Category: National

Mass Shooting at Louisville Bank Heightens Gun Control Issue

by Stefi Mar | Apr 11, 2023 | Bakersfield, Los Angeles, National, Shooting, Valleys, World & Nation | 0

In the wake of still another mass shooting in America, this time at an Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, the nation is left reeling.

Why ASALH is Going to Florida

by Stefi Mar | Apr 11, 2023 | Featured, National, Valleys | 0

Like many of you, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) has followed the actions that Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis and other conservative lawmakers have taken against teaching Black History and the histories of other historically marginalized communities.

More Employers Demanding Employees Return to the Office

by News Observer | Jan 10, 2023 | Employment, Features, National | 0

Josh Wright runs a small eCommerce business that helps consumers get good deals on cell phones and plans but doesn’t believe employers should demand everyone return to the office.

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Historic Investment to Electrify U.S. Postal Service Fleet

by News Observer | Dec 20, 2022 | Features, Joe biden, Kamala Harris, National, White House | 0

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced an historic, $9.6 billion investment over the next five years to electrify its delivery fleet.

Small Arkansas City Elects Youngest Black Mayor in U.S. History

by News Observer | Dec 13, 2022 | African Americans, Features, National, Politics, Voting | 0

By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
At 18, Jaylen Smith recognizes the need for civic involvement. He believes his small city of Earle, Arkansas, would benefit from improved public safety measures and less blight.

Capitol Hill Lawmakers Push Bill That Hurts Local and Black-owned Newspapers

by News Observer | Dec 13, 2022 | African Americans, Benjamin Chavis, Congress, National, NNPA | 0

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent On the surface, the Journalism...

Nurse Who Died Saving Patients in 1953 Finally Has Headstone

by Jovi | Nov 29, 2022 | Heroes no one Knows, National | 0

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ Gertrude Warnick died 69 years ago, hailed, then questioned, then forgotten. Since 1953, her body has rested in an unmarked grave under patchy dirt and creeping weeds at Clearwater Municipal Cemetery.

Suspect caught in fatal shooting of 3 U.Va. football players

by Jovi | Nov 15, 2022 | Crime, National, World & Nation | 0

This booking photo released by the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office shows Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., who was arrested Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in the fatal shooting of three football players at the University of Virginia. (Henrico County Sheriff’s Office via AP)