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Researchers find Obamacare has significantly reduced racial disparities in health care access

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA Former President Barack Obama’s signature piece of legislation has proved the gift that’s kept on giving for Black and...

by Staff

March 15, 2023March 17, 2023

Community Local News Politics

Harris County Commissioners Court approves holistic public safety investments package presented by Ellis, Briones

Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved Commissioners Rodney Ellis’ and Lesley Briones’ holistic public safety investments package that includes a resolution supporting creation of...

by Staff

National News Politics

Biden issues another executive order seeking to curb gun violence

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA As he visited Monterey Park, California, on Tuesday, President Joe Biden lamented that every few days in the United...

by Staff March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

National News Politics

Biden reveals he’ll eulogize former president Jimmy Carter

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA President Jimmy Carter served in the Navy during World War II, and his administration created the U.S. Department of...

by Staff March 15, 2023March 17, 2023

Business National News Politics

Despite increased Black unemployment rate, Biden celebrates robust job market

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA America’s employers added 311,000 jobs last month, surpassing the 208,000 experts predicted. Further, the last two years saw more...

by Staff March 11, 2023March 14, 2023

National News Politics

Here’s how the White House says President Biden’s budget advances equity

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA President Joe Biden unveiled a $6.8 trillion budget plan that includes aiding several social programs, raising taxes on the...

by Staff March 10, 2023March 11, 2023

National Politics

SCOTUS poised to rule against student loan forgiveness as protestors rally to save Biden’s plan

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA Millions of student loan borrowers, particularly those of color, risk losing out on relief if the Supreme Court strikes...

by Staff March 7, 2023March 10, 2023

National News Politics World

DOJ court brief hints at possible federal indictment of Donald Trump

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice have stated that inciting imminent private violence is not part of a...

by Staff March 7, 2023March 8, 2023

News Politics

Addressing the issues around public safety and policing

By: Congressman James E. Clyburn / NNPA Following the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in 2020 at the hands of law enforcement—two in...

by Staff March 7, 2023March 8, 2023

Politics World

Tulsa Race Massacre survivors officially granted Ghanaian citizenship

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA Viola Fletcher, a 108-year-old survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has become a Ghanaian citizen alongside her 101-year-old...

by Staff March 7, 2023March 8, 2023

National News Politics

On Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Biden and Harris Vow Continued Push for Voting Rights

By: Stacy M. Brown / NNPA To protect one of America’s most precious liberties — the right to vote — 600 courageous people marched out...

by Staff March 5, 2023March 8, 2023

National News Politics

A new bill in Florida would give the governor complete control over the state’s higher education system

In perhaps the most racist, sexist, homophobic, and xenophobic bill crafted since the end of slavery in America, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Republican...

by Editor-in-Chief February 26, 2023February 27, 2023