NNPA NEWSWIRE — "The NNPA is especially honored to hear directly from President Joe Biden for his continued support and advocacy of the importance of the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “By gutting equitable access to our country’s higher education system, today's majority conservative Supreme Court ruled against Black and Brown students’ access to...
Stockton Unified School District's new biliterate superintendent of schools hosted a meet and greet with the community Wednesday evening inside the Arthur Coleman Administrative Complex in...
After deciding to shut down at the end of May, the Holy Names University (HNU) Board of Trustees has just sold the 58-acre campus in the...
The California Reparations Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans will hold its last in-person meeting on June 29 in Sacramento. The...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — “We were not surprised by the findings because philanthropy generally funds Black-led nonprofit organizations disproportionately less than other similarly situated organizations,” Susan...
On Saturday (June 17), UNCF Chicago gathered thousands of people in support of their “A Mind Is Gala” at the Hyatt Regency. Black excellence set the...
On the #TeachTruth National Day of Action, teachers, parents, and students said they won’t back down from the fight against anti-history bills. by Aziah Siid for Word...
Grant will fund the digitization of a large portion of the Auburn Avenue Library’s collection. The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History...
By Aziah Siid | Word In Black Photo by Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels (WIB) – Whether through words in her Brown Baby 321 series or from behind the desk at...
By Srishti Prabha | CapRadio | Special to the OBSERVER A 2019 report by Create CA found that 89% of public schools in California were not...
By Bria Overs | Word In Black Credit: Ron Lach / Pexels (WIB) – After a more than three-year pause, interest and payments on federal student loans will...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Before the amendments approved Tuesday, board policy required candidates to have a certain amount of in-school experience and training in education. Under...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — In a videotaped message, O’Neal publicly applauded Hill, Talladega Councilwoman Vickey Hall and other city leaders for blight-removal initiatives and other major...
NNPA NEWSWIRE – Fellows will work alongside National Newspaper Publication Association (NNPA) journalists and Chevrolet marketing teams while experiencing the all-new 2024 Chevrolet Trax on a...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Renowned scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West declared his candidacy for the upcoming presidential race under the...
NNPA NEWSIRE — “Education should be the space where you can learn about everything and anything that you want. There should be no limits to the...
THE AFRO — The Negro League Family Alliance (NLFA) is calling on Major League Baseball (MLB) to establish May 2 as annual “Negro League Day” in...
SAN DIEGO VOICE & VIEWPOINT — As of January 2023, there were about 60 SROs remaining in D.C. schools, down from its peak of more than...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) said their results show that new ways of doing things are needed. JAMA looked at...
DALLAS WEEKLY — n a photo shared earlier this month in a Facebook post, a parent complained of moldy lunch items being served to her daughter...
National-Dr. Glenell M. Lee-Pruitt, current Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs for Jarvis Christian University, has been named as the Designated Candidate that will move...
on April 25, the committee approved Senate Bill 14 which would make human trafficking of minors a felony and strikable offense forcing exploiters to serve 80%...
During his address at Howard University’s commencement on Saturday (May 13), President Biden used the podium to assert that white supremacy is “the most dangerous terrorist threat” to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “You’re the scientists, the doctors, the advocates who will bring -- do big things like ending cancer as we know it and even...