NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The U.S. has long failed to live up to its international human rights treaty obligations on eliminating racial discrimination, perhaps more so in...
Emma H. Pendergrass, a devoted mother and sister, an outstanding attorney, inspirational educator, a consummate travel agent, leader, and friend to many, passed on July 17,...
By Tamara Shiloh The state of California joined the Union in 1850 as a free state. But after spending five years enslaved there, Bridget “Biddy” Mason...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Erika Loewe’s all-too-important job as director of African American media, she has ensured that the Black Press and other media of color...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We applaud the Senate Judiciary Committee for taking a critical step towards a U.S. Supreme Court that represents our communities and fulfills the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The event will include an initial day of a pro-am, a trip to PGA TOUR Superstore to help the players with equipment and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the afternoon portion of the hearing, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) attempted to bring decorum, asking Judge Jackson about the significance of her...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Friday, February 25, President Joe Biden made Judge Jackson his choice to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced his retirement in January....
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 — Dr. Hilton repeatedly has asked the CDC about changing protocols when it comes to booster shots. “How are we not repeating this same...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gregory McClary, owner and manager of Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home in Westland, says one notable challenge faced by funeral directors is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As floodwaters and the after-effects of Hurricane Ida ravaged Louisiana, Mississippi, and eventually wreaked havoc in the northeast, FEMA officials announced that there...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Unsurprised that there was no updated information from the Buckeye police about the case, the family has sought its own private investigator to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Nicole Sitaraman, policy committee chair of BOSS and vice president of strategic engagement at Sustainable Capital Advisors, "We are living in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We know that for too long in too many parts of our country, Black families were blocked from burying their loved ones in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Grosse graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and has appeared in major feature films and television productions, including: “Straight Outta Compton,” “Banshee,” “The Brave,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Yet even today, with all those credentials and as one of the leading executives on Wall Street,” wrote Raymond J. McGuire, Citi’s Vice...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The day after a debate he was roundly criticized for, Trump went to an old standby: Attacking African American women in positions of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Even in the darkest of times, we can hear our friend and mentor John Lewis: "Ours is not the struggle of one day,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled that fills the cup we drink from today,” said Councilman Keith Young, one of two African...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The encounter included many different moments over 40 minutes. The police were called when Brooks fell asleep in line in the drive thru...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clyburn noted that healthcare and other fraud has run rampant during the current novel coronavirus pandemic and, more than ever, African Americans are...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Senate was seen as out of play in terms of Democrats taking over. But now, with the coronavirus crisis turning the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The must-see interview, which will spotlight the recent actions of the U.S. Congress with respect to the impact of COVID-19 on America, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "A Biden–Abrams ticket would beat a Trump-Pence ticket and perform competitively with other hypothetical tickets, while also overperforming with key groups that constitute...
