As we close our celebration of Black History Month this year, we recently sat down with Byna Elliott, global head of Advancing Black Pathways at JPMorgan...
From Vallejo Weekly By cityofvallejo WHEREAS, through courage, perseverance, faith, and resolve against incredible prejudice and hardships, Black Americans have positively influenced, enriched, and advanced every aspect of...
SAN LEANDRO, CA —Mayor Juan Gonzalez and the San Leandro City Council are pleased to invite the community to attend the City of San Leandro’s annual...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — How should we say thank you adequately to leaders and freedom fighters who have passed away? We all should keep fighting for freedom...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As we prepare to go into 2023, disunity between Blacks and Jews is ahistorical and counterproductive. We cannot afford to be nonchalant or...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeffries said he hopes to find common ground with the G.O.P. where possible. He takes over the reins from long-time Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I support and join with Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) in her letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that commends and endorses the...
By Richard Johnson | Post News Group In choosing the right person to represent an official position, you must be mindful that your choice truly mirrors...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Atlanta celebrates Pride in October for many reasons, with one of those reasons being National Coming Out Day, which is Oct. 11 and...
By Ben Jealous Truth is a threat to authoritarianism. Reading is a path to truth. That’s why the freedom to read is essential to the freedom...
By Post Staff Oakland Vice-Mayor Rebecca Kaplan will introduce a resolution on Sept. 20, 1:30 p.m. to the Oakland City Council urging the Women’s National Basketball...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At a time when world communities are experiencing increasing devastations from climate change, poverty, and human oppression, what are the enduring lessons that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “On behalf of the NNPA and the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust, as well as on behalf of all my fellow Civil Rights Movement...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When talking about slavery, particularly the Transatlantic slave trade and its after-effects, there are certain institutions that directly benefitted and continue to reap...
By Ken Epstein The Oakland City Council this week unanimously passed a resolution celebrating Mills College as the oldest women’s undergraduate college in the West and...
By Glynda Carr The Supreme Court just dealt a devastating blow to reproductive rights. With its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, five Republican-appointed Justices on the...
By Ben Jealous, President of People For the American Way Communities all across the country are facing public safety crises. Crime is rising in ways that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “From now on, I would like to see the Black Press continue to grow. This could be in the form of owning television...
By The Rev. Jonathan E.D. Moseley, Special to California Black Media Partners California’s Black students are falling behind in their academic performance. This poor academic performance...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The story of the abolition of slavery in the aftermath of the Civil War is familiar, as is the civil rights revolution that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The city’s first African American and longest serving mayor, Byron Brown called Massey a strong and proud Black woman. “She was proficient in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’d like to thank The Penny and Robert Sarver Charitable Foundation for their generous donation to assist in upgrading the HVAC system at...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The tour’s first stop was the now dilapidated, overgrown-with-vines Bryant’s Grocery, on Money Road, in Greenwood, Miss., where 14-year-old Emmett Till of Chicago...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Friday, February 25, President Joe Biden made Judge Jackson his choice to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced his retirement in January....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We need to create a society that is based on equality and justice for all. It’s paramount for humans and AI to work...
