NNPA NEWSWIRE — Despite the significant allocation, a notable omission from the Democratic strategy is the exclusion of the Black Press of America, a move that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The latest tiebreaker occurred during the confirmation of Loren Alikhan as a U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia. As vice president,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE —. Given the concerted efforts by Republicans to curtail voting rights, specifically in minority communities, Manchin’s position has engendered skepticism regarding his dedication to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The results also have far-reaching implications for the Republican Party, as Youngkin’s aspirations for a presidential run dimmed. The governor had previously touted...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Born in the District of Columbia, Kennedy’s dedication to redressing longstanding issues in marginalized communities is palpable. He said he envisions dismantling systemic...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a four-page order, Brimmer, a nominee of George W. Bush, stated that Trump, who was found responsible for sexually assaulting a journalist...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At The New Republic's “Stop Trump Summit” on Wednesday, Robert De Niro attacked Donald Trump like a bull. Darryl George, an 18-year-old junior...
Voting and elections have become the targets of threats and intimidation as the nation faces a proliferation of guns, more frequent gun violence, and fewer legal...
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 — Leaders within the Democratic Party in the last Congress demonstrated their political will for a reparations commission. 217 confirmed yes votes in the...
Norma Nelson, a lifetime Black Women Organized for Political Action member (Sacramento Chapter) and founding member of the California League of Women Voters Criminal Justice Committee...
For some Republicans, Democrats, and journalists, CNN’s disastrous 70-minute town hall with Donald Trump proved what everyone thought it would be: a desperate network featuring a...
As I move around the community, I constantly find people who feel the recent election results mainly benefit certain powerful groups that had spent a lot...
In a media release, the union announced that voting began on Monday: “Instead of negotiating a fair contract for the safe, stable, and racially-just schools our...
Mississippi Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson revealed that some of the 41,000 hours of video footage from the January 6, 2021, insurrection that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Election deniers and suppressors are working overtime to ensure that our vote is nullified or diluted. We must respond in such large numbers...
The Formerly Incarcerated Giving Back (FIGB) refuses to be denied restorative justice: we want our voices heard. We want solutions. We want affordable housing. We want...
Election laws changed a few years ago requiring local elections for cities, towns, schools and special districts to be consolidated with statewide elections to increase voter...
Thanks to Gay and Paul Cobb, the owners of the Post News Group (who once marched with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to reinstate our...
I know that some folks don’t vote because they believe their vote doesn’t matter. History shows that it does. The best example I can think of...
The inability to pass voting rights comes on the same week as MLK Day in America and serves as a reminder. Setbacks are all temporary, the...
Mayor Libby Schaaf rated unfavorably by 54% of voters, while only 37% were favorable
Last week, Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA-37) announced that she is running to be the first woman mayor of Los Angeles – and the second African American...
Ideally, voting rights should be a nonpartisan issue. Congress repeatedly passed extensions of the Voting Rights Act that were signed by Republican presidents. But right-wing politicians...
Mills College in Oakland is merging with Northeastern University following approval Tuesday by the Mills College board of trustees.