BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “This is more than a symbolic gesture, it is a strategic and spiritual alignment.” When the Black Church and Black Media speak as...
THE AFRO — “Democrats are on the cutting edge when it comes to diversifying our ranks and fighting for the issues that matter to everyday people,”...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Although Cornell has yet to respond directly, Target officials have recently indicated a willingness to engage with the NNPA. Still, the campaign remains...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The harvest might not come this season, it might not come for seven generations. But that’s still our work.”
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Brown said the museum had previously asked to keep the items permanently. “Now, all of a sudden, you can have it back,”...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The misconception that Black communities are inactive fundamentally misunderstands our sophisticated resistance strategies. Protesting must be strategic. Timing, context, and preparation matter.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE - Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, is working on a strategy targeting the immediate "consequences" of the Trump administration's executive...
[This post contains video, click to play] Of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, it delivered grave results. I alongside others, was not surprised that white...
A year after a fire destroyed its edifice, First AME Church of Oakland (FAME) will commemorate that tragic event with a three-day weekend of praise and...
North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church (NOMBC) located at 1060 32nd St. is the second oldest Black church in Oakland, at 118 years. Having served the community...
The first goal of advocacy is always prevention from ever entering the system. This means working with school officials to recognize that Black students are often...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Educating people on the effects of alcohol and the impact of impaired driving –including the debunking of myths and misconceptions across these communities–...
In Erika Loewe’s all-too-important job as director of African American media, she has ensured that the Black Press and other media of color have enjoyed unprecedented...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Erika Loewe’s all-too-important job as director of African American media, she has ensured that the Black Press and other media of color...
A coalition of civil rights groups has launched the Black History is American History campaign to push back on Gov. Youngkin’s efforts to force teachers and schools to...
Not many people think of California as having deep roots embedded in slavery, and practices of white supremacy. California was admitted as a free state on...
Pew’s 2021 study reports that 46% of Black young adults in Generation Z (ages 18-23 at the time of the survey) seldom or never attend religious...
“To do womanist theology, we must read and hear the Bible and engage it within the context of our own experience,” Dr. Jacquelyn Grant said. “This...
The revitalization of Esther’s, and EB PREC’s mission, has a deep personal connection for Session, EB PREC’s executive director and a Black, third generation West Oaklander...
Sometimes friends have to hold friends accountable.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many Black churches are using conference calls, Facebook Live, Instagram, YouTube and other video conferencing technologies to hold services. A serious complicating factor...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When we unify, we can work with people we wouldn’t normally get along with. Our commonality is that we all want the best...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — The NAACP Minneapolis has called for an apology and additional action from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office after the arrest of two Black women...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is undeniable that the Black church and the Black Press have been, and continue to be, the foundational pillars of Black America’s...
FLORIDA COURIER — Several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have quietly changed admissions policies to better reflect diversity in gender identification and sexual classification over...