All posts tagged "police brutality"

From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The United States has just five percent of the world population yet holds approximately 25 percent of its prisoners. From the beginning of...

The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500-Year Legacy Counts As Urgent Call to Dismantle and Repair Centuries of Racism

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The book is an unapologetic examination of how the horrors of the past—rooted in slavery—continue to manifest in present-day America through police brutality,...

‘I Was There Too’ Reveals the Hopes, Dangers of Growing Up in The Black Panther Party

On July 20, at the Oakland Museum of California's Spotlight Sundays, Gabriel, the daughter of a Black Panther Party couple, Emory Douglas, minister of culture, and...

Trump’s Department of Justice Asks for a 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Cop Convicted in Killing of Breonna Taylor

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Taylor, 26, was shot dead during a “no knock” warrant search conducted by seven Louisville police officers who entered her apartment. They killed...

Black Lives Matter Marks 12 Years with Global Expansion and Renewed Calls for Accountability

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The summit, which lasted several days, included discussions on the group’s principles and strategy. Abdullah noted that the movement’s work has taken on...

PRESS ROOM: Juneteenth 2025: Chavis Urges America to Confront the Enduring Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. calls for a deeper reckoning with the global and generational impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Remembering George Floyd

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison acknowledges that the Floyd case five years ago involved a situation in which due process was denied,...

WATCH: Five Years After George Floyd: Full Panel Discussion | Tracey’s Keepin’ It Real | Live Podcast Event

Join us as we return to the city where it happened and speak with a voice from the heart of the community – Tracey Williams-Dillard, CEO/Publisher...

‘We’re Not Going Back’ Black Churches Confront Target

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “To see mega-companies now walk away from diversity, equity, and inclusion is a stark contrast from where we were five years ago.”

Remembering George Floyd

BREAKING NEWS: Officers in Tyre Nichols Death Get a Pass in State Court

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Three former Memphis police officers were acquitted Wednesday on all charges in state court in the 2023 death of Tyre Nichols

MLK’s Voice Rings Loud as Trump Tries to Erase Black History

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The MAGA movement’s calls to suppress protests, deny systemic racism, and erase uncomfortable truths from school curricula reflect that same white power structure—this...

Black Press, NAACP, and Lawmakers Warned America—Now Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda is Reality

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Among the immediate actions are Trump’s reinstatement of harsh immigration policies, directives rolling back civil rights protections, and a push to gut the...

HBO’s Eyes on the Prize III Revisits Black America’s Modern Civil Rights Struggles

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The six-part series, executive produced by Dawn Porter, premieres Tuesday, February 25, with two episodes airing back-to-back on HBO. All six episodes will...

NFL Drops’ End Racism’ from Super Bowl Field, Bows to Trump’s Anti-DEI Agenda

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NFL has confirmed that it will remove the phrase “End Racism” from the end zones at Caesars Superdome ahead of Sunday’s Super...

Mobilization and Resistance: Chavis Outlines Plan for Black Leadership While Promoting Book on the Transatlantic Slave Trade

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Chavis also spoke on the power of the Black press and the necessity for collective mobilization. On February 7, the Black Press...

COMMENTARY: Black Lives Mattered. Then America Moved On

SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — The Manhattan jury trying the second-degree murder case unanimously agreed with Penny: Neely, a homeless man dealing with mental illness and substance abuse,...

Who Killed Malcolm X? Elderly Witnesses Allege Gov and Police Coverup

NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS — Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965, at age 39 while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom. He was shot a...

NNPA President Discusses Menthol Ban Delay with CNN

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “On December 9, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, told Victor Blackwell, Anchor and Correspondent of CNN,...

Oakland Deputy Mayor Kimberly Mayfield Meets Legislators in France

Dr. Kimberly Mayfield, deputy mayor of the City of Oakland, met with elected officials in France, including two members of the French National Assembly, and visited...

Virtual Murrell, Black Panther Party Member, to Speak at Merritt College on Sept. 16

The Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series presents a conversation with Virtual Murrell on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Huey P. Newton...

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...

OP-ED: Building democracy 60 years after the March on Washington

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

OP-ED: “Wake Up America” In Remembrance of Queen Mother Joann N. Watson

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Given the fact that today in America, Black Americans and other communities of color are being told to shut up, stay asleep, don’t...