“Shirley Chisholm lived an honorable life of service and was a trailblazer who opened doors for generations of Black women and opened the imagination of what...
Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson also urged a “no” vote on the two recalls. “When voters elect their representatives, they expect them to be given the...
Prominent local political leaders have issued strong statements urging voters to oppose the recalls, including Rep. Barbara Lee, State Senator Nancy Skinner, Alameda County Supervisor Keith...
The Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series presents a conversation with Virtual Murrell on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Huey P. Newton...
Two days after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that Laphonza Butler would fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein, the new senator was...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Butler has been serving as the President of EMILY’s List. The fundraising platform supports and funds women candidates and amplifies issues that disproportionately...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Positioned as a centrist Democrat, Feinstein won recognition for her efforts to bridge divides with Republicans, a stance that occasionally drew criticism from...
Supervisor Nora Vargas, the first Latina ever to Chair the San Diego Board of Supervisors, has endorsed Barbara Lee for Senate, the Lee campaign announced. “As...
On Tuesday, June 12, First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, visited a packed and jubilant house at Manny’s, to support her husband’s presidential reelection bid. It was...
The Niagara Movement Democratic Club (NMDC) celebrated their 50th Anniversary at Geoffrey's Inner Circle on Saturday, March 18. The event raised funds for the newly created...
The more senior you are, the more power your state has. In the Senate, where every state, regardless of size, has two votes each, those two...
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives on Monday to honor Mrs. Daisy Murray, a San Leandro resident, upon her...
“As I understand it,” said conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Mississippi Solicitor in cross examination, “You’re arguing that the Constitution is silent and neutral on...
Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) joined Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) and other progressive colleagues in calling on President Biden to live up to his campaign promises...
"In a world where the threat of terrorism cannot be ignored, hopefully we will learn the lessons from the past two decades and not repeat our...
All ye news consumers are probably thinking more about Afghanistan in these last two weeks than at any point in the last 20 years.
It is time to fight these recall efforts and ensure our leaders can focus on the issues that matter for the health, safety, and welfare of...
The people of Afghanistan are facing a terrible tragedy. It is crucial that we ensure the safe evacuation of Americans and allies, including our Afghan allies....
They also have met with other civil rights icons, elected officials, and leaders of community, faith-based and labor organizations to learn first-hand history of the civil...
This pandemic is not over. With the dangerous Delta variant spreading widely, low-income communities — especially Black and Brown communities—are still at risk of losing their homes and ending...
“This is more crucial now than ever because evictions will not only leave families without a roof over their head, it has the potential to worsen...
Lee’s celebration took place at Mills College Student Union, where, in part, Lee’s political career began.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will...
The bill also creates new, robustly funded grants and partnerships to help states with clean-up and remediation efforts. To prevent future contamination, the bill introduces stricter...
Joined by members of the Congressional Black Caucus and cosponsors of H.R. 2116, the CROWN Act, the signers request FINA evaluate how barriers to participation, like...