Only Black Female D.A. Announces Decades-Old Cold Case Solved

By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton, California’s only Black D.A., recently joined the state Attorney General Rob Bonta and...

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC), issued the following statement regarding recent revelations that Trump disparaged the military and downplayed the threat of the coronavirus.

Black History6 years ago

COMMENTARY: “Trump the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy Since Civil War”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Donald Trump’s lies and hateful rhetoric are not only destructive to our democracy, they have cost the United States over 6 million coronavirus...

Thirty years ago this year, in 1989, Eddie Lee Smith Jr., made history as the first African American elected mayor of my hometown of Holly Springs, Mississippi.

Commentary7 years ago

Why are people still talking about The Mayor of Holly Springs, Mississippi?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…I still get chills when I walk inside the Eddie L. Smith Multipurpose Building on North Memphis Street. As one of his final...

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COMMENTARY: Attacks on Assemblymember Bonta’s Appointment to Committee Chair Is Bad Journalism

Nat Bates, First Elected to Richmond Council in 1967, Bids ‘Final Farewell’

Black Millennial and Gen-Z Voters Chime in On Issues Important to Them Leading Up to the November Midterm Elections

State’s Only Black Female D.A. Announces Decades-Old Cold Case Solved

COMMENTARY: “Trump the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy Since Civil War”

Why are people still talking about The Mayor of Holly Springs, Mississippi?

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COMMENTARY: Attacks on Assemblymember Bonta’s Appointment to Committee Chair Is Bad Journalism

Nat Bates, First Elected to Richmond Council in 1967, Bids ‘Final Farewell’

Black Millennial and Gen-Z Voters Chime in On Issues Important to Them Leading Up to the November Midterm Elections

State’s Only Black Female D.A. Announces Decades-Old Cold Case Solved

COMMENTARY: “Trump the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy Since Civil War”

Why are people still talking about The Mayor of Holly Springs, Mississippi?

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