BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — More than 500 Black feminists will convene in New Orleans from June 5 through 7 for what organizers are calling the largest Black...
By Jeremy McCants On Tuesday, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao released her new budget proposal, and the City Council will begin its review. This is a critical...
By Barrington M. Salmon NNPA Newswire Food security advocates, policymakers, and others had been warning of the dire consequences to those most in need if Congress...
People Are Liberating Public Spaces to Fight the Criminalization of Poverty By Cat Brooks How many times have you walked by an unhoused neighbor and told...
By Gregory Hodge Housing is a human right. In the wealthiest region in the wealthiest country, our shortcoming is obvious to anyone who has taken just...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When President Biden took office, the country was in the grip of a global pandemic. Businesses were shuttering, schools were closing, and people...
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media On Wednesday, July 13, Attorney General Rob Bonta hosted a virtual press conference to announce new directives to help protect...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Fifty-eight years after the #MarchOnWashington, Americans are marching again today for our democracy. With state laws disenfranchising voters and making it harder to vote,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are relieved knowing that the same determination Rep. Fudge brought to defending hungry families from cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A study conducted by Harvard University’s Department of Housing Studies revealed that half of Americans who rent are either severely rent-burdened or moderately...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Wells Fargo is working on a daily basis to put measures in place to support the needs of customers impacted by COVID-19 in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Several other provisions asked by members of the Congressional Black Caucus were an expansion of unemployment benefits to $600 per week in addition...
