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By Geoffrey Skelley and Nathaniel Rakich – Primary season is winding down. – From sea to shining sea (via purple mountains majesty), today’s primary elections have it all. To have a prayer in November, Alaska Democrats may have to nominate … candidates who are […]

By Aaron Morrison And Ashraf Khalil WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid widespread protests and unrest over the police killings of Black Americans, a national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington is being reconfigured to […]

Chicago’s summer of unrest because of strained relations between the police and minorities continued unabated this past weekend, with protesters clashing with authorities and police releasing videos of those who looted high-end stores in the […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – “They have withheld that money. They have broken the law,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass told BlackPressUSA during a livestream interview […]

A judge in Houston could face jail time for allegedly shooting at her husband’s lover. The incident occurred on Aug. 11, according to the Houston Chronicle. Judge Alexandra Smoots-Thomas, who served as a Harris County […]

Judith Batty, a lifelong Girl Scout and board member, has made history as the first Black CEO of the 108 year old Girl Scouts of America. “When I was young, the Girl Scouts instilled in […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Is the fourth time the charm? Sen. Kamala Harris isn’t the first woman to be named for a vice presidential slot by a major political party leader. Each of the three women previously nominated […]

By Axios – Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate — the first Black woman to be named to a major-party U.S. presidential ticket, and potentially the first woman […]

By Wilson Wong – Two Georgia police officers are under investigation after shooting at five black minors during a traffic stop on Saturday morning. No one was struck by the gunfire, according to the Georgia Bureau of […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – New York Attorney general Letitia James alleges that the organization, its vice-president Wayne LaPierre, former CFO Wilson Phillips, former Chief of Staff and […]