As of June 16, 2022, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids reported that 127 localities in California have passed restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco products....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The combination of extreme heat and rising utility prices creates a perfect storm, and HUD-assisted families and communities are some of the most...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The study published by the Washington, D.C.-based Violence Policy Center, revealed that in 2019, the United States recorded 7,441 Black homicide victims. African...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — According to reports, Republican Representatives Matt Gaetz of Florida, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Andy Biggs of Arizona, and...
HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES — White House officials noted that America produced more oil under the first year of the Biden-Harris administration than it did under the...
The scholarships cover not just tuition, but completely cover room and board, books and fees, and other related college expenses and can be used to attend...
“On behalf of the Sage Institute board of directors, we welcome Dr. Deidra Somerville as our incoming executive director,” said Kat Conour, Sage Institute for Psychedelic...
“Some financial service providers charge fees if a consumer decides to use a certain type of payment method, such as making a payment over the telephone,...
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1925, Frankie Jacobs Gillette was the third of three daughters and a son born to the late Natalie Taylor Jacobs and...
His appointment won’t change the 5-4 conservative lean of the court, but it will mark an historic first, with a Black woman elevated to the nation’s...
To establish and maintain his legacy, McWorter “directed his descendants to buy the freedom of additional grandchildren and great-grandchildren after his death.” By the end of...
Springfield Race Riot of 1908, Sixteen people died. $150,000 in property damage. The riot was a catalyst of the formation of the NAACP. The population of...
The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol held its first hearing on July 27. It was hard...
According to the Texas State Historical Association, weekend rodeos featuring Black cowboys began in the late 1940s, thanks to the formation of the Negro Cowboys Rodeo...
Calling the FBI’s activities and methods under Hoover “government-sponsored harassment,” Cohen said “COINTELPRO was not just violent and illegal. What made it so pernicious is it...
“No one should live in fear of being denied the lifesaving care they are entitled to, especially as our nation continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic,”...
She became the first female African-American newspaper editor in North America. Her work as a journalist was not spared criticism, as many disagreed with her views.
The assistance, which targets low-income families of color in the 426,000-population city, will last 18 months. Mayor Schaaf detailed that the money comes with “no-strings attached,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an exclusive live stream interview with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) broadcast over Facebook, Dr. Leigh-Ann Webb, an assistant professor and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lowery’s enduring legacy, I believe, is that he led the SCLC back from near death, to vibrancy and noteworthy relevance, after taking over...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Medical experts have also sounded the alarm that the virus could well be transmitted through the air. “Currently available research supports the possibility...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "A Biden–Abrams ticket would beat a Trump-Pence ticket and perform competitively with other hypothetical tickets, while also overperforming with key groups that constitute...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Melanin is not Vibranium and America isn’t Wakanda even in the Marvel Universe, so why some black people, who are often disproportionately impacted...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This happens as our country grapples with [a president] who makes it clear that he welcomes immigrants from places like Norway, but not...