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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) called lynchings racially-motivated acts of violence and terror that represent a dark and despicable chapter of our nation's history....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus will be convening the Congressional Black Caucus National Black Leadership Summit on February 3rd and 4th. “We...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Colin “Topper” Carew, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab (MIT), led the discussion that included monetizing mobile devices and other...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today we honor one of the world’s most impassioned freedom fighters and ‘drum majors for justice’: Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With...
FLORIDA COURIER — As Democrats around the country protest and raise their voices to impeach and remove President Trump, the Congressional Black Caucus and other Black...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I may miss a few votes during this period, but with God’s grace I will be back on the front lines soon,” he...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, the chair of the House Committee on Energy...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This happens as our country grapples with [a president] who makes it clear that he welcomes immigrants from places like Norway, but not...
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....
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 — Conyers, who was the first African American to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee, also helped spearhead the 1994 Violence against Women Act....
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Trump Administration has announced it will not provide temporary protected status to Bahamians who fled Hurricane Dorian. If granted, this status...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Republican Dan Bishop narrowly won a special election this week for a seat in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, which some political analysts point...