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For Nearly 50 Years, Only Black Men Caddied The Masters. One Day, They All...
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — History never forgets a champion. When you win one of sport’s biggest titles, you become immortal. Win multiple times and your legacy is even greater. To think of The...
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Why Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer Was ‘Sick and Tired of Being Sick and...
By Marlee Bunch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign It wasn’t called voter suppression back then, but civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer knew exactly how white authorities in Mississippi...
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President Biden Unveils Sweeping Student Loan Relief Plans, Targeting Racial...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Joe Biden has announced comprehensive plans to provide substantial relief to borrowers, particularly those from marginalized...
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Local Volunteers and Community Leaders Join Statewide Clean California Effort
By VOICE & VIEWPOINT NEWSWIRE On April 6, individuals and community groups from the City Heights area joined Caltrans, Clean California, I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD), Keep California...
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5ive Tool Baseball Academy’s Park View Clinic
By Malachi Kudura, Contributing Writer Sunday April 7th , 2024, 5ive Tool Baseball Academy held its 2024 Parkview Sponsorship Baseball Clinic in Chula Vista. The clinic was for athletes ages ranging...
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Nellie Borrero Recounts 4 Decades of Addressing Racism and Bringing Change to...
By ALEXANDRA OLSON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It didn’t take long for Nellie Borrero to encounter racism in 1986 when she joined a major consulting firm that was the predecessor to Accenture....
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Key Findings from Investigation into Police Force That Isn’t Supposed to be...
By REESE DUNKLIN Associated Press Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics...
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Sacramento Lawmakers Step Up Push for “Smart Solutions” on Crime, Public Safety
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) and Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Ladera Heights), both members of the California Legislative Black Caucus...
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They Started Running in San Quentin. Now, They’re Taking on Marathons
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — In San Quentin State Prison and decades through a lengthy sentence, Rahsaan Thomas wasn’t at the peak of his physical fitness, nor was he expecting that to change much....
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Young Black Voters in Georgia Who Backed Biden in 2020 Are Now Defecting.
Here’s what some young Black voters in Georgia have to say about the next upcoming election. What’s your opinion on this matter?
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Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry, the New Orleans R&B Singer Behind the 1956 Hit...
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Clarence “Frogman” Henry, who was one of New Orleans’ best known old-time R&B singers and scored a hit at age 19 with “Ain’t Got No Home,” has died. He was...
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Hank Aaron Rose Above Racist Hate Mail and Threats in Pursuit of Ruth’s Home...
By CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Hank Aaron refused to be intimidated by racist hate mail or threats during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run record. Aaron’s teammates, including...
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Racial Diversity Among College Faculty Lags Behind Other Professional Fields,...
By ANNIE MA, AP Education Writer Despite gains in faculty diversity at American universities over the last two decades, Black and Hispanic professors remain underrepresented compared to their students...
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Beyoncé Becomes First Black Woman to Hit No. 1 on Billboard Country Albums Chart
By MARIA SHERMAN, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé has made history once again. Her latest album, the epic “Act ll: Cowboy Carter”, hit No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart, making her...
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A Community Conversation on Reparations
Courtesy of Jacquelyn Clark On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Fourth District Seniors Resource Center, affectionately known as the George Stevens Center, located in the heart of the fourth district,...
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O.J. Simpson, Iconic Athlete and Central Figure in American Legal History,...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent O.J. Simpson, a towering figure in both the sports world and the annals of American legal history, has lost his battle with cancer at the...
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At Least 11 Minneapolis Officers Disciplined Amid Unrest after George Floyd’s...
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 11 Minneapolis police officers were disciplined for alleged policy violations amid the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd,...
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At Least 11 Minneapolis Officers Disciplined Amid Unrest After George Floyd’s...
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least 11 Minneapolis police officers were disciplined for alleged policy violations amid the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd,...
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Banning Menthol Cigarettes: California-Based Advocacy Group Joins Suit...
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media A California based non-governmental organization, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), has joined two other public health...
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GAO Study Reveals Persistent Underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A new study conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), commissioned by Congressman Bobby Scott (D-Virginia), has unveiled...
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