National

Mayor LaToya kicked off an historic Carnival Season as the City’s first female mayor, preparing for Mardi Gras by hosting the traditional King’s Day Ceremony at Gallier Hall on Sunday, Jan. 6th. The ceremony, held […]

Data Staff Edited Report A judge in Philadelphia has reinstated appeal rights to former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal — convicted of killing a city police officer more than 30 years ago — who has long […]

NNPA Newswire This week, U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) took to the Senate floor to ask for unanimous consent to pass the bipartisan Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of […]

NNPA Newswire Staff Report With voter fraud and voter suppression the talk of the midterms, the Advancement Project at the NAACP national office joined with the African American Research Collaborative to provide the first comprehensive […]

By Stacy M. Brown When one speaks of freedom fighters, Harriet Tubman’s name should always be among the first – if not highlighted as a primary justice crusader. For it was on this date 169 […]

By Brandon I. Brooks Managing Editor, Los Angeles Sentinel & Kimberlee Buck In 2008, Congresswoman Karen Bass made history after being elected as the first ever African- American woman to become Speaker of any state […]

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Business Alliance announced that Quentin L. Messer, Jr., the organization’s president and CEO, was named to the highly prestigious EBONY Power 100 list for 2018. “I’m most appreciative of […]

By Lauren Victoria Burke With the largest Congressional Black Caucus in history along with a historic number of women entering the U.S. House in 2019, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has announced plans for […]