Affordable housing, parks, illegal dumping, potholes are top priorities In an unusual unanimous vote, the Oakland City Council passed the Oakland Together budget that included $44.4...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Tracie Hunter, Cincinnati’s first African-American female Juvenile Court Judge in Hamilton County’s 110-year history, who’s also a church pastor in Cincinnati, remains buoyed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Dallas County Commissioners Court approved by voice vote, a resolution that honors the life, death and struggles of African people over this...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Karen is a native Houstonian and is the CEO and Publisher of Houston Forward Times, the South’s largest independently-owned and published newspaper. Her...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The voting took place during the NNPA national convention in Cincinnati on Friday, June 28, 2019. In an overwhelming mandate from the publishers...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We have a president who deliberately is trying to divide America and not only do we have to defeat the worst president in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Karen Carter Richards, the publisher of the Houston Forward Times, has been elected to serve as the chair of the National Newspapers Publishers...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In blocking Trump’s ability to add a citizenship question, the court has ensured that voting rights for people of color are protected, and...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), in partnership with the Cincinnati Herald, hosted a Black Parents’ Town Hall...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There are so many great men and women that are being developed and minds that are being cared for, cultivated inside of the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Brenda Andrews Publisher of the New Journal and Guide newspaper in Norfolk, Va., won the coveted Publisher of the Year Award at the...
Oakland’s 12th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Takes the Town
The district also is beginning the process of selling or leasing school properties. The Board of Education is moving ahead with a second set of school...
Bas wins $12 million for Community Land Trust affordable housing fund Voting Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council adopted a two-year, $3.2 billion budget, partially resolving...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On June 25, the New York Times published a deep dive into Biden’s views on justice reform and his involvement on the 1994...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The highest court in the land, in fact, chose to condone partisan gerrymandering, a political tactic that has long been used to suppress...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Once she became a contestant for the local games, Loretta Griffin was told that she would need to participate in the state level...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “African American journalism has played a dual role, serving as purveyors of news and information and as agents of social change,” Dr. Jane...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…Of all the many sermons this Pastor has preached in those years, on June 8 he preached perhaps his most demanding—the eulogy of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The first presidential debate for the 2020 campaign in the race for the White House featured five moderators, ten candidates, two hours and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a study published earlier this year by the American Psychiatry Association, Millennials were found to be the most anxious generation. Women reported...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While the situation is under investigation, incidents of young girls of color being singled out for disciplinary actions are unfortunately common in schools...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is our revolution,” said Sanders, who will speak during the NNPA Convention’s Lifetime Legacy Award Black Tie Gala, Friday June 28th at...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is undeniable that the Black church and the Black Press have been, and continue to be, the foundational pillars of Black America’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The new Bank of America program includes down payment and closing cost assistance; innovative low down payment mortgages; grants that can be applied...