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Kristen Welker Set to Become First Black 'Meet the Press' Host
Chuck Todd hosted his final episode of "Meet the Press" on NBC, handing the reigns over to White House Correspondent Kristen Welker, who will make history as the first Black person to host the iconic...
Coco Gauff Makes History: Youngest U.S. Open Champion Since Serena Williams in 1999
Coco Gauff has etched her name in tennis history as she clinched the U.S. Open singles title, becoming the youngest player since Serena Williams’ historic victory in 1999 when she was just 17 years...
Chevrolet's 'Discover the Unexpected' Scholarships and Stipends Top $750,000 as it Closes 2023 HBCU Fellowship Program
DETROIT – Chevrolet and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) have concluded the seventh year of Discover the Unexpected (DTU), a 10-week immersive internship and scholarship program...
Clarence Thomas Finally Discloses Harlan Crow Financed Trips
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has acknowledged previously undisclosed travel expenses paid for by billionaire associate Harlan Crow. Thomas's most recent annual financial...
New COVID-19 Variant, "Pirola," Raises Concerns Amidst Ongoing Crises
Amidst a news cycle that now routinely features wildfires, former president indictments, and extreme weather events, the world is grappling with the resurgence of COVID-19 as a new and concerning...
New Super PAC Aims to Empower Black Voters and Secure House Leadership
To bolster Black voter participation and secure a groundbreaking achievement in House leadership, a prominent ally of the Congressional Black Caucus is launching a super PAC with ambitious plans to...
Six Decades after King's Historic Speech, Black Economic Equality is 'Still a Dream'
Sixty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a groundbreaking new report has laid bare the stark...
Trump and 18 Co-Conspirators Indicted on Racketeering Charges in Georgia; Arrest Warrant Issued
A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, indicted former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen associates for election fraud, racketeering, and other charges related to alleged efforts to...
Tory Lanez Receives 10 Year Prison Sentence for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
After a series of delays, legal maneuvers, and tumultuous proceedings that have stirred controversy within and beyond hip-hop, a California judge has sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison...
Vice President Harris to Announce Support for Historically Underserved Entrepreneurs in Bidenomics-Fueled Small Business Boom
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...
Henrietta Lacks' Family Settles Lawsuit with Biotech Company, Paving the Way for More Claims, Says Attorney Ben Crump
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...
Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III Succeeds Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. as President and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition
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...
America's Ten 'Blackest' Cities Revealed
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." These urban...
Feds: Bank of America Violated Consumer Protection Rules By Double Charging Customers
Federal authorities announced on Tuesday, July 11, that Bank of America violated numerous consumer financial protection rules by double-charging customers, not distributing credit card rewards, and...
Man Arrested with Weapons in Obama's Neighborhood Streamed Live After Sharing Trump's Post
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 Was...
Civil Rights Group Challenges Harvard University's Legacy Admissions, Alleging Discrimination
After the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to end affirmative action in higher education, a civil rights group has launched a challenge to legacy admissions at Harvard University. Lawyers for Civil...
Transformative Justice Coalition Kicks off 15-city Tour to Combat Injustice, Increase Voter Registration
The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) announced today that they will embark on a 15-city tour to combat social injustice, racial inequity, and increase voter registration in underserved communiti...
Legendary Hip-Hop Icons Run-DMC to Headline Star-Studded Concert Celebrating 50th Anniversary of the Genre at Yankee Stadium
In a historic event that will pay homage to the roots of hip-hop, the legendary Yankee Stadium in the Bronx will host a star-studded concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the genre. Live...
Rock Legend Tina Turner Dies at 83
Tina Turner, the "Queen of Rock 'n Roll' whose legend grew after she overcame a bitter divorce to musician Ike Turner that was filled with violence, has died at the age of 83. The superstar's family...
Mainstream Media's Bias Against Kamala Harris Poses Re-Election Challenges for Biden Administration
During a December 2021 trip to Paris, Vice President Kamala Harris purchased a $375 cooking pot. America's mainstream media didn't approve. The media lamented high inflation in the United States and s...
New Children's Book, 'I Love My Daddy,' Further Dispels Myths about Black Fathers
For centuries, there's been a false assumption that Black fathers are absent, apathetic, and uninvolved in their children's lives. The stereotype of the absent Black dad remains quite ubiquitous in...
Task Force Recommends Breast Cancer Screening Should Begin at Age 40
It is a change from the 2016 recommendation, in which the task force recommended that biennial mammograms (breast x-rays) begin at age 50 and that the decision for women to screen in their 40s "should...
President Biden Calls Black Press 'Heroes' White House Correspondents Dinner
President Joe Biden proved likely as funny and prescient in his White House Correspondents Dinner remarks as hired comedian and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. But the commander in chief struck...
Carolyn Bryant Donham, Emmett Till's False Accuser, Dies at 88
The white woman who testified that a Black teenager named Emmett Till had made inappropriate approaches toward her, which led to his lynching and murder in Mississippi in 1955, has died. According to...
Biden Signs Executive Order Establishing Office of Environmental Justice
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to expand on his administration's environmental justice goals, which include delivering clean air and water to communities nationwide. The first of...
