NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Democrat-led House and Senate quickly passed a 30-day extension of the expiring Highway infrastructure program over the weekend. Sen. Schumer said the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I got here just a year after the Black Caucus started, 50 years, and the Black Caucus has gotten stronger every year with...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — President Biden noted that the American Rescue Plan provided the third round of economic impact payments, established a homeowner assistance fund, and provided...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Texas bill is the latest in a national GOP push to make voting less easy after President Biden defeated Donald Trump by...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (“DEI&A”) initiatives and training make governments, businesses, and organizations stronger. Surveys show that 67% of job seekers consider...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On August 20, South Carolina tea party Republican leader Pressley Stutts died from complications of COVID. He was 64. Stutts opposed mask mandates...
THE GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT - Jane Adams, Executive Director of Cover Alabama, a coalition of organizations supporting Medicaid Expansion says, “This is the very best time...
FLORIDA COURIER — Bigoted bureaucrats and discriminatory policies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Farmers Home Administration lending agency abused Black farmers for decades....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The American Rescue Plan also addresses inequities in access to pandemic resources by making significant investments into small, Black businesses by providing $50...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “What I’m worried about is how un-American this whole initiative is,” President Biden said of GOP-led initiatives around the country to suppress or...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With the theme, “Black Business Challenges Responsibilities and Opportunities Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic,” Black Press publishers, readers, viewers, sponsors, partners, and anyone else tuning...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The right to vote is the foundation of American democracy. Free and fair elections that reflect the will of the American people must...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Georgia lawmakers’ restrictive and oppressive new voter laws may cost the team and city the privilege of hosting Major League Baseball’s summer showcase....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Protect your children and your grandchildren, protect those who you come in contact with,” Congressman Clyburn stated during the annual National Newspaper Publishers...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “If we do our part, if we do this together, by July 4, there’s a good chance you, your families, and friends will...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The American Rescue Plan will “devote $1 trillion toward building a bridge to economic recovery for working families, including those who work for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 529,000 Americans have died since the pandemic began, and nearly 30 million have contracted the virus. “We all lost something,” the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We applaud the confirmation of Rep. Fudge as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),” Marcela Howell, president and CEO...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “As the President said last week, once the rescue plan is signed, we’ll be able to start getting payments out this month,” White...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “For too long, we have endured the pain of watching or seeing the deaths of people of color, particularly Black men and women,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The sweeping $1.9 trillion rescue package could include direct payments of as much as $5,600 for families of four. The legislation provides direct...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There is a diversity explosion taking place across the country, in the White House, in Congress, with women and with people of color....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many of those working, especially in meat packing, manufacturing, and most service occupations, don't have the luxury to physically distance at work. Some...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Non-Hispanic Black males now have the lowest life expectancy of any group. The new data shows that African Americans on average live six...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “COVID-19 has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans, and if adequate steps are not taken, this number will continue to grow. As we...
