BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Over the past few weeks, there has been an extensive debate about the merits of the Birmingham Promise Initiative, a new program proposed by...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Twenty students in the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s (BCRI) Legacy Youth Leadership Program left Tuesday, July 16 for a three-day tour of historical...
NNPA ESSA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — A unique program in Virginia Beach public schools includes 28 Military Family Life Counselors, who work closely with schools’ staff and...
NNPA ESSA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — Three-quarters of the students enrolled in Friendship schools in D.C. are from Wards 7 and 8, the city’s two poorest areas,...
NNPA ESSA MEDIA CAMPAIGN — Young knows firsthand the aggravation of dealing with the Oakland school lottery. She also understands the anxiety parents feel not knowing...
NNPA ESSA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — According to Dr. Rosa Castro Feinberg, who serves on the committee for LULAC Florida, an advocacy group serving all Hispanic nationality...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — As Ward 8 residents continue to fall victim to violent crime, questions about the nature of police-community relations — particularly the police’s level of...
THE AFRO — In their attempt to expand the vision and opportunities for young African American men, My Brothers Keeper (MBK) took to the links for the...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles Rams collaborated with English Premier League team Arsenal Football Club to host the “FootbALL” clinic for the youth in Inglewood....
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — If it’s Saturday night in Birmingham, that usually means it’s showtime somewhere on the city’s music scene for hip-hop artists Shaheed and DJ Supreme....
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge asked whether plaintiffs in an ongoing summer school case would want the Maryland Department of Education to...
About 300 people came out for free food and fun at the fourth annual Mario Woods Remembrance Day at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Bayview...
The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Russell M. Nelson reminded those assembled for the 110th annual national convention of the National...
This time Police were welcomed and helped direct traffic Thousands of people showed up this past Sunday for Oakland’s second annual BBQ’n While Black festivities at...
Vann: “Mayor Schaaf has never taken the homeless issue seriously.” Schaaf finally says, “We now need to act with a sense of urgency” The number of...
Today, a new program, Oakland Goes Outdoors, was launched at the Children & Nature Network International Conference in Oakland. The program is one of the nation’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over 30 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes—including nearly 13% of all...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Everyone can second guess, talk about what should have happened or what they would have done. You see, it’s difficult to make decisions...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When I looked for a biblical reference point, there were actually too many to quote. I mean the bible is full of confirmation...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Upon learning that there were 100 boys who live in Atlanta on a waitlist for mentors, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms committed to elevating...
By Michelle McCalope, Jozef Syndicate Reporter, The DRUM Newspaper BATON ROUGE, LA (THE DRUM/NNPA) — Hundreds of people, including Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, BatonRouge Mayor...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hundreds honor Sadie Robert-Joseph, slain civil rights icon and museum founder who was remembered for living a life of purpose. Roberts-Joseph, the founder...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, convened a full Committee markup that will include bills introduced...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Earned Income Tax Credit was implemented as a way to offset the impact of Social Security taxes on low to moderate taxpayers...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NAACP's vote comes one day before former special counsel Robert Mueller is set to testify before Congress, which many Democrats hope will...