President Biden on Wednesday, Aug. 9, highlighted the significant strides achieved on the anniversary of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act which aimed to rejuvenate America’s semiconductor leadership, fortify supply chains, bolster national security, and enhance competitiveness on the global stage.
Former President Donald Trump, as expected, was arraigned on Thursday, Aug. 3, at the historic E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C.
Living relatives of Henrietta Lacks have reached a confidential settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the multi-billion-dollar biotechnology company that has used regenerative cells taken from Lacks decades ago without her consent.
In a visit to local small businesses in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Aug. 4, Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled plans to provide grants to non-profit and community-based organizations as part of the $125 million Capital Readiness Program (CRP).
We could only hope for a song or two from Grammy-Award winner Macy Gray. Singer, songwriter and actress Macy Gray was onsite for the 2nd Annual Rock the Block LA Block Party presented by White Hall Arts academy. Rock The Block was a fun-filled day with music, conversations, and community! The free community festival was held on Sunday, July 30, 2023, from 12pm-5pm. This year’s block party focused on the whole-body wellness, with an emphasis on youth fitness, economic empowerment and change makers.
Barricades are up around the Fulton County courthouse in Georgia, and District Attorney Fani Willis has proclaimed that she’s ready to move forward, the strongest hint yet that former President Donald Trump will face criminal charges in the Peach State.
A federal court has granted a request by Disability Rights Mississippi, the League of Women Voters of Mississippi, and three state voters to block S.B. 2358 — a newly implemented law that significantly diminishes access to the ballot for Mississippians who need assistance with voting.
Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz for the Western District of Tennessee have launched an investigation to determine a pattern of civil rights violations allegedly committed by the Memphis Police Department.
In an address to the National Urban League Conference, Marc H. Morial, President and CEO of the civil rights organization, introduced what he called the next phase of advocacy and activism: Empowerment 2.0. The new initiative builds on the framework of the five-part Empowerment Agenda, which Morial first revealed in his inaugural State of the Urban League speech two decades ago.
President Joe Biden plans to sign a proclamation on Tuesday, July 25, establishing a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black teenager whose tragic lynching in 1955 ignited a nationwide outcry against racial injustice and discrimination.
An incident involving a police dog attacking a compliant semi-truck driver has ignited public outrage, drawing comparisons to the dark era of pre-civil rights when police routinely unleashed dogs on Black Americans.
Florida’s Board of Education voted to approve several new rules this week, including teaching that African Americans benefited from their enslavement.
Thirteen Republican state attorneys general have sent a cautionary letter to the CEOs of the 100 largest U.S. companies, highlighting the potential legal ramifications of using race as a factor in employment practices.
Tributes have continued to pour in for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who announced on July 14 his retirement as President and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the influential civil rights organization he started decades ago to carry on the struggle for equality and justice that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought heroically.
The Biden-Harris Administration has unveiled a $2.2 billion relief initiative aimed at providing support to Black farmers and other individuals who have faced discrimination within federal government lending programs.
A Democratic-supported bill that addresses racial bias in the state’s criminal justice system is currently making its way through the California Legislature.
A recent report by the esteemed Brookings Institution revealed that the internal migration patterns of African Americans in the United States have contributed to “black-majority cities.”
Federal prosecutors revealed alarming details in a detention memo filed on Wednesday, July 5, regarding the arrest of Taylor Taranto, a man apprehended last week in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, D.C., neighborhood.
“The NNPA is especially honored to hear directly from President Joe Biden for his continued support and advocacy of the importance of the Black Press of America,” said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., NNPA president and CEO. “As we celebrate 196 years of the Black Press, it’s always gratifying and encouraging to have the support of the President of the United States.”
As she watched her conservative majority colleagues on the high court issue the death knell to affirmative action on Thursday, June 29, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote another masterpiece to express her dissent.
