National

This week President Biden and Vice President Harris launched Black Voters for Biden-Harris, a national organizing program to bolster our continued historic investments in outreach to the backbone of the Biden-Harris coalition – Black voters. As […]

WASHINGTON – Today, NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson joined Denny’s President & CEO, Kelli Valade, theHon. Frederica Wilson, Mayor of Miami Gardens, Rodney Harris, Attorney Ben Crump, HACR Chief Operations Officer Sylvia Pérez Cash & more to launch the Denny’s CommunityAlliance.The […]

by Meissa Noel (Essence.com) The initial commemoration of Memorial Day is often disputed, with several places across the U.S. claiming to be the birthplace of the national holiday. However, it’s believed that one commemoration took place in […]

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent | Following her conviction for mortgage fraud and perjury, former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby received a 12-month home detention sentence and three years of supervised release. […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — www.blackpressusa.com | Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, who tragically died nearly a decade ago due to a police altercation over the sale of loose cigarettes, expressed relief at the Department of […]

by Donnell Suggs | The mayor of Tracy, California, looked around the grand ballroom inside the Omni Atlanta Hotel and smiled. She was 2,200 miles away from the city she is leading, but felt right at […]

The clock is ticking on TikTok’s existence in the United States. President Joe Biden signed a bill Wednesday approving the ban of the popular social media app in the U.S. unless its China-based owners sell […]

by Stacy M. Brown | President Joe Biden plans to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College on May 19, a significant event as he seeks to strengthen ties with the diverse coalition that played a […]

By Stacy M. Brown @StacyBrownMedia The eagerly anticipated celestial spectacle of a total solar eclipse finally descended upon North America after a seven-year hiatus, captivating millions of skywatchers on Monday. With its grand entrance at […]

COMMENTARY  NNPA NEWSWIRE — Eclipse enthusiasts congregated at numerous vantage points along the path, which spanned from Mexico’s Pacific Coast through Texas, traversing 14 other U.S. states before reaching Canada. Cities like Wilmington, Del., Philadelphia, […]