Holy Names University has announced the appointment of Dr. Sheila Smith McKoy as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. A native of Raleigh, NC, Smith...
“Restore Oakland,” an ambitious, one-of-a-kind community hub, opened its doors this week with plans to provide local residents with access to housing rights legal services, eviction...
Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan has responded to reports that Oakland Airport has been used for ICE deportation flights. Kaplan had previously authored the successful...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — It only took one round of golf at the British Open for Tiger Woods to dash the hopes of fans hoping to...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The House voted on earlier this month to table a resolution by Texas Rep. Al Green to impeach President Donald Trump. A majority of...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Count New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer among those supporting House Resolution 40, legislation by Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee that would form a...
Today, a new program, Oakland Goes Outdoors, was launched at the Children & Nature Network International Conference in Oakland. The program is one of the nation’s...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — After a childhood of family secrets and a lost heritage, Shonda Buchanan set out to find the truth about her Black and American...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — NBA great Byron Scott will be the featured speaker at the 5th Annual Awards Gala sponsored by the Concerned Black Men of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over 30 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes—including nearly 13% of all...
OAKLAND POST — In an unusual unanimous vote, the Oakland City Council passed the Oakland Together budget that included $44.4 million in amendments to the administration’s original...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Bank of America recently announced that five high school students across Los Angeles have been selected as Student Leaders (#BofAStudentLeaders). This signature philanthropic...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When I looked for a biblical reference point, there were actually too many to quote. I mean the bible is full of confirmation...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Upon learning that there were 100 boys who live in Atlanta on a waitlist for mentors, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms committed to elevating...
By Michelle McCalope, Jozef Syndicate Reporter, The DRUM Newspaper BATON ROUGE, LA (THE DRUM/NNPA) — Hundreds of people, including Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, BatonRouge Mayor...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hundreds honor Sadie Robert-Joseph, slain civil rights icon and museum founder who was remembered for living a life of purpose. Roberts-Joseph, the founder...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Earned Income Tax Credit was implemented as a way to offset the impact of Social Security taxes on low to moderate taxpayers...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Although in some respects racial equality has improved in the intervening years,” states the report, “in other respects today’s Black citizens remain sharply...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than three years ago, under President Obama, the Treasury Department announced the redesign of the $20 note featuring Harriet Tubman’s portrait would...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Thomas Freeman’s 70-plus year resume includes teaching Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during his time at Morehouse, former U.S. Reps. Leland and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Much has changed since the creation of the NAACP 110 years ago, and as we highlight these achievements during this year’s convention, we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hunter was initially charged with committing nine felonies. After charges were dropped on all but one, she was convicted and entered into a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Over the last 20 years,” said Maria Coutts, president of The Coutts Group and a senior officer of the Pennsylvania Builders Association, “the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The natural gas and oil industry is projected to create 1.3 million new jobs between 2015 and 2025, with that number growing to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “What’s particularly damning about this data is that police were more likely to search Black people than white people yet found contraband in...
