by BILL BARROW Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers before returning two weeks later to complete their march under federal protection. Keith Odom was a toddler then.
Now 62, the union man and grandfather of three retraced some of those final steps — on Saturday,...
By normanrich | Oakland Post
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media
U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) whose district spans parts of Los Angeles County, joined fellow CBC member U.S. Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA-2) for a May 21 briefing with Black media outlets in...
by Ariama C. Long
Perspectives on the future of artificial intelligence and society range somewhere between a promised utopia and the next environmental apocalypse. This leaves workers and entrepreneurs in the precarious position of needing to master new technologies in order to compete, while grappling with the larger impact on...
By BlackPressUSA Newswire
By Julia Fosah | Morgan State University
NEW YORK – Now we know.
The wait is officially over as the U.S. men’s national team revealed its 2026 FIFA World Cup roster on Tuesday afternoon during a fan celebration at The Rooftop at Pier 17 live on Fox Sports. After...
by AMY ZIMMER, Chalkbeat
The New York Knicks’ victory this weekend over the San Antonio Spurs, cementing their first NBA championship since 1973, brought joy to fans across the five boroughs.
Shortly after their win, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city will host a ticker-tape parade to honor the team. It...
by MICHAEL HENRY ADAMS
Save Harlem Now! (SHN!) recently celebrated their 11th anniversary with the landmarked, neo-Gothic Riverside Church as the setting for their third...
by BILL BARROW Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers...
By normanrich | Oakland Post
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media
U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) whose district...
By normanrich | Oakland Post
By Bo Tefu, California Black Media
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on May 29 aimed at strengthening protections for California elections,...
By normanrich | Oakland Post
By Stacy M. Brown
Doctors across the United States say they are treating children for illnesses that routine vaccinations once made...
By normanrich | Oakland Post
Special to The Post
The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) condemns the continued gutting of the Voting Rights Act (VRA)...
by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com
Tom Holland appears to have confirmed that he and Zendaya are already married.
This probably puts an end to months of speculation set off...
by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com
eke Palmer is partnering with the University of California’s School of Theater, Film and Television on a new five-year artist-in-residence program that...
By BlackPressUSA Newswire
By Wade Henderson
As Americans prepare to celebrate Juneteenth and the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding, we should take pride in the...
By BlackPressUSA Newswire
By St. Louis American Staff
Juneteenth celebrations across St. Louis and the Metro East will offer a variety of opportunities to commemorate the...
by Lisa Reisman
On a recent mid-June evening, a half-dozen servers, spiffily attired in starched white shirts and bowties, threaded through picnic tables covered in white tablecloths, and Lillian Reid...
by Adele Haeg
Major Justin Elicker, Tom Cavaliere, Director of Community Engagement for Tweed Airport, and Avports CEO Marc Ricks listen as a Ward 18 resident voices input about the...
by Maya McFadden
Roughly 42.5 percent of New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) high school families — or 2,164 in total — have responded to the district’s bus opt-in survey, thereby...
by Laura Glesby
Of the 1,211 voters who cast ballots in a recent contested Democratic primary for state representative, 19 didn’t actually live in the district.
Those19 votes would not have...
by Adele Haeg
City police Officer Daniel Declet hopped his bike up onto a curb, pivoted, then biked fast toward a camera crew in front of the Fair Haven police...
by Lary Bloom
Saturday Night, June 13
By 7:30 p.m., Battell Chapel had reached its customary summer swelter.
The audience fanned itself with programs. Collars were loosened. Brows were dabbed. It was,...
by Adele Haeg
Andrew Rice stood outside Hamden’s Miller Memorial Library Monday evening as he made an “11th hour” push to garner roughly 1,000 more signatures from local Democrats in...
by Jamil Ragland
HARTFORD, CT – Advocates are lauding a new transportation program that could have a significant impact on efforts to help disconnected youth get back to school and...
MASHANTUCKET, CT — Foxwoods Resort Casino has announced SummerFest 2026, a season-long series of gaming promotions, live entertainment, dining events, and resort experiences running through late August.
Foxwoods said the...
by Viktoria Sundqvist
Internal controls at the Secretary of the State’s office were not sufficient to prevent payments without purchase orders, to conduct revenue reconciliations or to accurately track unearned...
By Lucy Gellman
At first, the sound was triumphal, as if the symphony was welcoming royalty to the auditorium (and in a way, they were). Horns sang and bellowed,...
by Ashley Stockton
The following opinion essay was written by Ashley Stockton, a New Havener who teaches kindergarten at Truman School and serves on the executive board of the city’s...
by MICHAEL HENRY ADAMS
Save Harlem Now! (SHN!) recently celebrated their 11th anniversary with the landmarked, neo-Gothic Riverside Church as the setting for their third annual awards dinner. In an...
by BILL BARROW Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers...
By normanrich | Oakland Post
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media
U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) whose district...
By normanrich | Oakland Post
By Bo Tefu, California Black Media
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on May 29 aimed at strengthening protections for California elections,...
By normanrich | Oakland Post
By Stacy M. Brown
Doctors across the United States say they are treating children for illnesses that routine vaccinations once made...
By normanrich | Oakland Post
Special to The Post
The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) condemns the continued gutting of the Voting Rights Act (VRA)...
by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com
Tom Holland appears to have confirmed that he and Zendaya are already married.
This probably puts an end to months of speculation set off...
by Mildred Europa Taylor, Face2FaceAfrica.com
eke Palmer is partnering with the University of California’s School of Theater, Film and Television on a new five-year artist-in-residence program that...
By BlackPressUSA Newswire
By Wade Henderson
As Americans prepare to celebrate Juneteenth and the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding, we should take pride in the...