NNPA NEWSWIRE — The agency noted a “historically low level of funding,” which has resulted in operations not being equipped to provide adequate service. Officials at...
NNPA NEWSWIRE The White House announced three pardons and the commuted sentences of 75 nonviolent drug offenders. The move by President Biden follows calls by justice...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Republican Party has made “voter fraud” a rallying cry while offering few actual examples of voter fraud in real life. Associated Press...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “She has exhibited no symptoms, will isolate and continue to work from the Vice President’s residence. She has not been in close contact...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, “Pessimists are right more often, but optimists...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The American Lung Association recommends that every federal agency, the White House, and Congress must immediately act to dramatically reduce air and climate...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “[Pamela Moses] was taken into custody and spent 75 days in jail before Judge Mark Ward granted her motion for a new trial....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are excited to have the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris and Mayor Randall Woodfin of Birmingham, two trailblazers and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While many social media posters questioned the messages that our children would glean from “the slap heard around the world” at the 2022...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am feeling up to the task,” said Judge Jackson, “primarily because I know that I am not alone. I am standing on...
THE PRECINCT REPORTER NEWS GROUP — The the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans voted 8-0 to consider a blueprint of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Using data and analysis from research partner, The Brennan Center for Justice, the Urban League noted that this year’s edition of The State...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another 50,000 women each year have unexpected labor and delivery outcomes with serious short-...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The White House said this should help provide more families the opportunities to thrive. “Together, these actions will help hold medical providers and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Treasury Department said the change would allow 200,000 uninsured individuals to gain coverage while more than 1 million others would realize...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — William Spriggs, a professor in Howard University’s Economics Department and an economist for AFL-CIO, cautioned that the government’s job numbers shouldn’t frighten anyone....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is a special day for Black communities and for all Americans and marks the start of a new era for the judicial...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We applaud the Senate Judiciary Committee for taking a critical step towards a U.S. Supreme Court that represents our communities and fulfills the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The nation’s first Black president will join Biden and the country’s first African American vice president, Kamala Harris, at the event to deliver...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Monday’s vote was split along party lines in a committee of 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans, leading Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My support rests on Judge Jackson’s qualifications, which no one questions; her demonstrated judicial independence; her demeanor and temperament; and the important perspective...
THE OAKLAND POST — The A’s have set their sights on Howard Terminal, located in West Oakland’s industrial zone, and the heart of the Port of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our experiences inform us that the implementation of a menthol ban will inevitably and undoubtedly create an increased number of stops, frisks, and...
On Feb. 25, President Joe Biden nominated Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, to become the 116th justice on...
Reports from both organizations were filed with the Oakland Police Department, which is still investigating the crimes. “There was this moment of sheer disbelief,” said Alexander...