NNPA NEWSWIRE — The failure is national, and our president sees the coronavirus pandemic in personal and political terms. He is forcing Republican governors to open...
“They’re just children,” is a statement repeated over and over by several local agencies working against the scourge of human trafficking, which include Regina’s Door, Nola...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) highest governing body announced last week that it is moving toward allowing student-athletes to receive compensation for endorsements and promotions....
“To be honest, we are victims of a legal system that is antiquated and unprepared for the complexity of modern life,” said Lisa MacCarley, probate attorney...
Does California have a “legacy of unequal treatment” of minorities and women? That’s language from Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA-5) introduced by Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clyburn noted that healthcare and other fraud has run rampant during the current novel coronavirus pandemic and, more than ever, African Americans are...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Biden said he plans to hold financial institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market, and he will restore the federal government’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Collectively, they argue that too often, insurance companies refuse to cover emergency services, and either patients are forced to pay bills they cannot...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Senate was seen as out of play in terms of Democrats taking over. But now, with the coronavirus crisis turning the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Biden allegations have forced many feminists to shift position away from what they were saying during the Kavanaugh hearings. The slogan “believe...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The must-see interview, which will spotlight the recent actions of the U.S. Congress with respect to the impact of COVID-19 on America, and...
There are various reasons COVID-19 is killing Black people at six times the rate of white people, including a lack of access to health care, and...
The City of Oakland is teetering on the precipice of financial ruin, according to a report issued by the Oakland City Auditor earlier this month, confirmed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Currently, Congress approved $450 billion more in the PPP 2 bill. For this bill we need Black congressional leadership to sing the words,...
Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California was the first state in the nation to secure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to place...
African American-owned restaurants across California will be able to participate in a new state program that contracts eateries to prepare meals and deliver them to vulnerable...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — SNAP and the National School Lunch Program are just two nutrition programs that use census results to inform planning. Other programs include the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We encourage all Black churches and businesses to remain closed during this critical period. The denominations and independent churches represented in this statement,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) estimated that as many as 95% Black-owned businesses stood no chance of securing a program loan. Other...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I'm going to take a moment to dedicate this legislation to my dear sister, who is dying in a hospital in St. Louis,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Thanks to the efforts of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Democrats have secured $60 billion in new Small Business Administration PPP funding dedicated...
The term “gig” has its modern origins in music. Jazz musicians in the early 20th century used to refer to any job that paid money as...
“History is bound to repeat itself. Look at what went wrong in 1918 (Spanish Flu.) Then do the opposite.” The History Channel. Pres. Woodrow Wilson was...
There are all kinds of frontline workers battling COVID-19. Some tend to the sick in hospitals, others brave the streets to distribute food. And the postal...
Angela Blackwell, founder and president of Oakland’s PolicyLink, has been named to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 task force. “It’s been like tons, or gallons, of alcohol...