U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina), the Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives and highest-ranking African American in Congress, said California Gov. Gavin Newsom...
It is going to be a hard Christmas for many Americans. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is soaring. The virus is spreading faster than ever. Families...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is good news for the Black Press of America in 2021,” declared Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO of the...
A week after U.S. Rep. Clyburn called out President-elect Joe Biden for having only one Black person in his administration so far, two African Americans were...
Linda Thomas-Greenfield has been tapped by President-elect Biden to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Her appointment is subject to confirmation by the U.S....
If you watched Monday Night Football last night, not only were you treated to Tom Brady catching a glorious L at the hands of the Los...
Effective December 1, Alice Huffman will no longer serve as president of the California-Hawaii State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People...
Oakland City Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan, Noel Gallo, and Sheng Thao wrote an open letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday encouraging him to appoint Congresswoman Barbara...
The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) will introduce S.A.V.E. (Students Advocating for Vital Engagements), an organization to inspire and galvanize young people to use...
President-elect Joe Biden tapped Alejandro N. Mayorkas, to head the Dept. of Homeland Security when his administration begins in January. Mayorkas, who is also known as...
Dear Friend, As families continue to struggle to keep food on the table during this economic crisis, I encourage all eligible people to take full advantage of the relief...
I am a baby boomer and old school. I grew up thinking that smoking pot led to an addiction to worse drugs. I certainly had judgment...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will most probably select a replacement to fill the term of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The term will be up in 2022....
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a brilliant choice in opening her remarks at the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory celebration with a quote from civil...
Black financial services and regulatory experts announced Monday the formation of the Black Bank Fund (BBF) and National Black Bank Foundation (NBBF), tandem initiatives to nurture...
Atlanta-based UPS had a specific ban on facial hair and some hairstyles: “no Afros or braids.” The policy had a direct impact on many Black employees. Some Black men in particular grow...
Stacey Abrams not only has revealed the ins and outs of voter suppression in the U.S., she is also credited with 800,000 new voter registrations. She...
On Saturday, November 7, news outlets projected Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the President-elect and Vice-President-elect of the United States of America. This is Biden’s...
As of 3:00 p.m. PST on Thursday, November 5, former Vice Pres. Joe Biden and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are inching to the...
Both gents are Democrats from New York. And both Torres and Jones made history on Election Night Democratic New Yorkers Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones have...
Medicare’s annual Open Enrollment season is underway, and I want to encourage all people with Medicare to review their current health and prescription drug coverage. Medicare...
The political action committee of the Black Economic Alliance (BEA) endorses political candidates whose work supports prosperity and economic security for Black Americans. Launched in 2018,...
As the elections and voting cycle winds down, we all just witnessed, with rapt attention, the unraveling of the premature, immature, and amateur rapture culture phenomenon...
Student editors of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal have organized a remarkable symposium on “Technology Law as a Vehicle for Anti-Racism.” The two-day event, Nov. 12-13,...
