The program will feature a panel discussion examining both the historic passage of the act and its modern-day impact on elections, with particular attention to California’s...
Dr. Macaulay Kalu, secretary general of AU6RG, will present Dr. Brown with the Global Peace Builder Award. Other presenters include Rev. Dr. Freddie Haynes, senior pastor...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In a surprising announcement, Howard University President Ben Vinson III, 55, will leave his position as Howard University’s 18th President.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In a surprising announcement, Howard University President Ben Vinson III, 55, will leave his position as Howard University’s 18th President.
The celebration also featured live music by the Black Love Group, including an inspirational performance by Chambers’ granddaughter, Genesis Chambers. Reverend Lemelle Smith of Helping Others...
“He was devoted to his patients and enjoyed chatting with them during their appointments,” said his wife of 46 years, Pamela Sweeney. Sweeney said the doctor...
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of August 20 - 26, 2025
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The White House has issued a statement saying that President Trump is right about the Smithsonian being “out of control” as it “increasingly...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller visited Washington, DC’s Union Station on...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — President Donald Trump said in his meeting with the Ukrainian president on Monday that he would issue an executive order before the 2026...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — After being told by Republicans who control the Texas House that she would not be permitted to leave the Texas State House after...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Republicans in Texas, on orders from President Donald Trump, are now closer to approving a new congressional map that would eliminate five seats’...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Head Start programs prepare America’s most vulnerable young children to succeed in school and in life beyond school.
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of August 13 - 19, 2025
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Late on August 14, day four of a military and federal law enforcement occupation of Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Late on August 14, day four of a military and federal law enforcement occupation of Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered...
BLACKPRESSUSA.COM NEWSWIRE — As our communities face a mounting economic crisis disproportionately devastating African Americans and the marginalized, we declare that now is the time for...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Hampton, and Tuskegee universities are among the prominent programs participating in a new college basketball tournament Dec. 4-7 at ESPN...
April Ryan is joined by Texas House Representative Venton Jones to discuss why he left Texas in protest of the redistricting map, the threats received by...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Danielle Spencer-David, who starred as Dee Thomas in the popular 1970s sitcom What’s Happening!!, died in Richmond this Tuesday after a year-long...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — BlackPressUSA interviewed Janna Rodriguez, an advocate, educator, and champion for early childhood education. She’s the founder and owner of Innovative Daycare Corp in...
As a Black woman, Lawson values the connection between her art and her community. She said that her art “needs to feel like Black people to...
The governor’s office confirmed that four legal and political options are under review, including a 2026 ballot measure that would dismantle the state’s independent redistricting commission...
“We want people that could help ... to step up,” said Kennedy. “I'm asking people to step up in a way where you talk to people,...
By Emil Guillermo Donald Trump isn’t king. But to rule with more monarchical authority and royal flair — he’d prefer a few extra red seats in...