NNPA NEWSWIRE — As the days passed after the Queen’s death there appeared to be a general consensus that respect, historic analysis and ceremony can go...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If they are elected, Maryland would be the first state to have two Black statewide officials. Wes Moore has caught lightning in a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Breonna Taylor should have awakened in her home, as usual, on the morning of March 13, 2020. Tragically, she did not. She was...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re talking about another two or three hundred Black women who will die every year simply because they don't have access to abortion...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On June 28, the LA Lakers summer league roster players started practice for the upcoming California Classic in San Francisco and NBA 2K23...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence Kelly, 55, to 20 years. R. Kelly’s defense team asked for 10 years or fewer. The judge...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It is unknown why Walker was initially stopped by police. His family’s attorney told the media Walker was hit over 60 times. Summit...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The year of 2022 will prove to be a major test of the electability of Black statewide candidates as issues around voting rights...
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![In December 2021, President Biden directed the Department of Education to pause federal student loan repayments. On February 5, 2022, he extended the moratorium again. [Photo: Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) and Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA)]](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/almaa-adams-nikema-williams-featured-web-80x80.jpg)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Reps. Adams and Williams are leading on a series of bills focused on assisting borrowers with student loan debt. High student loan debt...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Kaepernick, 34, has been speaking out a lot lately about wanting to play in the NFL again. Though he has been quiet over...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On August 19, 2020, Trey Songz’s Twitter account read, “I usually stay quiet on this, but I feel that in many ways the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At minimum, 41 prominent individuals connected to Harvard University were connected to slavery. This includes four past presidents of Harvard University. The report...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Because the midterm elections are occurring two years after the last CENSUS count, redistricting is still being decided in several states. Harrison is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During an interview shortly before the documentary aired on Showtime, CBS correspondent Jericka Duncan asked Bell about why Cosby’s side was not included...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Chairman Thompson told reporters on April 29 that were members of Congress the committee has reached out to already but there will be...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are deeply disturbed by allegations of discrimination that we believe do not stand up to scrutiny,” Wells Fargo said in a news...
NNPA NEWSWIRE The White House announced three pardons and the commuted sentences of 75 nonviolent drug offenders. The move by President Biden follows calls by justice...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On March 16, in a small auditorium at the Old Executive Office Building next door to The White House, Vice President Kamala Harris,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The “soft on crime” strategy wasn’t a new way of weakening the power of Black public officials, but what was new was the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hannah-Jones, creator of “The 1619 Project,” told the audience, “As a student of history, I know that the work that I do and the life I...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd's killing was captured on video by a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A Black woman has never served on the U.S. Supreme Court since it was created in 1789 — over 232 years ago. Since...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In at least three instances, an analysis of historical behavior by the newspapers themselves has been followed by an apology. The papers in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the White House before Breyer spoke, the President said, “I have made no decision except one. The person I will nominate will...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The two Black women, Brenda Lee Rawls, 53, and Lauren Smith-Fields, 23, died on the same day: Dec. 12, 2021, in separate incidents....
