OAKLAND POST — Special tributes honoring Rev. Dr. Brown were delivered by former Vice President Kamala Harris, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, former Speaker of...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — A group of boys from Jacksonville recently traveled to Atlanta as part of the Men of Valor Young Men’s Mentoring Program. This...
BLACKPRESSUSA OP-ED : Leatha Davis was a teenager when she marched in Selma, survived violent attacks and testified in a federal case that helped clear the...
TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Rosetta Miller-Perry, a prominent newspaper publisher, entrepreneur, and civil rights advocate, died on Friday, June 26, at the age of 91. Miller-Perry received...
In 1857, the Supreme Court’s infamous Dred Scott decision declared that Black people — enslaved or free — could never be citizens of the United States.
Widely known in Oakland for his unifying leadership on issues of social justice and human rights, Riley is also recognized for his famous son, Raymond “Boots”...
The Supreme Court's recent ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act is reshaping political battles, particularly in the South. While California's protections may offer a buffer, the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Several sources have confirmed that former President Barack Obama phoned Reverend Jesse Jackson over the weekend, who is in Stable Condition at a...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “I always tell people,” he said quietly, “the day the Latino, African American, Asian, and other communities realize they share the same oppressor...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case that could decide the future of voting rights in America.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — It is 62 years later after the death of the four little girls in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in...
The region was established in 1925 under the leadership of Vivian Osborne Marsh, who became its first Regional Director. Marsh was a pioneering scholar and civic...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In noting that Environmental Justice is an important part of the struggle to improve and maintain a clean and healthful environment – particularly...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The night of Aug. 22 to Aug. 23, 1791, in Santo Domingo – today Haiti and the Dominican Republic – saw the beginning...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The night of Aug. 22 to Aug. 23, 1791, in Santo Domingo – today Haiti and the Dominican Republic – saw the beginning...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The night of Aug. 22 to Aug. 23, 1791, in Santo Domingo – today Haiti and the Dominican Republic – saw the beginning...
Dr. Macaulay Kalu, secretary general of AU6RG, will present Dr. Brown with the Global Peace Builder Award. Other presenters include Rev. Dr. Freddie Haynes, senior pastor...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The book is an unapologetic examination of how the horrors of the past—rooted in slavery—continue to manifest in present-day America through police brutality,...
No weapon formed against our democracy shall prosper. We’ve crossed bridges before—we’ll cross this one too. #VotingRightsAct #GoodTrouble
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Updating the Black Press USA exclusive on the lunch counter exhibit at the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — According to Levy Armstrong, Target made a $2 billion pledge in 2021 to support Black-owned businesses, improve the Black shopper experience, and invest...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Scholars warn that without context, such revelations could be easily misinterpreted or manipulated.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The museum's slavery facts and substantiating artifacts of the 250 years of the enslavement of Africans in America, curated by historians, are the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The executive order is chillingly titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” It declares that the Smithsonian, once a symbol of “American...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — According to Bryant, the boycott has mobilized over 150,000 participants and persuaded over 100 Black vendors to withdraw their products from Target.