There’s been a lot of news about the Democratic legislators in Texas who fled the state to prevent Republicans from pushing through sweeping new voter suppression laws. Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to have them arrested to force them...
Just after midnight on July 24, 2021, an empty warehouse in the Melrose District of East Oakland caught fire; by 12:30 a.m. the structure was engulfed...
This wave of violence is very brutal but not new. And unless there is a miracle from our most high God, this violence won’t be eliminated.
Investigators are still going through video and social media documenting the attempt to disrupt congressional affirmation of President Joe Biden’s victory. Just six months ago.
They have brought together thousands of African-American and Latino residents of Oakland and San Francisco to fight for housing and immigrant rights.
Unpaid Utility Bills Threatened Hundreds of Thousands with Shut-Offs
As the new General Manager of the SFPUC, Herrera would bring decades of experience serving San Francisco residents and advancing the fight for significant environmental policies.
Moore-Orbih, a United Church of Christ pastor, whose career has focused on racial justice and violence against women, hopes to bring a new paradigm to the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Two-hundred thirty-nine passengers perish during a plane crash. An investigative journalist, Keith Proctor (Raza Jaffrey, Homeland), tracks down a member of one of...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Dr. Willie W. Herenton recalled the days when he attended segregated public schools and was forced to sit at the back of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On a daily basis, we grapple with domestic terrorism and state sanctioned violence in the guise of white supremacy--all under the watch of...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us” earned four wins from the African American Film Critics Association, who today, announced the winners of its...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — So proclaimed Ida B. Wells-Barnett, who fearlessly shined a light with words on the abominable dark days after slavery and into the 20th...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The 2018-2019 TV season won’t be ending until this August, but the major broadcast networks have already decided on the future of many...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The critical need for male mentors, the importance and power of forgiveness and how to heal from violence and sexual abuse were just a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is time to call out the men and women who lead us and to draw a line in the sand about how...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mazda certainly has struck a chord with its CX-5 crossover. I went to the barbershop to get the little hair I have left...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Can you imagine any athletic event where the ball actually participates as an independent active component? Well, the truth is we are that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With each masterful stroke of her pen, typewriter or (later) her computer keyboard, Legendary author, Toni Morrison keeps readers of her works and...