By Krista Chan, Special to The Post The legacy of lynchings and racial terror in the American South continues in 2026 in a spate of suspicious...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — James Weldon Johnson, known for writing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," married Grace Nail Johnson in 1910. Johnson was an educator, journalist, diplomat,...
MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY JOURNAL — Black fathers are often subject to longstanding negative stereotypes about their involvement in their children's lives. However, historical records, including newspaper advertisements...
WESTSIDE GAZETTE — Consumers are often footing the bill for the electricity demands of new data centers, impacting their utility costs. While some states like Texas...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Now, as we approach one of the most important Midterm elections in the history of this nation, it appears that, once again, the...
GARY CRUSADER — The NAACP announced a $20 million voter registration campaign at its 117th annual convention in Chicago. The campaign aims to register between six...
GARY CRUSADER — The NAACP announced a $20 million voter registration campaign at its 117th annual convention in Chicago. The campaign aims to register between six...
GARY CRUSADER — The NAACP announced a $20 million voter registration campaign at its 117th annual convention in Chicago. The campaign aims to register between six...
AFRO-AMERICAN – WASHINGTON — Beloved Community Services Corp. (BCSC) recently hosted a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the restored law office of civil rights trailblazer Juanita...
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — A coalition including Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III announced "March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote," scheduled for Friday,...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Vernon Hawkins, a veteran organizer and public servant, died on July 2 at age 87. For over 50 years, Hawkins significantly influenced Washington...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Vernon Hawkins, a veteran organizer and public servant, died on July 2 at age 87. For over 50 years, Hawkins significantly influenced Washington...
GARLAND JOURNAL — Those that have graduated from a Historically Black College and University are role models for those who aspire to matriculate at an HBCU....
CHICAGO CRUSADER — It was a time when America’s military branches were segregated, thanks to President Woodrow Wilson, who, during World War I, created the draft...
SEATTLE MEDIUM — On Juneteenth, a significant event unfolded at the Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson's former plantation, marking the first time Black music was celebrated on...
OUR WEEKLY — On May 19, the NAACP launched the “Out of Bounds” campaign that targets public universities in eight Southern states that have redrawn or...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Now, after expanding and building new pathways to success as the first African-American superintendent for Allentown public schools in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he continues...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — American democracy is entering a dangerous stage of decline. While coverage focuses largely on the most recognizable signs of democratic backsliding, such as attacks on...
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 the aftermath of eight Democratic U.S. Senators defecting from the party on the government shutdown, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says, “We...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Tish James, the New York Attorney General, will be arraigned in Norfolk, Virginia, today on one count of bank fraud. Advocacy groups are...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE- Hours after the retaliatory one-count indictment of bank fraud against New York Attorney General Tish James, Black women and civil rights groups rallied in...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The autopsy for Trey Reed is underway. The 21-year-old student of Delta State University was found dead hanging from a tree on the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Today, twenty years ago, George W. Bush was president of the United States, and Ray Nagin was the mayor of New Orleans when...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The book is an unapologetic examination of how the horrors of the past—rooted in slavery—continue to manifest in present-day America through police brutality,...
