By Jennifer Gunnels Butler University Stories Bay Area native Terri Jett was received a Distinguished Faculty Award at Indiana’s Butler University. Terri Jett arrived at Butler...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dubbed a “Food Hero” by Vegetarian Times magazine, Tracye L. McQuirter has helped thousands of people turn to veganism. In addition, she created...
By Kiana Gums, communications director for Oakland City Council District 6. Business leaders and city, county and state representatives gathered to celebrate the more than $1.7...
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media On October 7, Gov. Gavin Newsom, California Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday, educational leaders, community organizations, and the...
$2.7 million #CaliforniansForAll Youth Jobs Corps investment in Marin’s FIRE Foundry program to diversify the firefighting response workforce Courtesy of Marin County On Aug. 23, California...
By Tanu Henry, California Black Media California Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday and other education advocates around the state are encouraging college students to apply for...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — “Students don’t see themselves in those who are teaching them. And those who are teaching them — while well meaning — do not...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On his first day, just hours after taking the oath of office, President Biden signed a host of executive orders – one of...
THE ATLANTA VOICE — The Pathway Initiative will provide a one-time grant of $1,500 for eligible students to cover living expenses including mortgage assistance, food, transportation,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black and Latinx seniors are more likely to be affected by health conditions that can heighten the risk of coronavirus-related complications. Black adults...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “For every 2,000 Black people who were alive in January, one has died,” observed Dr. Ebony Hilton. “We often talk about mortality rates,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The movement in the 1960s won a Civil Rights Act and a Voting Rights Act, but the Poor People’s Campaign was about building...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Kevin Williams, the chief medical officer for Pfizer Rare Disease, addressed the conference during a Pfizer-hosted breakfast presentation titled, “African Americans and...
SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW — We all need access to healthy food. Food insecurity, not knowing where your next meal will come from, contributes to multiple...
By Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) Ever heard the term middle neighborhoods? If you haven’t, you have likely visited, lived in or driven through one more recently...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Kaylyn Sigman is a high school senior with big plans. A star soccer player from a poor rural Appalachian...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Many children and families eagerly look forward to the end of the school year and the carefree days of...
Jonathan Ellis, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA Today)—The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to release studies this spring that will provide more information about the...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As millions of families gather for marathon eating sessions across the nation this holiday season, Black families...
