Category: National News

Wanda Haynes, CS I recently took a cruise with American Cruise Lines and it was pure paradise!   The American Legend cruise ship was built in 2024 and is stunningly beautiful. The Fall Foliage Cruise touring the Hudson River, Catskills, West Point, New York City, the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, and much more. American Cruise…

By BlackPressUSA Newswire The historic Springer Opera House in downtown Columbus, Georgia, opened in 1871 and stands as one of the city’s oldest surviving cultural institutions. Some Columbus businesses have been around longer than the automobiles, shopping centers and neighborhoods that now surround them. A handful date back to the 1800s, when cotton mills powered…

Digital Self-Service Option Makes It Easier for Californians to Financially Prepare for Floods OAKLAND, Calif – It is now easier than ever for California residents to prepare for the devastating financial consequences of flooding. Today FEMA launched a new tool to purchase a National Flood Insurance Program policy completely online through Floodsmart.gov. The tool is…

By Selen Ozturk As the Nov. 3 midterm elections approach, voting rights groups are mobilizing nationwide to help voters overcome an array of barriers, from registering to vote and reaching distant polling sites to navigating mail-in rules and obtaining government ID. While nationwide turnout surged in 2024 to 64% — the second-highest rate since 1908,…

By Selen Ozturk As Black voters remain the country’s most reliably Democratic bloc, their impact on the Nov. 3 midterms will depend less on party loyalty than on whether they turn out and whether their voting districts let them elect a candidate of their choice. Legal protections for Black political representation have weakened considerably since…

David Panush | Special to California Black Media Partners  Beware of billionaires who want you to pay for their ego trip.  That’s the story behind Proposition (Prop) 38 and why voters should say “no.”   Prop 38 requires the state to borrow $8.4 billion for immunology research.  Medical research is a good thing we all…

By BlackPressUSA Newswire Sponsored by McDonald’s. A proud moment at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, where the Herman Petty Room now recognizes a true Chicago trailblazer. In 1968, Petty opened his first McDonald’s near Jackson Park, creating a breakthrough moment for Black entrepreneurship on the South Side and helping open doors for generations of…

By BlackPressUSA Newswire A Mississippi grand jury has declined to charge anyone in the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, the 18-year-old Black college football player who disappeared during a July Fourth boat trip with a group of white friends and was found dead two days later off Horn Island. His parents rejected the decision on…

TWO OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL COUPLES IN THE WORLD HONORED FOR THEIR WORK AND SERVICE TO DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE AND FOR FEEDING MORE THAN 4.6 MILLION HOMELESS PEOPLE, ALONG WITH 15 MILLION BOTTLES OF WATER. Army Vietnam Veteran National Writer Clifton Harris The San Bernardino AMERICAN News Editor-in-Chief  Investigative Reporter  By Clifton Harris CHEFS LIZET ANGULO…

By BCP Staff The FTC is hearing about a scam targeting some of the hardest working people out there: farmers. Scammers posing as farm equipment businesses are selling (fake) equipment to farmers, who end up empty-handed. Here’s how the scam works and how to avoid it.  It starts like this: you might scroll through social…

By BlackPressUSA Newswire HOUSTON DEFENDER — A new report from Word In Black’s Insights & Research Division reveals that Black Americans recognize the link between food and health but encounter economic and structural challenges impacting their dietary choices. More than half of Word In Black survey respondents don’t trust that the food they buy is…

TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — The United States was the sole nation to vote against a United Nations resolution encouraging the use of world maps that more accurately depict the size of Africa and other equatorial regions. The U.N. General Assembly adopted the non-binding “Correct the Map” resolution, led by Togo and backed by African Union members,…

By BlackPressUSA Newswire GARLAND JOURNAL — Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, has died in prison at age 32. Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old mother of two, in her Springfield, Illinois, home in July 2024 after she called 911. He was sentenced to 20 years…

By BlackPressUSA Newswire AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEWS AND ISSUES – DALLAS — In Texas, Black children possess significant potential and aspirations, but face substantial hurdles to their success. These challenges stem not from their inherent abilities, but from systemic issues such as unequal school funding, unfair disciplinary practices, and socioeconomic stressors. Every child deserves a fair chance…

By Stephanie Heron The reverse Great Migration is the influx of Black Americans moving back to the South from Northern, Midwestern, and Western states. It’s happening because Southern economies are appealing and the cost of living is lower. According to the Pew Research Center, the USA’s Black population has grown from 36.2 million in 2000…

By Tanya Dennis For nearly four years, Beverly Shaw fought to bring her husband home. She watched as David Shaw moved through three nursing homes, became increasingly sedated and repeatedly expressed his desire to return to his wife. Last week, that finally happened. The National Probate Reform Coalition (NPRC), formed by the Post Newspaper Group…

Wanda Haynes-Certified Sommelier Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is one of my favorite cities of all time! I love the big city urban elegance and modern vibe it offers. I recently stayed there in a short-term rental at the Cork Factory Apartment complex in the strip district. The luxury apartments are renovated from an old cork factory and…

By BlackPressUSA Newswire AI guess President Donald Trump’s primary goal is to ensure more Americans are broke, sick, and hungry. An estimated 4 million people have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as a result of changes the Trump administration made to the program. NPR reports that SNAP has seen a rapid decline in…

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The American people are expected to believe that one extraordinary officer after another suddenly fails to meet some undefined standard of excellence. We are expected to ignore impeccable service records while accepting that political appointees alone possess the wisdom to determine who is worthy of advancement. By BlackPressUSA Newswire Pete Hegseth insists…

By Edward Kissam On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, President Trump made clear there would be a renewed assault on immigrants’ rights. What wasn’t clear at the time, but is now, is that this would escalate beyond hate ridden rhetoric into systematic disregard for the rule of law writ large. That is the key takeaway…

By Hazel Trice Edney As the Trump Administration continues to deny the reality and community impact of climate change, Black mayors have united to protect African-Americans and other people of color, who are increasingly and disparately in danger across the nation. “Even though we have an administration that doesn’t even believe that climate change is…

By BlackPressUSA Newswire Nearly 92 percent of American households rely on a personal vehicle to manage their daily lives. Consumers shopping for a vehicle in May learned that the average cost of a new car was $49,307, and that used cars averaged $25,918, according to Cox Automotive. But the high price of vehicles is not…

By BlackPressUSA Newswire HOUSTON DEFENDER — A recent article examines what it describes as an unprecedented use of the Oval Office for private enrichment by former President Donald Trump. While past eras featured monumental acts of plunder, the article argues something different is occurring, with institutions designed to provide checks and balances either looking away…

By SweSwe Aye LOS ANGELES – In 2021, Mya publicly defied the military regime in Burma. Today she is among some 4,000 Burmese nationals here with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who are facing deportation back to the country of their birth. For Mya, who is in her mid-50s, her return to Burma (also known as…