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People of color account for nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population. Yet, Joint Center research found that people of color account for just 11 percent of Washington, D.C.-based senior staff in Senate personal offices.

OP-ED: Black Voters Should See Themselves in Congressional Staff

NNPA NEWSWIRE — People of color account for nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population. Yet, Joint Center research found that people of color account for...

In 2019, after reviewing a General Accounting Office audit that revealed federal agencies only spend a pittance of its allotted $5 billion advertising budget with Black and minority-owned entities, Norton introduced H.R. 2576.

Black History5 years ago

Biden-Harris Administration Commits to Ensure Government Spending with Black and Minority-Owned Media Businesses

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is good news for the Black Press of America in 2021,” declared Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the...

Americans have cast a record-breaking 98 million people voting early for the 2020 elections. The numbers put the 2020 elections in position to be the highest ever for voter turnout. The total is close to twice as many early votes as cast in the 2016 election.

Black History5 years ago

Driven by a Tumultuous Four Years, a Record 98 Million Americans Vote in Early Voting

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The COVID-19 pandemic appears not to be stifling turnout for an election driven primarily by the controversial and divisive personal of Donald Trump....

The resulting economic shutdown has led to over 40 million people filing for unemployment — over 20 percent of the U.S. labor force. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

Chairwoman Maxine Waters Sounds Alarm on Coming Wave of Evictions

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We can’t wait any longer we got to move. The CARES Act was an important step towards providing relief, but more help is...

“The federal government has been slow to engage the issue of reparations, individuals, corporations, and other public institutions have engaged the discussion out of necessity and conscience,” said Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX). (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

One North Carolina City Council Approves Reparations – Sort Of

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...

“What happened to #AhmaudArbery is a MODERN DAY LYNCHING. This February, the House overwhelmingly passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which would make lynching a federal crime,” wrote Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL)

Black History6 years ago

Shooting Death in Georgia of Ahmaud Arbery is Defined as a “Modern Day Lynching”

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, went viral on social media on May 6, months after his murder. The video shows Arbery...

Charlene Crowell is the Communications Deputy Director with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

Black History6 years ago

$349 billion COVID-19 Small Business Program short-changes businesses of color

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) estimated that as many as 95% Black-owned businesses stood no chance of securing a program loan. Other...

Several other provisions asked by members of the Congressional Black Caucus were an expansion of unemployment benefits to $600 per week in addition to the base max eligible for unemployment insurance, $15.5 billion in additional funding for SNAP, a temporary moratorium of 6 months for federal student loans and funding the Minority Business Development Agency $10 million to make grants to minority-owned businesses. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

Congressional Black Caucus Focuses on Economic Recovery of African Americans in COVID-19 Crisis

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Several other provisions asked by members of the Congressional Black Caucus were an expansion of unemployment benefits to $600 per week in addition...

"I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it. After yesterday’s vote, it is clear that candidate is my friend and a great American, Joe Biden…,” Bloomberg said in a statement announcing the suspension of his campaign on March 4th.

Government6 years ago

Mike Drop: After Joe Biden’s Big Super Tuesday Wins, What’s Next for Bloomberg?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Democrats turned out in record numbers for Super Tuesday as many are citing their desire to remove President Trump from office as a...

Three generations of Maryland’s 7th District Congressmen (Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, 1996 to present; former Congressman Parren J. Mitchell, 1971 to 1987; and former Congressman Kweisi Mfume, 1987 to 1996) attend the ceremony officially designating the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 6101 Liberty Road in Baltimore, Maryland, as the U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell Post Office. (January 2007) (Photo: Office of Congresssman Elijah Cummings / Wikimedia Commons)

Black History6 years ago

Former NAACP Chief and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Kweisi Mfume Wins Primary for Cummings Seat

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mfume’s primary challenger in Maryland’s seventh congressional district was Cummings’ widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings. But the contest was no close. The general election...

