By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor On Christmas Eve, Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore became the first sitting member of Congress to demand that President Donald Trump resign from the presidency. She made her comments as the Dow dove 500 points on December 24 in worst Christmas Eve trading day ever. As of Christmas, the…
NNPA Newswire FERGUSON, MO — As the nation moves into the Holiday season, it’s been a brutal eight-weeks since that dreadful day when Ferguson-based activist Melissa McKinnies found her son Danye Jones hanging dead from a tree in her yard; eight weeks with no answer from the St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s Office regarding the…
By ALENE TCHEKMEDYIAN (Associated Press) Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday ordered new tests of physical evidence in the case of Kevin Cooper, whose high-profile quadruple-murder conviction three decades ago has come into question in recent years. Brown said in a statement that he was directing “limited retesting of certain physical evidence in the case and…
By WI Web Staff An 83-year-old man has proven it’s never too late to pursue one’s educational goals. After dropping out of school in the sixth grade, Vietnam War veteran Johnnie Jones was awarded a doctorate degree from Louisiana State University this month. But the Picayune, Miss., native won’t stop there, as he has already…
The Social Lites, Inc. Beautillion Knights spent Christmas Eve at a local mission in the city of San Bernardino volunteering their time in bringing good cheer to all. These young men were happy to lend a helping hand which included folding clothes, stacking shoes, organizing toys to be donated to the community and preparing food…
By La’Shance Perry The University Center was filled to capacity with alumni and students eager to participate in homecoming activities. Set up in the middle of all the commotion, Xavier University’s library archives team had a rare treat. They displayed photos of unidentified individuals dating almost 30 years back. This special collection consisted of images…
By Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — After nearly two years of failed negotiations, mediation and fact-finding sessions, the union representing 33,000 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers announced Dec. 19 it will go on strike Jan. 10 unless an 11th-hour labor deal is reached. United Teachers Los Angeles President Alex Caputo-Pearl said there has…
MeWe CEO Outraged at Facebook for Targeting Black Users to Suppress Their Votes Los Angeles, CA — Thousands of African Americans have left Facebook and joined MeWe, the Next-Gen Social Network. Your race, religion, politics and sexual orientation are none of MeWe’s business. Unlike Facebook, MeWe does not share or sell its members’ data, and…
Ceci Leonard ceciliae@vt.edu via prnewswire.com December 26, 2018 — As 2018 comes to an end, we close out a 50 year period that began with the tumultuous 1968. This was the year Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated; the year the Fair Housing Act passed; the year the Kerner Commision report revealed the cause of…
Retired postal employee, Larry Pinson Sr., sheds light on the complicated, ancient systems the government still practices today. Maywood, IL (BlackNews.com) — The pay system used by the United States Postal Service and many other government agencies has become outdated in a sense that technological advancements of today is no longer compatible with the slow-paced…
“I would consider closing the southern border a ‘profit-making operation,’” President Donald Trump said Friday in a tweet about the ongoing shutdown. By Nicholas Sakelaris Dec. 28 (UPI) — The federal government is advising employees who are not getting paid during the shutdown to negotiate their bills with their creditors. About 420,000 federal employees are…
By George Kevin Jordan The hashtag #BFF is widely known as “Best Friends Forever,” but now for many entrepreneurs it’s a ray of hope. According to information from “digitalundivided,” an organization that helps Black and Latinx women move their businesses from idea to execution, there are 6,691 women at the helm of funded startups. Black…
This fall recognizes National Family Caregivers Month, an annual observance honoring family caregivers. This year’s awareness period is a potent one for young men By Joshua Garner It’s an interesting time to be a man in America. While the progressive and evolving tone of gender equity has focused on women’s rights and empowerment in recent…
Penn News Service • Robotic breast reconstruction A robot makes it possible for breast reconstruction surgery to be less invasive and less painful. Women who undergo a mastectomy to remove cancerous tissue or as a preventive measure because of a heightened genetic risk of breast cancer may choose reconstructive surgery. One option is to…
By Robert Preidt/Health Day Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A drug used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may actually be harmful, a new study suggests. The high blood pressure drug prazosin is sometimes used to treat PTSD-related nightmares and insomnia that can increase suicide risk. But this small study suggests the…
San Antonio, TX — Janice Dotson-Stephens, a 61-year old Black woman, died while in custody five months after being arrested for misdemeanor charges, in which she could have been released on bond for only $30. Her family, who didn’t know that she had been in jail until she died, is suing the authorities involved, claiming…
By Aaron Gould Sheinin Dec. 28, 2018 — The FDA has approved a new vaccine to immunize children against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (also known as whooping cough), hepatitis B, polio, and an invasive disease caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b, sometimes known as Hib. The vaccine will be for children 6 weeks to 4 years…
Consumers who sign up and select a plan by midnight on Dec. 21 will have their coverage start on Jan. 1, 2019. · Covered California’s open-enrollment period continues through Jan. 15. Customers who sign up between Dec. 21 and Jan. 15 will have their coverage start on Feb. 1. SACRAMENTO, Calif. —…
By Nadine Matthews If you can’t find what you’re looking for, you should probably just make it yourself. That is the principle that Sonja Herbert was going by when she was looking for a community of Black women who were also Pilates enthusiasts and instructors. After teaching Pilates for 12 years and not seeing many…
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Born on May 11, 1906, Richard Arvin Overton, a member of what is often called America’s “Greatest Generation,” died on December 27th in Austin, Texas. At 112 years and 230 days, Overton was believed to be the oldest living man in the United States as well as America’s…
Treasurer Chiang Vows to Find Alternate Way to Support California Businesses SACRAMENTO, CA – At a public hearing at the California State Capitol this afternoon, the Cannabis Banking Working Group (CBWG), chaired by California State Treasurer John Chiang, was presented with the results of an independent study that found that establishment of a public cannabis…
By Ramzy Baroud | Dec 28, 2018 | News & Analysis, Palestine, Politics, US Foreign Policy Journal Bahia Amawai is a US citizen and Texas-based language specialist who helps autistic and speech-impaired children overcome their impairment. Despite the essential and noble nature of her work, she was fired by the Pflugerville Independent School District, which…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Katherine Jackson, the matriarch of the famed Jackson family, is reportedly gravely ill, with family members already fighting over her share of the late Michael Jackson’s estate. Outlets like Radar Online, the National Enquirer and even Atlanta Black Star have reported that Jackson, 88, is facing brain…
By ReShonda Tate Billingsley Oprah Winfrey made history as the first Black woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Golden Globes, but it was her impassioned call for “a brighter morning even in our darkest nights” that had the biggest impact. Democratic activists began buzzing about a 2020 presidential run because of her…
By The Los Angeles Sentinel Palmer recently shared “PIMP” with an intimate audience of NAACP voting members at the SAG/AFTRA Offices in Los Angeles. Following the screening, there was a Q&A moderated by Patrick Riley and Sidra Smith. In the film, Keke portrays a struggling pimp named Wednesday whose fortune changes after her girlfriend hits…