background
-
#NNPA BlackPress
Oakland High Varsity Basketball Team Wins State Championship
The Oakland High School varsity basketball team took the state championship on Friday, March 11 in Sacramento at Golden Arco…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
‘I Feel So Violated’: Wisconsin Car Salesman Urinates on Black Woman’s Driver’s License She Left Behind After Test Drive
A graphic viral video of a man urinating on a Black woman’s driver’s license has sparked a social media firestorm,…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
ABC Ventures Salutes the Late Shirley Chisholm For Over 30 Years of Service as the National Spokesperson of America’s Black Colleges
Nationwide — In addition to Education, Health, Wellness and the Environment are major concerns because of the many health disparities in…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
No Evidence Pfizer Conducting Any Inappropriate Coronavirus Experiments
SciCheck Digest Scientists say the experiments Pfizer has performed on the coronavirus are standard for the… The post No Evidence Pfizer…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
‘Come On, Dude, Stay with Me!’: Newly Released Video Captures Louisiana Officer In Tears After Shooting a Fleeing Unarmed Black Man; Cop Charged with Negligent Homicide
New details are out in the shooting death of an unarmed Black man by a Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer. Alexander…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Nevada officer slams student recording police, kneels on him
The Feb. 9 encounter outside Durango High School in suburban Las Vegas unfolded while officers were investigating a report of…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
‘Planned, Thought Out, Premeditated’: Angry Students, Parents Force Out Ohio Teacher Following Black History Month Announcement with an Orangutan
An Ohio teacher is out of a job after an image was shown during a Black History Month segment featuring…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
‘Passed Over Without Reason’: Retired Black Police Chief Says He Was Denied School Security Job Given to Lesser-Qualified White Men
A former Black Indiana police chief claims he was denied a school security job multiple times because he’s Black in…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Taking on the Symptom that is Gun Violence and the Disease Behind It
We’ve had more mass shootings this year than we’ve had days this year. It’s sad… The post Taking on the…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Harris County Commissioner Ellis, Worthing Early College High Officials to Unveil ‘Stop Gun Violence Mural’
ABOVE: Mural was painted by Houston artist Bimbo Adenugba, who worked with Worthing Early College… The post Harris County Commissioner…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Tony Thurmond Starts Second Term as State Addresses Educational Inequity
“We’re offering scholarships for anyone who wants to become a teacher. $20,000,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tony Thurmond…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Among Less-Educated Young Workers, Women and Black Men Are Paid Far Less
According to Byeongdon Oh, a postdoctoral researcher in the campus’ Social Sciences D-Lab, the pay disparity between Asian and white men…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
50 Years After Passage, Title IX Author Patsy Mink Remembered
University of California Irvine professor of Asian American Studies Judy Tzu-Chun Wu said Patsy Mink’s bouts with discrimination fueled her…
Read More » -
#NNPA BlackPress
Study Reveals Barriers to Mental Health Support for Black, Latina Women
The current social and economic climate creates a distinct set of pressures on Black women and Latinas. Thirty-four percent cite…
Read More »