NNPA NEWSWIRE — “What the president has done has opened up the eyes of so many people,” said NAACP President, Derrick Johnson. “This nation has still...
WESTSIDE GAZETTE — "It is clear that it does not matter how many people are assassinated, how many buildings are invaded by some deranged person who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The disproportionate mass incarceration of people of color in America continues to grow. It is bad enough to be confined and locked up...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “VP is integral to the history of reggae and dancehall music. We take this responsibility seriously and we are using our 40th anniversary...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Founded by young people, for young people, the Peer Health Exchange (PHE) has worked to fill the health equity gap for youth in underserved...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lee, whose films include “Do the Right Thing,” “She’s Gotta Have It,” “Malcolm X,” and “BlacKkKlansman,” said in a TMZ interview on Friday,...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — On Friday, March 8th from 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m, Cass Community Social Services is hosting its annual Empty Bowls Detroit fundraiser at Eastern Market.
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The 12:00 p.m., meeting/luncheon is open to the public.
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The actress is a Los Angeles native who shares a common background with many of the girls at Camp Scott-being a former...
Aguilar Spent 20 Years with Greenlining; Organization Begins National Search for New Leader The Greenlining Institute’s Board of Directors announces that after nearly two decades with...
Oakland firefighters are close to winning a pay raise from the City of Oakland, the result of a long and contentious negotiation period , which was...
Oakland Unified School District teachers have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, “if necessary,” for higher wages, more counselors and school nurses, and against the school...
Birding enthusiasts worldwide will join in this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count, scheduled for Friday through Monday, Feb. 15 through 18. It’s an annual project of...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — At the start of Black History month, Tennessee Republicans filed a bill that will limit the powers of Nashville’s Community Oversight Board.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’ve raised enough to produce additional resources. That’s what we did – and more,” Dawkins said in announcing that the all-women’s school had...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — The mural featured Quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the front wearing his football jersey with his fist held high.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clemency is the second feature film for writer/director Chukwu, who worked on the clemency campaign for Tyra Patterson. Patterson was wrongly accused of...
MISSISSIPPI LINK — Dr. Earlexia M. Norwood, MD, of Detroit, Mich., was honored by the Mississippi Senate with presentation of Senate Concurrent Resolution 534.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There's no dignity to be found in being inadequately trained to sit for the bar exam. A mountain of debt and dim legal...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the national ACLU, the Texas Civil Rights Project, Demos, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Civil Rights Movement tactics may change, but the objectives shouldn’t.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Leon W. Russell, Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, will present Congresswoman Waters with the award at the 50th NAACP Image...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Harris, who obviously knows who she is, lived her life as a black woman in America because in America, particularly during her childhood,...
On Feb. 25, 2018, 14,000 people from around the Bay Area took over the streets of downtown Oakland to celebrate Black culture, creativity, resilience and joy—The...
Part 1 Ella Baker was 61 years old when her comrade, historian Howard Zinn, wrote in “SNCC: The New Abolitionists,” “Ella Baker is more responsible than...