In a big blow to health insurance in the U.S., a federal judge has ruled that insurers no longer have to pay for preventive care services...
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA12), the highest-ranking African American woman serving in the U.S. Congress, announced on February 21, that she will enter the race to replace...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rep. Steven Horsford, a Democrat from Nevada, and Rep. Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn, NY, said that the government’s policy, which is very similar...
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 — A recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit against Idaho-based company, Kochava, brought to light the severe lack of regulations and guidelines surrounding data...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While crucial races like the Georgia Senate race between Republican Herschel Walker and Democratic Incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock remained too close to call,...
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) is the first woman and first African American chair of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, said Roderick Wright, former California state...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The federal government spends billions of dollars a year in paid advertising. However, the federal government’s process for allocating advertising dollars fails to...
In a bi-partisan vote of 61-36, Shalanda Young becomes the first Black woman to head the department that oversees the government’s budget. Before her appointment Young...
CBC members Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations; Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus;...
Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) joined Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) and other progressive colleagues in calling on President Biden to live up to his campaign promises...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will...
Joined by members of the Congressional Black Caucus and cosponsors of H.R. 2116, the CROWN Act, the signers request FINA evaluate how barriers to participation, like...
President Biden joined Congresswoman Lee and others from the Congressional Black Caucus for the public commemoration in Tulsa.
Congresswoman Lee will join with local faith-based organizations, community health centers, and other groups to campaign for the East Bay community to get vaccinated.
“We applaud the confirmation of Rep. Fudge as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),” Marcela Howell, president and CEO of In Our...
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced he will host a virtual Conversation on Race town hall to discuss racial justice in America on Friday, February 19th at...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "Fifty years of making a seat at the table and building a pipeline for those to come, and 50 years as the 'Conscience...
A Brooklyn native and the oldest of four daughters, Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm graduated from Brooklyn Girls’ High (1942), Brooklyn College (1946), and Columbia University...
When news broke about Facebook collaborating with data mining companies during the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, it may have broken the dam. Now almost...
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to serve on a major party’s presidential ticket made history last week when Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, 25, went viral on social media on May 6, months after his murder. The video shows Arbery...
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 — Several other provisions asked by members of the Congressional Black Caucus were an expansion of unemployment benefits to $600 per week in addition...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is well documented that African Americans get sick more frequently, are screened for illness less often, are diagnosed for disease later, are...