While the data show that most people consent to a search when asked by an officer, research from the report reflects that this “consent” is not...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We cannot afford to be complacent — our work is far from being done,” said Rev. Jesse Jackson. “The automotive industry and the communities...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is astounding and inspiring to see how these young men on the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team have chosen to step...
“I am pleased that Senator Alex Padilla and East Bay community leaders joined me in a roundtable discussion today about the alarming rate of gun violence,...
“This initiative is such a benefit to our parents and youth to learn about the influence and risk of substance use and to have open dialog...
“We hope that calling 988 in a behavioral health crisis becomes as second nature as calling 911 in a medical or safety emergency,” said Dr. Jei...
Kanye West is trying to do what a gang of white supremacists and anti-critical race theorists have wanted to do for years: cancel Black History Month....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s unfair to take up spaces that should be for people at the lake and give them to folks from Alameda. I’ve called...
Cat Brooks, activist, actress, playwright and poet said, “I do this work side by side with some of the most passionate, committed, fierce, smart and principled...
Across the nation, over 400 bills have been introduced suppressing the right to vote — from reducing polling hours and locations to allowing lawmakers to overturn...
Michelle Cabrera, executive director of the County Behavioral Health Directors Association (CBHDA), spotlighted the health needs of minority youth. She explained that all over the nation...
To all our staff who have been working so incredibly hard over the past few months to welcome our students and families back to school safely...
He served three decades with the Oakland Symphony and was a passionate advocate for change
In the July 8 contest held in Orlando, Fla., Zaila won on the word “murraya” a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees. At that moment...
Students interested in the scholarship can apply on the NAACP site. The deadline is June 18. The winners, who the NAACP’s N-SPIRE committee – a group...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Biden said he plans to hold financial institutions accountable for discriminatory practices in the housing market, and he will restore the federal government’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — UN Officials have called climate change the defining issue of this generation. "The Summit will present practical and new measures to speed up...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Developmental Enhancement Life and Training Alliance Incorporated (DELTA Inc.) of Birmingham was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from Alabama State Senator Rodger Smitherman....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Brennan Center report follows a Center for American Progress analysis that examined how conservative lawmakers are suppressing the votes of people of...
THE AFRO — Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood, an organization that does exactly what it describes in its name, is hitting the road again. The...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With a vision to drive more Black females into the fields of STEM, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, the newly elected president and CEO...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Birmingham City Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday to approve an agreement with Major League Baseball for a Youth Academy at George...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Founded by young people, for young people, the Peer Health Exchange (PHE) has worked to fill the health equity gap for youth in underserved...
Eleven people were recognized by the Marin County Human Rights Commission for their contributions to the community at the 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award Dinner...
By Richard Johnson, Folsom State Prison The question parents and guardians often ask is, what do gangs offer that is so alluring that we lose...