NNPA NEWSWIRE — “For the first time in history, there are more than 20 Black women serving in the United State Congress—and we all stand on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Although Director Kraninger announced a plan to suspend the payday rule, changes in how the Bureau operated with regard to these lenders began...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The reward for finding the discipline to sit through Allah’s kaleidoscope of HD video, mini DV, 16mm, Hi8 Tape and Super 8 footage...
A growing number of Oaklanders—joined by Senator Nancy Skinner—are calling on the State of California to cancel the balance of the $100 million loan that the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Mulvaney closed the Office of Young Consumers, stripped the Office of Fair Lending of its ability to enforce fair lending laws, cozied up...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Since 2013 the Colour of Music Festival has brought international, national, and regional classically trained black musicians of African descent to share their musical talents.
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Credit Dispute Cloud, LLC is an entirely new model of “credit repair” that empowers individuals to get a handle on, repair and maintain good credit.
THE AFRO — The alleged murder of a woman known as a “good samaritan,” by a panhandler shocked many in Baltimore.
San Francisco, CA—Disciplinary action towards players who commit or are involved in domestic abuse is a serious concern in sports. To see President and CEO of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Shelby County Schools’ website, the district serves more than 100,000 students in 200 schools. However, there is no collective representation...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The media is in a state of great disruption, but despite all of the change, one thing remains the same: the role of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The new slave voyages website counts as the product of three years of development by a multi-disciplinary team of historians, librarians, curriculum specialists,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This past week, the Fort Bend ISD (FBISD) Board of Trustees unanimously voted to no longer move forward with any legal actions related...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Let me assure you that actions to weaken the Consumer Bureau from within as Director Mulvaney attempted to do will not go unchecked...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It has come to light that a collaboration involving some law firms, doctors, and finance companies are pressuring women into unnecessary surgeries to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am pleased that this extension will give hundreds of thousands of hardworking immigrants a temporary reprieve from deportation–with temporary being the operative...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — EXCLUSIVE: All the mementos that served to recognize the Jabbar’s many accomplishments – the championship rings, MVP and All-Star trophies and other rare...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…the Santa Fe crossover that I test drove had a bolder design, new safety, comfort and convenience technology, and better sight lines and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…To make matters worse, all three of the major consumer credit reporting bureaus have used this breach of consumer data and consumer trust...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — “I can tell you very happily, and I think any objective observer would confirm what I’m saying, is that in the last year...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In moderating the panel of awardees, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. began with the ultra-popular Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the first black woman to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I’m [was] born and raised in this segregated city without any Home Rule rights and no equal rights when the city was segregated,”...
BART directors have approved a resolution to name a small street next to the Fruitvale BART Station after Oscar Grant, the young man killed by a...
At 1 p.m. on Sat. Feb. 16, the Oakland Police Commission (OPC) hosted a three-hour public hearing on policing in the homeless community at Taylor Memorial...
Teachers say: ‘Get up, get down. Oakland is a union town!” “Bargaining with the district has not — in two years — produced an agreement that...