BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The March of Dimes has released its 2025 Report Card, and across the United States, the findings tell a story of mothers and...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case that could decide the future of voting rights in America.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Atyia is a former student of the Institute of Community Services (ICS Head Start) of Mississippi and the author of the “Mean Girls:...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced ten key state legislative races to watch this November, touting the contests as pivotal for maintaining...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There is allegedly a video of something related to the hanging death of Trey Reed, the 21-year-old freshman of Delta State University. Civil...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The autopsy for Trey Reed is underway. The 21-year-old student of Delta State University was found dead hanging from a tree on the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Donald Trump continues to attack cities and jurisdictions heavily populated by minorities, often painting them as crime-ridden and unsafe despite evidence showing overall...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — From Mississippi to Michigan and from Texas to New York, states are activating emergency measures. Cooling centers are open in New York City...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The remarks echo proposals President Donald Trump himself has floated in recent months, including a plan to compel farmers to house and supervise...
Effective May 29, CMS rescinded guidance that had reinforced the obligation of hospitals to provide abortion services under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The nationwide tour will be anchored by a diverse coalition of community leaders, civil rights activists, entrepreneurs, influencers, and policy chiefs. The effort...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The report identifies regions with the highest and lowest disparities, noting that Hawaii has the smallest median annual income gap, while the District...
Wright co-founded the first Black Boy Scout Troop and Credit Union in Mississippi, served as a union leader, and was a pivotal figure after he moved...
WORD IN BLACK — Now, more than two years after the fact, the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that protected a women’s right...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Childcare is work that supports all other work. Mothers, who do most of the caregiving, too often must choose between staying home or...
Robert L. Allen, historian scholar, and civil rights activist, died on July 10 at 82. One of his important works, “The Port Chicago Mutiny,” played a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the 32 years since its founding, the Nissan Foundation has been awarding grants to nonprofits – big and small – that work...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In an era where critical issues often are overlooked, the mainstream media’s priorities remain deeply troubling at best, or at worst, very partisan....
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Three years after hearing George Floyd cry “Mama” so desperately that it brought a country out of quarantine, Canadian-American journalist Sam Forster donned a...
There is no greater pain than that of a mother who loses her child — or whose child goes missing. Bettersten Wade has experienced both. Her...
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 — Despite these positive trends, the report underscores that imprisonment levels remain alarmingly high nationwide, particularly for Black Americans. The authors caution that the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Often called “freedmen’s towns,” “freedom towns,” or “all-black towns,” African American municipalities were established throughout the United States by or for a largely...
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...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The original March on Washington, a cornerstone of the civil rights movement, drew approximately 250,000 participants in 1963. Its influence paved the way...