“Crime is soaring, homelessness is out of control, the cost of living is unsustainable, schools are failing students, our water infrastructure is out-dated and our communities...
Local Black leaders are working to change the odds and boost equality for the community. In celebration of Black History Month, San Jose Spotlight is highlighting...
“The Justice Department is committed to prioritizing prevention, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes,” Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta stated. “The FBI’s 2021 Hate Crimes Statistics...
The Department of Education said it is working to create new programs or expand existing community schools. “Meeting the needs of the whole child is essential...
Congresswoman Lee is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations. She serves as Co-Chair of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Over the last 50 years, the CBC has served as the ‘conscience of the Congress,’ helping guide the legislative priorities that have shaped...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is astounding and inspiring to see how these young men on the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team have chosen to step...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 61-year-old, who represented Virginia’s 4th District, reportedly battled colorectal cancer. Prior to the U.S. Congress, McEachin had served nine years as a...
“California’s housing affordability crisis has been more than a half century in the making and the state is tackling this foundational challenge with an innovative ‘all...
“While many states have taken steps to expand the right to vote to people with felony convictions, this report makes it clear that millions of our...
In the film, Fairfax native and former Marin County Chief Probation Officer Mike Daly, gave an account of his 30-year career in the Probation Department, where...
People For the American Way will use billboards and social media to bring the censored artwork to Georgia voters and to people around the country who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — President Biden and Congressional Democrats are engineering a Great Recovery of, for and by the American People. From day one, we have focused...
THE AFRO — “We know that barely 2 to 3 percent of all women have gross revenues of a million dollars, but if you break it...
We believe the solution rests with past proven results; not merely wishful thinking that has proven to be quite ineffective in addressing the violence that is...
Our pastors, community chaplains and civil rights groups have come together to lift up our voices seeking an end to this season of reckless violence. Sadly,...
Monsanto produced nearly 99% of all PCBs used in the United States since the 1930s and continued until its manufacture was banned by the Toxic Substance...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In January, the PGA TOUR received a score of 95/100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, becoming the first major sports organization ever included....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Life brings us a myriad of challenges and opportunities. How we navigate them is one of the keys to successful living. Many of...
Voting has not always been a given, in fact, just the opposite has been the practice in society for the marginalized. In the midst of so...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re not going to be able to get these days back, so each one of these days we must, with a sense of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The combination of extreme heat and rising utility prices creates a perfect storm, and HUD-assisted families and communities are some of the most...
“Childcare keeps Alameda County working, and these awards are one step to supporting equity and social justice in a field where the workforce is held predominantly...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — In an appeal to District leaders, NAACP Washington, D.C. Branch President Akosua Ali, along with nearly two dozen advocates, cited DC Water’s capital improvement...
The impact of new abortion bans and restrictions will be felt most acutely by poor and working-class Black women — Black women are significantly more likely...