BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There are moments in history when a single act of generosity reveals the moral decay of an entire nation. MacKenzie Scott’s $38 million...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — He hoped they would remember that the Black Press was not a charity case but a lifeline. Two months later, the silence has...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The country’s most dependable safety net is changing again, and this time, many fear it will fall hardest on the people who have...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — ProPublica’s in-depth investigation reveals that Russell Vought, Donald Trump’s former budget director, is the real power inside this White House.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case that could decide the future of voting rights in America.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There is a tragedy that runs through the name Jackson—not the tragedy of loss alone, but of transformation
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The United States has just five percent of the world population yet holds approximately 25 percent of its prisoners. From the beginning of...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — As the United States edges closer to possible military action against Iran, history signals a familiar reality for Black Americans
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. calls for a deeper reckoning with the global and generational impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Now, with immigration raids sparking protest in majority-Black and Latino neighborhoods in Los Angeles like Compton and Paramount, Trump has again used federal...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — His experience adds a surprising voice to the chorus of Black activists who’ve spent decades calling out discrimination in prisons.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The numbers mark the third consecutive month that functional unemployment has surpassed 24%, according to LISEP, which defines functional unemployment as the combined...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Support for Black Lives Matter, which surged in 2020, has dropped to 52%. Favorability has remained highest among Black adults (76%), Democrats (84%),...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — 60% of Black people in this country are poor and are low wealth” and will be severely impacted by the president’s budget that...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The American Civil Liberties Union immediately condemned the plan, stating it puts millions’ education and civil rights at risk.
NNPA NEWSWIRE: The Trump administration’s second term has already unleashed a wave of devastating policies, from ICE-led family separations to the dismantling of Diversity, Equity, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE -— “Open discussion and debate will enable us to find solutions to the racial inequality that persists in the nation today,” said noted historian...
Marin HHS and partners offer educational events throughout May San Rafael, CA — Local and global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, household economic instability, racial inequality,...
By Carla Thomas When Sandy La applied to two programs while a senior at Oakland High, she had no idea the Oakland Promise program would truly...
“This is a national issue because of the growing mental health crisis in communities across the United States and underserved communities,” Dr. Chavis asserted. “The NNPA again...
John Eligon, THE NEW YORK TIMES ST. LOUIS (The New York Times) — When she tore open the manila envelope on a sweltering morning in...
NANCY BENAC, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It wasn’t your typical panel discussion: President Barack Obama sat down Tuesday with leading thinkers from the left and...
by Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The effects of living in a patriarchal, racist society measurably erode Black women’s physical and mental wellbeing,...
[People of color] are expected to educate white people as to our humanity. Women are expected to educate men. Lesbians and gay men are expected to...
By john a. powell NNPA Guest Columnist Thousands recently took to the streets in protest and outrage following a Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to...
