BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Voting rights advocates say this would create enormous hurdles for poor people, rural residents, Black Americans, naturalized citizens, and the nearly 70 million...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — He rejected the narrative of “fake news” and “alternative truths,” pledging that Black-owned media would persist in exposing lies and amplifying the voices...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I stand by the words of my hero, Congressman John Lewis who said “The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our goal is to ensure that Wisconsin voters have access to comprehensive information about where candidates land on abortion rights, enabling them to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Black-owned media voices can shape political messaging, mobilize voters, and advocate for Black issues,” stated Bobby Henry, NNPA’s national chairman and publisher of...
By Godfrey Lee Twenty-two members of the Performing Stars youth and staff took a Civil Rights Social Justice trip to visit Montgomery and other parts of...
By Tanu Henry California Black Media Apply Now: The California Legislative Black Caucus Launches Annual Scholarship Program The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) has launched its...
By Tamara Shiloh It was June 5, 1966. James Howard Meredith (born 1933), on a mission to encourage Black voter registration and defy entrenched racism in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While some say we need two more U.S. Senators so that we can break the chokehold of Senator Manchin and Senator Sinema, who...
NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE — With 10 million African Americans eligible, but unregistered to vote, the National Newspaper Publishers Association and the Transformative Justice Coalition have announced...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This last primary election showed that some of us were keeping ourselves from voting. There are 55 million unregistered Americans eligible to vote,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Fifty-six years ago, Bloody Sunday marked a turning point in our nation’s civil rights movement. The brutal assault on peaceful civil rights demonstrators...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Monday, May 4, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and the Voting Rights Alliance held a tele-townhall titled, "The Fight for the Vote...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — To ensure all are counted, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is inviting you to take part in the...
THE ATLANTA VOICE — In 2018, the youth vote increased in all 42 states for which youth voting data is available, according to the analysis by researchers at...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — With national Democrats looking to make Texas a battleground, a new Republican group is launching to register hundreds of thousands of new voters...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the past five years, 15 states and the District of Columbia have adopted automatic voter registration (AVR). Three states — Connecticut, Utah,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Word of Former Pres. George Herbert Walker Bush’s passing opened a door to a space in my mind where I had stored memories...
THE FLORIDA STAR — By engaging in voter suppression, Stacey Abrams’s opponents are paying her the highest possible compliment.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The conflict of interest regarding Kemp’s role as Georgia’s Secretary of State and as statewide candidate entered a new phase after it was...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Each year, an annual job fair is held a few weeks after TOS at a local community college. However, Bakewell said everyone realized...
THE CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — The League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area will provide information about VOTE411.org, its national and local comprehensive website where voters can...
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — DENTON, TX – The St. James A.M.E. Church partners with the Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Board to present the Vote 2018...
Kira Lerner, THINK PROGRESS (ThinkProgress.com) — The number of Americans excluded from the political process may be even larger than previously thought. A new study...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Lawmakers in South Carolina voted last week to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds,...
