BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Missouri House on Tuesday approved a congressional map designed to weaken one of the state’s two Democratic incumbents, intensifying the partisan redistricting...
On Thursday, July 17, local and national organizers will highlight the legacy of late Civil Rights leader and former Congressman John Lewis on the fifth annual...
THE AFRO — “Democrats are on the cutting edge when it comes to diversifying our ranks and fighting for the issues that matter to everyday people,”...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Booker decided to make this drastic move after hearing the challenges from his constituents in his community. He acknowledged, “We could do some...
BlackPressUSA NEWSWIRE — Trump supporters have introduced another bill to take down the bright yellow letters of Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., in exchange...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Last night Speaker Johnson asked Congressman Green to sit down while calling for decorum. Green did not comply with the demand as he...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year, National Grandparents Day will be celebrated on September 8. It’s a great day to spend time reading with your grandchildren. You...
NNPA NEWSWIRE - "The truth is, this isn’t about illegal voting. It’s about power—maintaining it, consolidating it, and keeping it out of the hands of those...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The world won’t get no better if we just let it be.” Rev. James Lawson Jr. embodied these lyrics. He was a courageous...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, spanning several days and culminating on Sunday, served as both a remembrance of the sacrifices made on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) was gay at a time in the ‘60s when he was shunned by MLK’s other...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dozens of state legislatures introduced bills to restrict the practice of voting by mail. Other states have begun aggressively removing voters from the...
The “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,” brought an unprecedented throng to the National Mall on Aug. 28, 1963. From every corner of the U.S.,...
Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a stand for freedom...
By Tamieka Atkins Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sixty years ago, more than 200,000 people descended upon the National Mall for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, making a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — As we prepare to go into 2023, disunity between Blacks and Jews is ahistorical and counterproductive. We cannot afford to be nonchalant or...
We strolled past The Atlanta Daily World Building — the oldest daily Black newspaper founded in 1928; the unofficial ‘mayor’ of Auburn Avenue John Wesley Dobbs’...
Two Black performers left the event that night with Grammys in hand: Ella Jane Fitzgerald (1917–1996) for Best Vocal Performance, Female, and Best Jazz Performance, Individual;...
Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon who died last year, liked to tell activists that building a better world depended on people being willing to...
Here’s why dozens of Texas lawmakers are in Washington, D.C. this week.
Recently, in some states, most notoriously Georgia and Florida, lawmakers have taken steps to restrict voting access and rights for many Americans. But in California, policymakers and...
Voters showed the strength of our democracy by showing up in record numbers to cast ballots to defeat an incumbent president. And voters in Georgia, led...
Marin City Community Service District and Oshalla Diane Marcus co-produced the program at the MC Art and Culture Gallery in Marin City. It was seen virtually...
Pre-pandemic, on January 1, Nick Gordon, 30 died from a suspected overdose. Gordon was involved with Bobbi Kristina Brown prior to her death five years ago....