THE FLORIDA STAR — On Saturday, March 30th, an event was held at The Bethel Church to do just that. It was called Black Wall Street Spring,...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Despite the United States touting itself as the bastion of freedom and equality, women in this country — despite comprising 50.8 percent of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Humphreys County, Tenn., where more than a third of its Black residents live below the poverty line and the median yearly household income...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “According to the National Fair Housing Alliance, individuals filed 28,843 housing discrimination complaints in 2017,” said Waters. “Under the Trump Administration, fair housing...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — Every budget defines priorities and values. To put it another way, what’s really important in life gets supported financially. For many families,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black women sit at the nexus of race and gender and are buffeted by the twin spectres of these “isms”, and struggle upstream...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A century ago, roughly 14 percent of farmers were black. By 2012, that number had shrunk to 1.58 percent, according to the report,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “For far too long, persistent poverty communities have suffered from neglect and indifference, leading to a lack of access to quality schools, affordable...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — What a difference 25 years can make! A quarter-century ago, a small group of women (along with two enlightened men) founded The Women’s...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis applauded the Port of Houston Authority’s recent decision to conduct a disparity study of its procurement practices...
THE TRUE CITIZEN — Planters Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is accepting applications for the Planters EMC Scholarship. All high school seniors who are the son or daughter...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — The last time Minneapolis hosted the Final Four in 2001, Minneapolis North Boys’ Basketball Coach Larry McKenzie helped the NCAA run a camp...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Mayor Sylvester Turner today accelerated the progress of his Complete Communities initiative by announcing the establishment of a fund to receive private donations and pledges for neighborhood...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…refusing to expand Medicaid is also the wrong thing to do. It’s just not who we are as people. To me, this is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Partnering with the best and brightest technical experts from government, academia, and industry, The American Petroleum Institute (API) has developed almost 700 standards...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee, in a note to university community Friday, underscored MTSU’s standing as a destination of choice for first-generation students...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — According to the Center for American Progress, the teacher shortage in Wisconsin is somewhat of a nuanced issue. The aftermath of Act 10,...
THE SEATTLE MEDIUM — The rising costs of childcare is a growing concern in Seattle and throughout the country, especially African American and other marginalized communities. To...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In the richest country in the world, it is simply unacceptable that we have people living in the streets,” said Chairwoman Waters. “Today,...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Mayor Sylvester Turner has announced he is finally giving Houston firefighters the raise they have been fighting for. Mayor Turner’s plans to implement...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Memphis 3.0. is a proposed land use and development plan envisioned as a 20-year road map. With several dozen North Memphis residents on...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — For the Class of 2018, the average student borrower graduated with a debt of $29,800 in private and federal loans over the course of...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — There has been a decline in African-American men transitioning successfully into and through college. As part of its commitment to the advancement...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Change is happening fast in the 5.6-square-mile area of upper Charleston and lower North Charleston known as The Neck. As more high tech...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — With more than 400 first responders now facing layoffs, Houston firefighters answered the alarm, gathering in force, fighting back with both their voices...
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