BLACKPRESSUSA—A secret Sacramento deal would protect Southern California Edison's profits while Black ratepayers across California absorb the cost—and the governor holds the only pen that matters.
BLACKPRESSUSA—California investigators determined Southern California Edison equipment caused the Eaton Fire, killing 19 people and devastating one of Los Angeles County's most significant Black communities. What...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE: LeBron James picked Philadelphia to close out his career, and pairing with Jaylen Brown makes the 76ers instant contenders. But the bigger story is...
BLACKPRESSUSA—AI data centers promise jobs and tax revenue for Mississippi. But in Jackson's majority-Black neighborhoods, residents are asking a harder question — who bears the cost,...
SEATTLE MEDIUM — Black men may face a new environmental threat to their health: chemicals and microscopic plastics. These substances, found in everyday products and foods,...
SEATTLE MEDIUM — Black men may face a new environmental threat to their health: chemicals and microscopic plastics. These substances, found in everyday products and foods,...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), was celebrated as the father of the environmental justice movement at the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In noting that Environmental Justice is an important part of the struggle to improve and maintain a clean and healthful environment – particularly...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A new 16-page issue brief by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies warns that federal industrial policy investments aimed at advancing...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — As record-breaking heat waves sweep across the country this summer, a new national poll reveals an overwhelming majority of Americans are linking the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The nationwide tour will be anchored by a diverse coalition of community leaders, civil rights activists, entrepreneurs, influencers, and policy chiefs. The effort...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Leadership Conference said that for 75 years, it has helped secure every major federal civil rights law enacted in the United States....
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Administrator Zeldin and the Trump administration are proposing a plan that will strip away pollution protections at the same time it gives a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The six-part series, executive produced by Dawn Porter, premieres Tuesday, February 25, with two episodes airing back-to-back on HBO. All six episodes will...
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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Climate Action Campaign (CAC), along with partners and allies, voiced strong concerns about the executive orders and the confirmation of Lee Zeldin as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While the policies aim to bolster what the administration calls "American values and safety," they carry profound implications for Black Americans and other...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More clean energy initiatives are needed and proposing them should remain a priority for the administration. That said, the new EPA policy rule on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Our administration is resolute in combating appraisal bias and fostering generational wealth building," said Fudge. She pledged as an action item to, "… actively promote HUD programs for self-sufficiency, wealth building, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re thrilled to recognize Representatives Blunt Rochester and Lee and all of the second annual Climate Change-Maker Award winners for their impressive leadership...
In the upcoming spring semester, Chavis will co-convene an undergraduate course titled “The Lived Experience of Race and Racism” alongside Duke Public Policy Professor Jay Pearson.
By Antonio Ray Harvey, Lila Brown, and Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media The NAACP California Hawaii State Conference is hosting its 36th State Convention,...
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 Kara Manke UC Berkeley News As rising seas threaten to flood hundreds of toxic sites along the California coast, the risk of flood-related contamination will...
By Ben Jealous Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person...
