NNPA NEWSWIRE — Representatives Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), Justin Jones (D-Nashville), and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) took to the Tennessee House floor to stand in solidarity with school...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Enacted just 50 days into his term, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was the first step in President Biden’s strategy to stabilize...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — To those who have lost loved ones to police violence, know this: just because you’re not in the headlines doesn’t mean you’re absent...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jeffries said he hopes to find common ground with the G.O.P. where possible. He takes over the reins from long-time Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While some of the Black candidates seeking election are already household names, like Stacey Abrams in Georgia, Val Demings in Florida and Anthony...
Conservatives have attacked the debt forgiveness plan as expensive overreach of executive authority since the plan was announced. In this case, the six states argued that the...
As a scientist, it is said that Ernest Everett Just (1883–1941) “saw the whole, where others saw only parts. He noticed details others failed to see”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — When announcing plans to forgive as much as $20,000 in student loans, Biden said provisions in the American Rescue Plan would render the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The U.S. has long failed to live up to its international human rights treaty obligations on eliminating racial discrimination, perhaps more so in...
Emma H. Pendergrass was a role model of excellence, determination, and courage. She lived her life with a spirit of kindness that touched all who knew...
After 10 years of freedom, working hard and saving her money, Bridget “Biddy” Mason (1818–1891), in 1866, purchased two lots on the outskirts of Los Angeles,...
In Erika Loewe’s all-too-important job as director of African American media, she has ensured that the Black Press and other media of color have enjoyed unprecedented...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Erika Loewe’s all-too-important job as director of African American media, she has ensured that the Black Press and other media of color...
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 event will include an initial day of a pro-am, a trip to PGA TOUR Superstore to help the players with equipment and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the afternoon portion of the hearing, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) attempted to bring decorum, asking Judge Jackson about the significance of her...
His appointment won’t change the 5-4 conservative lean of the court, but it will mark an historic first, with a Black woman elevated to the nation’s...
One of the greatest fears of a slave owner was Black literacy. An uneducated slave was thought to be nonthreatening and “necessary to their security.”
To establish and maintain his legacy, McWorter “directed his descendants to buy the freedom of additional grandchildren and great-grandchildren after his death.” By the end of...
Some Black business owners are concerned that, as has often been the case with large government spending programs, they will be overlooked.
It was August 16, 1857. David Drake (c. 1800– c. 1870s), an enslaved African American, had just completed a 19-inch greenware pot. On it he inscribed:...
Top health officials and medical experts joined on August 18 to announce that booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available beginning on September 20.
The Democrat-led House has passed the bill twice over the last 12 months, yet, as the deadline passed, the bill continues to be trapped in a...
We developed the poll as a way to truly understand what Black voters view as the most critical issues they are facing right now.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clyburn noted that healthcare and other fraud has run rampant during the current novel coronavirus pandemic and, more than ever, African Americans are...