A Warrior for Peace and Justice The life and legacy of the Honorable Ronald V. Dellums will be memorialized this week in two events taking place...
Ruth Beckford, the legendary dancer, choreographer and Oakland community activist died May 8 of natural causes. She was 93. Beckford, known as The Dance Lady, toured...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “After spending my career around the criminal justice system, I've seen up close how it can fail to ensure that poor defendants receive...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We want to adapt the university so that it’s clear what its relevance continues to be,” Dillard said. That means that, given the...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — The anniversary of the passing of Ghana’s first Prime Minister and President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, prompted reflections by Ghanaians on social media of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In 2017, the GAO examined spending on advertising contracts with minority-owned businesses by five agencies – the Department of Defense, the Department of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The more I thought about this idea of the Grand African race I began to see how we can bring the African diaspora...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Phoebe Roaf’s life-changing direction culminated when Bishop Elect Phoebe Roaf became the first female and the first African American elected to lead the...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — From a young age Jordan Mills has known what he wants to be when he grows up. The Jean Ribault High School student...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Jannie Harriot, daughter of the late James and Marvell Bradley Harriot, was born in Wilmington, N.C. and grew up in Hartsville, S.C. She graduated...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Delucca “Lucca” Rolle, the 15-year-old high school student who was punched and had his head slammed against the concrete by law enforcement officers...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — …Ice Cube is looking to take the next step in not only raising the profile of his professional basketball brand, but his personal...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Probation is often billed as an alternative to incarceration, but instead it is frequently set with unrealistic conditions that undermine its goal of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our true mission is art for a better way of life,” said Joyce Cox, Blues City Cultural Center (BCCC) board chair. “When we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I always say that if you’re in a boardroom or a meeting and you’re the only girl at the table, celebrate that moment;...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The capacity-building plan is the result of an alliance between FedEx, Regions Bank, City of Memphis and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “If you’re classified as a runaway, you do not receive the Amber Alert or any type of media coverage. Even if they did...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rodney Robinson, who teaches at Virgie Binford Education Center which is a school inside the Richmond Juvenile Justice Center, was commended by CCSSO...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “How strong is our economy? It is undoubtedly stronger than it was a year ago, but it's not as strong as some claim...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A 2012 Human Rights Watch report noted that the state of California had de facto sentenced 301 people to die in its prisons...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Barr’s lack of independence and Trump’s obstruction raises critical questions about the rule of law. But this is also about the integrity and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Buying a car is a significant purchase for many Americans and should be a fair and transparent transaction, free of discrimination. Unfortunately, this...
Marc and Lynne Benioff’s Donation Will Create First-of-Its-Kind Initiative to Research Causes of Homelessness, Identify Evidence-based Solutions Made possible by a $30 million gift from Marc and...
It seems President Donald Trump is intensifying his anti-immigrant stance. On Monday evening, he sent a memo to acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan...
Malachia Hoover, who grew up in Marin City, recently earned her Master’s degree in Biology as part of California State University Northridge’s (CSUN) Research Initiative for...