NNPA NEWSWIRE — Just last month, FEMA announced nearly $3 billion in climate mitigation project selections nationwide to help communities build resilience through its Building Resilient...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Founded in 2019 by three Black women, Fearless Fund has championed economic empowerment and opportunity for women of color. Their flagship initiative, the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Reginald Jones-Sawyer, a member of the reparations task force, illustrated the urgency of the matter with a compelling analogy: “If you were to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In the year 2023, a job should lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it. At a time of massive income...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — However, recent actions in the House of Representatives have injected a note of contention. House Republicans voted to cut the funding of the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Further, the wealth gap between Black and non-Black Americans has experienced only marginal growth, with African Americans possessing eighteen cents for every dollar...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s no longer a choice but an obligation to take the current economic state of our community into consideration. We need to be...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Relish was founded by visionaries Le’Genevieve “Vie” Squires and Brittiany Peeler who believe in putting their heart and soul into introducing flavorful ingredients...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In continued support of go-getters and changemakers in the Black community, the brand is launching ‘Pause Now, Hustle Later’ in partnership with media...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We have been working to target resources to communities in need across the entire federal government while recognizing that different targeting measures will work...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The mission of the African American Golf EXPO and Forum is to promote the game, the business, the industry, the careers, and the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The mission of the African American Golf EXPO and Forum is to promote the game, the business, the industry, the careers, and the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a one-on-one interview with the Black Press of America, Kennedy spoke about his relentless focus on combating environmental racism, ending qualified immunity...
President Joe Biden has concluded his three-day trip to the Bay Area after departing Wednesday morning from San Francisco International Airport on Air Force One. On...
Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, joined by members of the Oakland Council’s Budget Team, this week released amendments to the city’s 2023-2025 Proposed Budget. At its...
TH NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The Families First Community Grant program was created as an additional method to invest TANF funds in ways to provide assistance...
By Bria Overs | Word In Black Credit: Ron Lach / Pexels (WIB) – After a more than three-year pause, interest and payments on federal student loans will...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Vice President Kamala Harris, a force during her years in the U.S. Senate and as a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "We have always emphasized that there should be common sense bipartisan solutions to our nation's problems that are supported overwhelmingly by the majority...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Fraud is a severely underreported crime, even as nearly nine in 10 adults feel people should report incidents. The report found 40% of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Fraud is a severely underreported crime, even as nearly nine in 10 adults feel people should report incidents. The report found 40% of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to keeping his promise to appoint the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, President Biden has signed into law bold...
For some Republicans, Democrats, and journalists, CNN’s disastrous 70-minute town hall with Donald Trump proved what everyone thought it would be: a desperate network featuring a...
If a public opinion poll done last month is right, more than half of you won’t know what I mean by the initials “ESG,” and fewer...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lendistry CEO Everett K. Sands is motivated to do more than just get the word out; “One of the things that’s been part...