WASHINGTON INFORMER — The D.C. crime bill and so many others like it are reminiscent of the ‘94 crime bill, which produced new and harsher criminal...
Harvard President Claudine Gay has resigned, making her tenure the shortest in the university’s history. The decision comes after just six months and two days in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Harvard Corporation had previously expressed unanimous support for Gay after “extensive deliberations” following the congressional hearing. However, the recent plagiarism allegations and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Gay expressed her commitment to the university community in an interview with the Harvard Crimson by stating that Harvard will never tolerate threats...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — These posters sent a message to Black veterans that they need not apply — that these life-changing programs were not meant for them....
NNPA NEWSWIRE -— “Open discussion and debate will enable us to find solutions to the racial inequality that persists in the nation today,” said noted historian...
Harvard leadership, including its first Black president, Claudine Gay, came under fire for failing to voice an opinion, or take a formal stance against the war...
This year the rankings, now in their 20th edition, were based on five criteria: teaching (the learning environment); research environment (volume, income and reputation); research quality (citation...
The 2024 report also ranked Berkeley the 9th best in the world overall. By Ivan Natividad, UC Berkeley News UC Berkeley is the No. 1 U.S. public...
Racism expressed through cultural norms can perpetuate negative health outcomes for nonwhite groups, according to a study by UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Researchers reviewed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Watson’s legal defense team is asking the Department of Justice to conduct a racial bias investigation on the Brooklyn prosecutors who are working...
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...
The world is now in an environmental tailspin. However, with technology that teaches us how to create sustainable outcomes, sprinkled with common sense, we can achieve...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At minimum, 41 prominent individuals connected to Harvard University were connected to slavery. This includes four past presidents of Harvard University. The report...
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...
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 — In questioning Judge Jackson, South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham continued the theme of his GOP colleagues, claiming the jurist is weak on...
As a lawyer, California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, 45, held various positions in public and private practice until she joined the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office...
During the two-day meeting that concluded September 24, participants shared details of harrowing incidents that happened in California and across the country.
Graduating seniors from all over the Bay Area as well as continuing college students were recognized for their academic achievements by the member organizations.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "In 2002, the hosts were cats. Then for MERS, the host was camels," noted Dr. James Hildreth the president of Meharry Medical College....
ORLANDO ADVOCATE — Tarana Burke, civil rights activist and founder of the global ‘me too.’ movement for survivors of sexual assault, has been chosen as this year’s...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — The two-part season finale of the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar saw Micah West, played by Actor Nicholas L....
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Just three months after a judge lifted a 39-year-old consent decree requiring the Baton Rouge Police Department to seek more diversity in its...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson has been named President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, the organization announced Tuesday, August 13. Gary’s first Black...
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