By Niara Savage, published in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, an NNPA member The promise of 40 acres and a mule An ambitious wealth-building initiative will provide 800...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black history has taken on new meaning in this polarized political era. Education Week reports that since January 2021, 14 Republican-led states (Florida,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As of Thursday, August 19, approximately 51 percent of the American population is vaccinated. The authors spell out that some states are safer...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When federal legislation is blocked that would extend and preserve funding for HBCUs, such actions are not only an affront to today’s college...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A Brennan Center analysis has found that at least 17 million voters were purged nationwide between 2016 and 2018, similar to the numbers discovered...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Brennan Center report follows a Center for American Progress analysis that examined how conservative lawmakers are suppressing the votes of people of...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Democrats on Tuesday captured the House of Representatives and are set to exert a major institutional check on President Donald...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — On Tuesday, voters will decide the fate of Charter Amendment B, ballot measure unanimously approved by city council which would open the...
THE FLORIDA STAR — Highly charged midterm elections are just around the corner, and experts are predicting record-high midterm voter turnout. But millions of U.S. citizens...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — The U.S. Senate begins confirmation hearings Tuesday, September 4, and will likely confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. He is currently...
By Dr. Elizabeth Primas (Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) Sixteen states and the District of Columbia submitted their proposals for implementation of the Every Student...
By Barrington M. Salmon (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In the span of thirty days, federal judges have scuttled voter suppression laws in North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas...