Political

WASHINGTON, D.C – (Source: lawson.house.gov) – U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (FL-05) and Rep. John Rutherford (FL-04) introduced the Keep Children and Families Safe From Lead Hazards Act. This legislation requires that, on a yearly basis, […]

(Source: www.stpetecatalyst.com) – By  Mark Parker – St. Petersburg chose Ken Welch to become its 54th mayor Tuesday night, making the self-described kid from the Gas Plant the first African American elected to lead the city in […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – Named after the late Congressman John Lewis, the Georgia Democrat who spent his life fighting for civil and […]

By Stacy M. Brown / NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent / @StacyBrownMedia (Source: www.capitaloutlook.com) – Two minutes before members of the U.S. House of Representatives cast their votes, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (source: www.blackpressusa.com) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison pointed to police departments like Newark and Camden, New Jersey, which achieved similar changes to […]

by A. Peter Bailey – (Source: www.richmondfreepress.com) – In an August 1992 column, I noted the need for Black folks to focus more on achieving economic and political independence. In regards to politics, I wrote: […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By  BlackPressUSA  – @StacyBrownMedia / By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Howard University President Wayne A.I. Fredericks, Attorney A. Scott Bolden, and National Newspapers Publishers Association President Benjamin […]

Former City Council candidate and political activist Reginald Blount will be running from City Council At-Large Group 5.  The seat is currently held by council President Sam Newby.  The 2023 Council race is projected to […]

By WI Web Staff – (Source: www.washingtoninformer.com) – President Biden has announced a sweeping new six-part plan to combat rising COVID-19 cases nationwide — including vaccine requirements for federal workers, private sector employees and health care workers […]

BY JIM SAUNDERS | NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Aug 27 – (Source: www.daytonatimes.com) – TALLAHASSEE – Pointing to what it described as the “irrationality” of the ban, the National Rifle Association has urged a federal […]