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The Alternate Reality of Trump’s Black History Month Celebration
By Keith Boykin, Word in Black Donald Trump hosting a Black History Month celebration at the White House, packed with shallow symbolism over substance? I expect nothing less from Trump — but the...
View ArticleThe Power of Challenging the Black ‘Achievement Gap’
By Quintessa Williams, Word in Black An accomplished researcher, scholar, and advocate for equity in education, Dr. Ivory Toldson believes parents of Black K-12 students should no longer fall victim to...
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Black Students Are Punished More, Then Expected to Succeed
By Quintessa Williams, Word in Black It’s become routine for acts of school violence against Black children to float across our news feeds: In 2019, a Minnesota teacher segregated the Black students...
View Article‘Be Resilient’: New Orleans Fashion Designer Shares His Success Story While...
By Shay O’Connor, CNN Newswire NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — New Orleans is known for producing a lot of homegrown talent, from world-renowned musicians to Michelin-rated chefs. As we celebrate Black History...
View ArticleDurham Teens Fight For After-School Program Funding Amid Youth Gun Violence:...
By Sydnee Scofield, CNN Newswire DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Durham teens showed up in full force Monday night at Durham City Council to voice their concerns about the lack of funding for after-school...
View ArticleThe Unexpected Pair Working Together In Fight For Reparations in California
By Ashley Zavala, CNN Newswire SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — An unusual pair has joined forces in the fight for reparations in California: The Democratic leader of California’s Reparations Task Force...
View ArticleSeniors Beware: O’Malley Says Trump-Musk Cuts Will Cripple Social Security
By Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Former Maryland Governor and former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley warned that the Trump-Musk administration’s sweeping...
View ArticleRebuilding Black Wealth: How Trump’s DEI rollbacks Can Fuel Black-Owned...
By Taalib Saber, attorney and owner of The Saber Firm As Black History Month reminds us of our legacy of resilience and economic power, recent federal rollbacks of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion...
View ArticleThe Fight for Equity and Justice: A Call to Action
By Samuel Merrill As we close out the observance and acknowledgement of Black History Month, I want to talk about the importance of engagement, commitment, and action in the ongoing fight for equity...
View ArticleThe Early Childhood Education Profession: The Role of the Child Development...
By Lauren Brooks, Council for Professional Recognition, NNPA Newswire The recent Early Educators Leadership Conference (EELC) was an opportunity for early childhood educator leaders to network and...
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Asm. Wicks, Sen. Cabaldon, Introduce $10 Billion Housing Bond Package
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media As California continues to face a severe housing crisis, only 17 % of households can afford to purchase the median-priced single-family home, which is less...
View ArticleSome California Gun Owners Are Frustrated by Long Wait Times for Concealed...
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media It is taking so long to acquire licenses for concealed carry guns in California that some Black and Latino state residents are beginning to suspect the...
View Article‘We’re Not Running from Our Own House’: CBC Declares War on Trump, Musk, and...
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent In what might be an unprecedented show of force, a powerful contingent of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) met with African...
View ArticleOP-ED: Anti-Obesity Medicines Are Not All Created Equally
By Colonel Jeffrey D. Glover – President, NOBLE, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. – President and CEO NNPA The new FDA-approved weight loss medicines have changed the game for people with obesity, offering...
View ArticleJoint Center’s 2024 Annual Report Details Major Policy Achievements and...
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has released its 32-page Annual Report, outlining significant policy advancements...
View ArticleFighting to Keep Blackness
By April Ryan As this nation observes the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, the words of President Trump reverberate. “This country will be WOKE no longer”, an emboldened Trump...
View ArticleBLACK WOMEN HURT TOO: The Violent Ways Misogynoir Harms Black Women
Courtesy of CA Black Women’s Collective Misogynoir—the unique intersection of racism and sexism—contributes to the physical, economic, and social violence that Black women, girls and transgender...
View ArticleFederal Firing Leaves Gaping Holes
By April Ryan, NNPA Newswire The federal government has many loose ends to tie after firing massive numbers of government employees and contractors, particularly in one department that once dealt with...
View ArticleRep. Al Green is Censured by The U.S. House After Protesting Trump on Medicaid
By Lauren Burke, NNPA Newswire In one of the quickest punishments of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the modern era, Congressman Al Green (D-TX) was censured by a 224-198 vote today in...
View ArticleSlotkin Rips Trump’s ‘Reckless’ Agenda in Fiery Rebuttal: He’ll Make You Pay’
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA, Senior National Correspondent Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Ill.) delivered a sharp and relentless rebuttal to former President Donald Trump’s chaotic address to Congress on...
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