Where have the city’s funds for affordable housing gone? That’s a question City Council President Rebecca Kaplan and council members want to answer as they look...
The right to vote is fundamental to any democracy. Protecting that right — and making it easier to exercise it — ought to be a priority...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The voice of working-class and middle-class Americans have been drowned out by lobbyists and special interest groups. This, combined with the astronomical cost...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We didn’t get everything right,” he (Bloomberg) admitted after citing various achievements during his administrations and warming to the central topic of stop-and-frisk....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today’s order will protect the lives of asylum seekers who were forced to endure extreme hardship while waiting in dangerous border cities for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There is no easy way to avoid becoming numb to mass shootings and random violence. When you read about it or hear about...
FLORIDA COURIER — Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, filed the bill (SB 746) for consideration during the 2020 legislative session, which starts Jan. 14. Rep. Kimberly Daniels,...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — “All the tools and resources we have been afforded by the passage of our Fair Housing Act and fair lending laws are either...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — "These laws create a separate system of justice for communities of color, with criminal charges that don’t require actual wrongdoing, and lead to longer...
BLACK VOICE NEWS — Although all racial, ethnic and age groups saw significant increases in opioid-and synthetic opioid-involved overdose deaths between 2015 and 2017, death rates among Blacks in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While Democrats scored some gains, the Mississippi governor's mansion is still in Republican hands. Mississippi has the largest concentration of Black people –...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Instead of someone in the Republican Party acknowledging that there is corruption in the White House, they blame the judges and court system...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “A Bernie Sanders presidency means an America where folks don’t die because they’ve got to rotate out their insulin to make sure it...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Since their inception, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and Section 1981 of the Act have made it unlawful for any citizen to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — President Trump is taking action to ensure that Black Americans have unparalleled opportunity in the American economy. A major piece of the Tax...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Former Governor Patrick’s late entry onto the presidential stage means that for the first time in history, three African Americans are running for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Higher education had not done a good job of looking at our past, or the sociodynamics of the country, the cultural dynamics, in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The United States Supreme Court's decision will determine whether a plaintiff who alleges race discrimination pursuant to 42 USC 1981 may have his...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If the Supreme Court gets to decide this case, it seems very likely that – at a minimum – the court will choose...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Section 1981 prohibits intentional race discrimination in contracting, and protects African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities from discrimination in the workplace...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "They are not in compliance with the law," stated Merretazon, whose story of the Viet Nam War was highlighted in the 1984 book,...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Petty Officer 2nd Class Havier Coleman, a resident of Matteson, Illinois, supports and defends freedom around the world, as a Navy boatswain’s mate...
African-American leaders across the country — and around California — are pulling out all the stops this time. They say Blacks can not afford to be...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Workers of color “often don’t get rained up to be superintendent or foreman, they get dedicated to labor on-site,” Nate McCoy, chair of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Working for the census will allow you to help out your community and earn money at the same time. The U.S. Census helps...