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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As the Black Press nears its bicentennial, the NNPA is celebrating its rich legacy and charting a course for its future impact on...
Alabama News Center The Biden Administration on Monday designated Birmingham as one of 31 Tech Hubs across the country as part of a new program to bolster regional...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Often called “freedmen’s towns,” “freedom towns,” or “all-black towns,” African American municipalities were established throughout the United States by or for a largely...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Presently known as Helena-West-Helena, the city serves as the county seat for Phillips County and is home to a population of slightly over...
Numerous studies have confirmed that homelessness and behavioral and mental health problems affect African Americans at disproportionate rates in California and around the United States.
Local Black leaders are working to change the odds and boost equality for the community. In celebration of Black History Month, San Jose Spotlight is highlighting...
According to Byeongdon Oh, a postdoctoral researcher in the campus’ Social Sciences D-Lab, the pay disparity between Asian and white men on one side and Black men...
Through this effort to meet the critical needs of this often under-resourced but high-risk population, 16 part-time African American crisis counselors and three administrators with diverse...
In a culture that worships celebrities and amplifies their words and actions, the coronavirus pandemic has presented an opportunity for some to apply and others to...
Racial diversity among Bay Area elected officials increased during the 2020 election cycle, but new data shows wide disparities still exist across the region.
Top health officials and medical experts joined on August 18 to announce that booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available beginning on September 20.
Dr. Robert Parris Moses, a Harlem native who became one of the architects of Freedom Summer, died at his home in Hollywood, Fla., on July 25....
The councilmembers of District 7 and District 6 joined with more than 2,500 neighborhood petitioners to condemn the less than one month notice.
Celebrating its 50th year anniversary this year, La Clínica’s sites are in the district's most underserved areas where the need for healthcare services is the highest so resources...
Based on income level, qualified applicants can receive assistance with unpaid rent and utilities and with future payments.
The disenfranchisement of hundreds of thousands of D.C. residents is fundamentally un-American and there is no good reason to allow it to continue.
“We will not give up on the demand to protect majority Black schools from closures or on the demand that school closures is not a justified...
ATLANTA VOICE — The U.S. Constitution mandates every person living in the United States be counted every 10 years. This includes all ages, races, ethnic groups...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The NAACP is making public previously withheld documents about the 2020 Census.
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Black people make up 9 percent of the population of Los Angeles County, but more than one-third of its population experiencing homelessness.