BLACKPRESSUSA - An 18-wheeler carrying H-E-B merchandise struck a disabled car on US 87 near Dalhart, resulting in the deaths of four young Texas women. Dashcam...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There are moments when a nation shows its soul. This is one of them.
THE AFRO — Jared Forget, special agent in charge of the DEA’s Washington Division, stated that during “the course of this nearly year-long investigation, law enforcement...
THE AFRO — Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network are planning a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025 to protest the second...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The year began with the nation reckoning with the police beating of Tyre Nichols. This summer, millions of fans flocked to Beyonce’s Renaissance...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Soledad Álvarez Velasco is an Ecuadorian socio-anthropologist, human geographer and assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and Latin American and Latino Studies...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The late First Lady and her husband co-founded the Carter Center, which expressed its sorrow in a statement by highlighting their global initiatives...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Through Northwestern University’s Northwestern Prison Education Program, 16 students from the Stateville Correctional Center were conferred degrees in front of nearly 300 attendees,...
Andre 3000, the eccentric, freewheeling half of the venerable Hip-hop group OutKast, shocked the world when he announced he was dropping an album on Nov. 17....
Photo: Getty Images A Georgia high school football coach has been fired after holding a baptism for players on school grounds, NBC News reports. Isaac Ferrell,...
Photo: Getty Images Atlanta rapper T.I. is giving back to his community. On Tuesday (Nov. 14), T.I. was joined by Atlanta Mayor Andrew Dickens for the...
Chicago luminaries Quincy Jones, Jennifer Hudson and Chance the Rapper have joined forces to reopen the historic Ramova Theater in Bridgeport, which was dormant for nearly...
Photo: Getty Images Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police Officer who fatally knelt on George Floyd, is seeking to have federal conviction overturned. On Monday (Nov....
Photo: Getty Images A Milwaukee County deputy was caught on video punching a 17-year-old girl, per CBS 58. The incident unfolded on Sunday (October 22) when...
Photo: Getty Images A former Minneapolis police officer won’t get prison time for beating a Black man amid 2020 demonstrations following George Floyd’s death. Ex-cop Justin...
Photo: Getty Images A Milwaukee County deputy was caught on video punching a 17-year-old girl, per CBS 58. The incident unfolded on Sunday (Oct. 22) when...
Photo: Getty Images A Black student said a guidance counselor called the list of colleges she wished to attend “ambitious.” In the upcoming book “Black Women,...
Predominantly Black Institutions represent an increasing cadre of 4-year and 2-year institutions that educate urban and rural Black students whose personal and financial situations limit their...
Trinity United Church of Christ remains a staple in the African-American community. The multigenerational church that leads with Christ, culture and community at the forefront continues...
Photo: Getty Images Star athlete Althea Gibson and NAACP co-founder Ida B. Wells are set to be featured on quarters in 2025. According to The Root,...
ROLAND FORD (PHOTO BY J.L. MARTELLO) Bill Ford just knew he was the real athlete in the family. He played basketball in his early days and...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — From the proverbial ashes rose her dream of making a mark in the world of cooking. Her now brick-and-mortar Lexington Betty Smokehouse restaurant,...
Photo: Getty Images Two people were injured in a shooting at Bowie State University on Saturday (October 7) during homecoming week. According to Revolt, gunfire erupted...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — Among those in custody, approximately 30% (197,000) were convicted or awaiting sentencing, while the remaining 70% (466,100) were not convicted, pending court...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — This year has been pivotal for Rev. Jackson, who officially transitioned from actively leading the pioneering Rainbow Push Coalition he founded.
