All posts tagged "leadership"

How Research Can Help Us Better Understand and Support Early Childhood Educators

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Understanding the Impact of the Child Development Associate® Credential on Educator Outcomes” will also aim to identify opportunities to further bolster the effectiveness...

OP-ED: ‘Crypto Black’

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Too often, marginalized communities are consigned to the sidelines to witness the economic innovation and progress of others. Yet today, I believe that...

American Business Women’s Association Celebrates Annual Regional Conference

The American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) held its Annual Regional Recognition Conference at TPC Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco on July 20. The event,...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Reflecting on his long career, Biden expressed deep gratitude and pride. “Nowhere else on earth could a kid with a stutter from modest...

PRESS ROOM: Reparations Movement Partners Globally Mourn the Passing of U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee

NNPA NEWSWIRE — we acknowledge the powerful legacy of U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee. She was a steadfast leader in the fight for reparatory justice, carrying forward...

OP-ED: Unity to Decide Whether United States Will Be More Divided in Roughly 100 Days

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 2020, Pew Research found “49% of all registered voters either identify as Democrats or lean to the party, while 44% identify as...

CNN Faces Backlash for Excluding Black-Owned Media from Presidential Debate Coverage

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The rejection has ignited a firestorm of criticism, highlighting the broader issue of racial inequity in media representation. Atlanta, a city with a...

Melinda French Gates Champions Social Progress Through Pivotal Ventures

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 2022, French Gates expanded her mission by launching the Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to further support philanthropic initiatives with...

SAN LEANDRO: INTERIM POLICE CHIEF APPOINTED TO PERMANENT ROLE

SAN LEANDRO POLICE CHIEF   By Bay City News Angela Averiett has been appointed to serve as the next police chief of San Leandro. Prior to...

Think Beyond the Tie: Five Fun Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Father’s Day is just around the corner and if you’ve given Dad one too many ties in previous years, let this cool and creative gift guide...

Medgar Evers, Rep. Clyburn, Among Nineteen Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) joins all Americans today to salute all of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award recipients at the...

Students, Faculty, and Alum Urge Morehouse to Rescind Biden’s Commencement Invite

NNPA NEWSWIRE: Concerned alumni invoke one of the college’s most famous graduates. “In inviting President Biden to campus, the college affirms a cruel standard that complicity...

State Controller Malia Cohen Keynote Speaker at S.F. Wealth Conference

California State Controller Malia Cohen delivered the keynote speech to over 50 business women at the Black Wealth Brunch held on March 28 at the War...

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge Announces Retirement

NNPA NEWSWIRE — President Joe Biden praised Fudge’s leadership, her dedication to rebuilding HUD, and her expanding efforts to build generational wealth through homeownership. He expressed...

AFRO Spotlight on Black Excellence: Peter Bug Shoe Academy, Fixing Souls and Soles

THE AFRO — A native of Southeast D.C., John “Peter Bug” Matthews is a fifth-generation Washingtonian. He started his nonprofit, Peter Bug Shoe and Leather Repair...

Calling College and High School Leaders – Join BWOPA

The BWOPA Youth & Young Adult Caucus Leadership Council is a transformative virtual pilot program to empower young girls in 9th grade through college to become future leaders in government and...

PRESS ROOM: Congressional Black Caucus Members Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) and Summer Lee (PA-12) Receive Second Annual Climate Change-Maker Award

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re thrilled to recognize Representatives Blunt Rochester and Lee and all of the second annual Climate Change-Maker Award winners for their impressive leadership...

Amerigroup Georgia and 100 Black Men of America Collaborate for Transformative Partnership to Improve Quality of Life for Communities Across Georgia

NNPA NEWSWIRE — It exemplifies the extraordinary potential of collective action to shape a brighter future for Georgians across the state. With an impact touching the...

NAACP California-Hawaii State Conference Hosts 36th Annual State Convention

The NAACP California Hawaii State Conference (Cal-Hi NAACP) held its 36th annual State Convention at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront Hotel. The convention featured a...

OP-ED: Paid Family and Medical Leave Would Help Millions of Workers, Their Families and Employers

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The United States is the only member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that does not require workplaces to provide paid family...

Bayard Rustin’s Legacy of Protest, Politics Redundant in Essay Form

You will never settle. And why should you? If it's not right, you make it right. If it can be better, well, then get at it....

What Are Schoolteachers Thinking? Report Gives Insights

What teachers think and experience in the public education system is explored in a new report by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS). The...

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford Honored with 2023 NNPA Leadership Award

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Recognizing the challenges faced by Black journalists and reporters, Horsford highlighted the importance of acknowledging their dedication and hard work in the field....

Building democracy 60 years after the March on Washington

Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a stand for freedom...

Building democracy 60 years after the March on Washington

By Tamieka Atkins Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a...