NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many learned about the Baltimore City Police through the case of Freddie Gray, who died in April 2015 following his arrest after running...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whites are caught with illegal drugs more often. However, according to the new analysis, Whites were more likely to be found with drugs,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The renowned mathematician was instrumental in Alan Shepherd's 1961 journey to space. She also played a pivotal role in John Glenn becoming the...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Rep. Elijah Cummings, is expected to run for her husband’s House seat, according to a Fox News report. Cummings,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "People are very frustrated. People want this administration to go. And let me tell you something. I'm at the top of that list....
Governor Gavin Newsom was in American Canyon for a press conference regarding PG&E –– but that did not stop Brenda Knight from discussing Ladies in Red...
Presidential Candidate Senator Corey Booker made a small intimate campaign stop in Oakland last week. About 300 supporters waited patiently in the afternoon sun for the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the chair of the CBC, said suspending flights from the United States to all destinations outside of Havana is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “His voice could shake mountains and stir the most cynical hearts, inspiring us all to be better. His authority came not from the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Mr. President, “Your shamelessness knows no bounds. From day one of your presidency, you have attacked our democracy and now you have set...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. House of Representatives passed five financial services bills, including bills to: close loopholes in and ensure better enforcement of this country’s...
ATLANTA VOICE — Support for removing the president was highest among Democrat and left-leaning respondents at 86 percent, compared to 49 percent of independents. Ninety-one percent of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The FIRST STEP Act upholds one end of the criminal justice bargain to the black community: 90 percent of the prisoners who have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The African Union President's Office spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo has maintained that Ambassador Chihombori-Quao didn't lose her job because of France or her fiery...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Early voting for runoff elections for Memphis City Council District 1 and District 7 is now underway. Meanwhile, Shelby County Election Commission...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Mayor Joe Hogsett and state Sen. Jim Merritt talked about issues that affect the African American community in a mayoral debate Oct. 21 at...
THE AFRO — Elijah Eugene Cummings entered the Maryland House of Delegates in January 1983, the year I graduated from Walbrook High School in West Baltimore....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Conyers, who was the first African American to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee, also helped spearhead the 1994 Violence against Women Act....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Hosted by the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center, a nonprofit founded by a bipartisan group of African American leaders from across the country who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Leader Schumer’s new proposal would make clean cars and charging stations available to all Americans and will help meet carbon emissions targets scientists...
THE AFRO — The District’s airwaves just got a little more political with the addition of the “Michael Brown Show,” a new podcast airing Monday nights. According to...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Senator Eddie Melton is in the running to become the first African American governor in Indiana’s 203-year history. Melton has officially entered the race...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Trump Administration’s support for HBCUs in South Carolina and across the Nation has been unprecedented and makes states more economically competitive,” a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "A ban will introduce or re-introduce many hard to employ young Black New Yorkers to the criminal justice system," the mothers wrote. "We...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cummings was committed to ensuring that the next generation has access to quality healthcare and education, clean air and water, and a strong...