Black History7 years ago

U.S. House Votes to Condemn President Trump’s Use of Social Media to Spread Racist Messages

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Some of us have been victims of the stain, the pain, the hurt of racism. In the 50s and during the 60s, segregationists...

Black History7 years ago

Ta-Nehisi Coates destroys Mitch McConnell over slave reparations debate

ROLLINGOUT — Ta-Nehisi Coates took a moment to verbally dismantle U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell. Speaking on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at a U.S. House hearing on reparations,...

Featured7 years ago

House and Senate Introduce Bill to ensure Insurance Coverage for Abortion

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The EACH Woman Act ensures that every woman is empowered to make critical decisions about her own pregnancy – and has coverage for...

Commentary7 years ago

First Member of Congress Calls for Trump’s Resignation Amid Month of Chaos

NNPA NEWSWIRE — During an interview on the Scott Dworkin report, Rep. Gwen Moore said that President Trump “resigning is a dignified way for him to...

(l-r) Angela Conley, Ilhan Omar and Keith Ellison were victorious in their historic bids.

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder7 years ago

2018 midterm results: Historic gains made in Minnesota

MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — It may not have been the blue wave that some had predicted, but Democrats made significant gains nationally and across the state of...

Black History8 years ago

Black Women Voters Seek to Shake up Midterms

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Trump presidency has repeatedly undermined the Affordable Care Act and other health programs that benefit the health of Black women. Black women...

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OP-ED: Black Voters Should See Themselves in Congressional Staff

Biden-Harris Administration Commits to Ensure Government Spending with Black and Minority-Owned Media Businesses

Driven by a Tumultuous Four Years, a Record 98 Million Americans Vote in Early Voting

Chairwoman Maxine Waters Sounds Alarm on Coming Wave of Evictions

One North Carolina City Council Approves Reparations – Sort Of

Shooting Death in Georgia of Ahmaud Arbery is Defined as a “Modern Day Lynching”

$349 billion COVID-19 Small Business Program short-changes businesses of color

Congressional Black Caucus Focuses on Economic Recovery of African Americans in COVID-19 Crisis

Mike Drop: After Joe Biden’s Big Super Tuesday Wins, What’s Next for Bloomberg?

Former NAACP Chief and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Kweisi Mfume Wins Primary for Cummings Seat

U.S. House Votes to Condemn President Trump’s Use of Social Media to Spread Racist Messages

Ta-Nehisi Coates destroys Mitch McConnell over slave reparations debate

House and Senate Introduce Bill to ensure Insurance Coverage for Abortion

First Member of Congress Calls for Trump’s Resignation Amid Month of Chaos

2018 midterm results: Historic gains made in Minnesota

Black Women Voters Seek to Shake up Midterms

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OP-ED: Black Voters Should See Themselves in Congressional Staff

Biden-Harris Administration Commits to Ensure Government Spending with Black and Minority-Owned Media Businesses

Driven by a Tumultuous Four Years, a Record 98 Million Americans Vote in Early Voting

Chairwoman Maxine Waters Sounds Alarm on Coming Wave of Evictions

One North Carolina City Council Approves Reparations – Sort Of

Shooting Death in Georgia of Ahmaud Arbery is Defined as a “Modern Day Lynching”

$349 billion COVID-19 Small Business Program short-changes businesses of color

Congressional Black Caucus Focuses on Economic Recovery of African Americans in COVID-19 Crisis

Mike Drop: After Joe Biden’s Big Super Tuesday Wins, What’s Next for Bloomberg?

Former NAACP Chief and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Kweisi Mfume Wins Primary for Cummings Seat

U.S. House Votes to Condemn President Trump’s Use of Social Media to Spread Racist Messages

Ta-Nehisi Coates destroys Mitch McConnell over slave reparations debate

House and Senate Introduce Bill to ensure Insurance Coverage for Abortion

First Member of Congress Calls for Trump’s Resignation Amid Month of Chaos

2018 midterm results: Historic gains made in Minnesota

Black Women Voters Seek to Shake up Midterms

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