THE AFRO — Even before the death of Freddie Gray, Associated Black Charities (ABC) pushed for Baltimore to address structural racism and call out white privilege. If...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — Helping students unlock their “aha moments” is what Rejoice C. Chavira enjoys most about her job. For nearly 30 years, Chavira...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — Representative Pete Aguilar announced that Citadel Community Development Corporation, a San Bernardino-based nonprofit, received a grant of $1,500,000 from the United States Department...
OAKLAND POST — Oakland’s Department of Public Works (DPW) and Police Department followed Mayor Libby Schaaf’s city administration’s orders on Tuesday to evict about two dozen homeless...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Getting ahead in 2019 requires financial wisdom, so local chapters of 100 Black Men, including the Indianapolis chapter, offer Dollars and Sense: a...
THE AFRO — In celebration of National Voter Registration Day today, 75 students from the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women were newly registered to vote! This...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — With the Frayser Exchange Club meeting as the setting, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on Thursday pitched his plan to fight poverty...
THE AFRO — It was twenty-five years ago this week that I stood outside of the Elmina Castle in Ghana with a small group of friends and...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — The idea behind this specialized learning journey and safari was simple: to create a learning experience for women and led by women, which...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The city is celebrating the launch of the first public electric vehicle fast chargers in downtown Inglewood. City and state leaders joined executives from...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The city of Birmingham was selected as one of five American cities to replicate Providence Talks, a free, citywide early childhood program that...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Pigment International, the Black Art Collective is partnering with the DuSable Museum of African American History, a Smithsonian affiliate, on the international launch...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) announced a multi-year...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Actress and native Memphian Elise Neal (“Hustle & Flow,” “Rosewood,” “Logan,” “The Hughleys”) has entered into a partnership with ArtUp. Neal will serve...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The Watt Companies and its development partner West Angeles Community Development Corporation have announced updated plans for Crenshaw Crossing, a mixed-use development proposed for...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Ten months after Los Angeles County took over the troubled Sativa Water District, county officials have announced dramatic improvements to the water system that...
DAYTONA TIMES — The National Hook-Up of Black Women, Inc. (NHBW) was organized in 1974 during the fourth Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend in Washington, D.C.,...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert on Wednesday said she is angry and frustrated with the way Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ administration is...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — A City Council committee got an earful Sept. 4 from advocates and members of the public about how the city should spend $123 million...
GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT — The Greene County Board of Education held its annual public budget hearings September 5-6, 2019 as well as a called school board meeting...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — As part of its ongoing efforts to promote customer courtesy, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) today announced that it is offering, for the first...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease. The disease occurs in one out of...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Obama administration has become a part of history but its signature social initiative, “My Brother’s Keeper,” has continued in the District and Mayor...
BLACK VOICE NEWS — Californians have faced droughts, heat waves, wildfires and other climate-fueled crises that seem to break records every year. But while climate change impacts...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — At their 99th September Gala, the Children’s Home & Aid Woman’s Board presented John and Fran Edwardson with the 2019 Pauline K. Palmer Award....