The achievement gap for Black students is pervasive regardless of income. In 2019, statewide testing data shows that Black students are the lowest performing subgroup with...
VisionQuilt.org and Adamika Village#stopkillingourkidsmovement’s, ‘Peace in the Streets’ initiative began the banner and yard sign project last year with the installation of 101 banners from 74th...
Speakers painted a devastating picture of the housing crisis in Oakland: an estimated 4,000 people unhoused, a quarter of whom are children and almost three quarters...
The six Black-owned media organizations targeting predominantly Black audiences that received grants are: California Black Media ($400,000); The Black Voice News in Riverside County ($100,000); L.A....
Lake Merritt has long been a site of contention between nearby residents and lake visitors. The lake is a public park, but nearby residents have often...
Foothill Missionary Baptist Church is prayerfully seeking a Pastor/Teacher, a man, called by God and set apart for the Gospel ministry in accordance with the Baptist...
The African American Cultural Center on Fulton Street was the site of the fourth annual My Sisters Keepers, By All Means Necessary conference this past weekend,...
Adamika Village founder Daryle Allums explains why their Town Nights event at Sunnyside Park is unique and different. “Adamika Village is a victim-led organization, so everything...
As the Sausalito Marin City School District was ordered to desegregate in 2019, Brown vs. the Board of Education continues to be meaningful as the nation...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With new voter suppression laws, the leaked Roe V. Wade opinion, and the assault on many other rights, some question whether the voting...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As of May 18, 2022, individuals and businesses transferring or selling a non-restricted firearm in Canada need to confirm the recipient’s identity and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The story of the abolition of slavery in the aftermath of the Civil War is familiar, as is the civil rights revolution that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “A few factors are driving the Great Resignation, but one that stands out is that most workplaces simply aren’t doing as much as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — DTU provides 11 students from around the nation internships and scholarships to explore marketing roles focused on General Motor’s vision for an all-electric...
The national media has packed up and moved on to the next mass shooting in America. But residents on the eastside of Buffalo, … The post...
It’s Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Several public-school teachers in Rochester, New York, were put on leave after exchanging text … The post June 1: The Headlines...
Race and justice and injustice, health and well-being, environmental and climate justice, an economy gone wrong, police brutality … The post The Black Ballot; We discuss...
It is Friday, June 3, 2022. This morning, we talk history in the National Basketball Association with a record number of Black head … The post...
Friday, June 6, 2022. A psychiatrist has given eye-opening and jaw-dropping testimony in Los Angeles during a civil trial involving … The post #6.6.22 HEADLINES first...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jackson State will continue to get its fair share of 5-Star recruits. Coach Prime and all HBCUs can offer an experience that Alabama...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Racial tragedy struck Buffalo, New York, on May 14th. Hate came up from the ground and reared its inhumane and immoral head. Ten...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A study of fact sheets provided by the American Petroleum Institute suggests that the complicated answer includes more production in America, which could...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Green started all 67 of his games played, while averaging 17.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists. He ranked second among rookies in...
The reasons given by Monroe to use State of California authority at the county level and demand these school closures for the school district to “to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The year of 2022 will prove to be a major test of the electability of Black statewide candidates as issues around voting rights...