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Serena and Venus Williams reunite for Wimbledon doubles return

By The Chicago Defender According to the New York Times, Venus and Serena Williams have been awarded a wild card for the women’s doubles at Wimbledon 2026, the All England Club announced Tuesday (June 16), reuniting the most dominant doubles partnership in Grand Slam history on the grass where they built their legacy. Wimbledon begins June 29. The sisters hold a...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens Two Exhibitions Exploring the Power of Abstraction Across Art and Design

By BlackPressUSA Newswire The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will open two companion exhibitions, “Revelation: A Journey into Abstraction” and “Reset: Abstraction Embodied in Design,” in The Rhimes Family Foundation Visual Arts Gallery. Together, the exhibitions explore how abstraction has shaped African American artistic expression...

Kash Doll, Fetty Wap, Kierra Sheard to Headline Hart Plaza Juneteenth Celebration

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Staff Writer | The Michigan Chronicle The Hart of Detroit Festival will return to Hart Plaza on Friday, June 19, bringing together thousands of residents and visitors for one of Detroit’s largest Juneteenth celebrations. Expected to attract thousands of attendees, the festival will transform Detroit’s riverfront into...

COMMENTARY: THE Truth is the Light

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Rev. Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr. | The Christian Recorder Psalm 145:3 – NRSV – _Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable._ This psalm of David exalts the name of the Lord Most High and rejoices in the glorious splendor of...

Union Station Becomes Knicks Central

by Adele Haeg Brett Martone, RJ Mirabile, and Kyle Saunders arrived at Union Station at around 6:15 a.m.: “We’re considered late. We were supposed to get here at 4:00 or 5:00 a.m.,” Saunders said. Tati Rivera on her way to the team’s championship parade. Willie Darden II and his son, Willie Darden...

World Cup has arrived, so NYC preps for tourist bump and ICE hassles

by Ariama C. Long By ARIAMA C. LONG The Department of Homeland Security confirmed in May that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would be...

Kash Doll, Fetty Wap, Kierra Sheard to Headline Hart Plaza Juneteenth Celebration

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Staff Writer | The Michigan Chronicle The Hart of Detroit Festival will return to Hart Plaza on Friday, June 19, bringing together...

COMMENTARY: THE Truth is the Light

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Rev. Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr. | The Christian Recorder Psalm 145:3 – NRSV – _Great is the Lord, and greatly to...

651 ARTS headed back ‘Outside’ for annual Juneteenth celebration

by MATTHEW ALLEN 651 ARTS, one of Brooklyn’s preeminent organizations for African diasporic performing arts, is set to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 20, with...

Save Harlem Now! is keeping historic preservation relevant

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...

On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight

by BILL BARROW Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers...

Not Just a Southern Issue: Advocates Say SCOTUS Voting Rights Decision Has Already Started to Reshape Black Political Power

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...

Gov. Newsom Signs Election Security Bill; Asm. Bryan Praises Move

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,...

Doctors Seeing More Cases of Preventable Childhood Illnesses

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...

COMMENTARY: Black Alliance for Just Immigration Supports Black Voting Rights!

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)...
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Union Station Becomes Knicks Central

by Adele Haeg Brett Martone, RJ Mirabile, and Kyle Saunders arrived at Union Station at around 6:15 a.m.: “We’re considered late. We were supposed to get here at 4:00 or...

Muslims, Jews Find Common Ground

by Paul Bass  An imam and a rabbi walk into a radio studio. They talk about what their religions have in common. They talk about the “relationship work” that goes into connecting...

Hill Carnival Debated, Approved

by Dereen Shirnekhi At the Coleman Brothers’ carnival at Sports Haven in June 2025. Credit: Sonia Ahmed file photo The city’s parks commission voted reluctantly on Wednesday to allow a longtime...

At School Year’s End, Yale Teaching Fellow Hired By NHPS

by Maya McFadden After a year-long teaching residency at Clinton Avenue School coupled with anaccelerated Master of Arts in Teaching program at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), Hilbania Papazahariou will step...

Juneteenth is here — let’s celebrate with these events!

by TYRA WATTS Juneteenth parade in Harlem, 2024. (Bill Moore photo) Know your history: Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021, originated on June 19, 1865, in Galveston Bay, Texas,...

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Connecticut Chapter Makes Huge Impact 

Tackling Childhood Hunger in New Haven New Haven, CT –As the school year winds down, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (AKA) Theta Epsilon Omega Chapter (TEO) is winning praise for excelling in...

Pop-Up Pasta Dinner Is “Outrageous, But In A Good Way”

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...

Neighbors Push Back On Tweed Expansion; City Stands By MOU

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...

Less Than Half Of High School Families Have Responded To Bus Opt-In Survey So Far

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...

District Errors Led To 19 Improper Votes In State Rep Primary

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...

Biking Beats Boosted

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...

A Cheeky American Weekend

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,...
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World Cup has arrived, so NYC preps for tourist bump and ICE hassles

by Ariama C. Long By ARIAMA C. LONG The Department of Homeland Security confirmed in May that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would be at stadiums hosting World Cup...

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By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Staff Writer | The Michigan Chronicle The Hart of Detroit Festival will return to Hart Plaza on Friday, June 19, bringing together...

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By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Rev. Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr. | The Christian Recorder Psalm 145:3 – NRSV – _Great is the Lord, and greatly to...

651 ARTS headed back ‘Outside’ for annual Juneteenth celebration

by MATTHEW ALLEN 651 ARTS, one of Brooklyn’s preeminent organizations for African diasporic performing arts, is set to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 20, with...

Save Harlem Now! is keeping historic preservation relevant

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...

On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight

by BILL BARROW Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers...

Not Just a Southern Issue: Advocates Say SCOTUS Voting Rights Decision Has Already Started to Reshape Black Political Power

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...

Gov. Newsom Signs Election Security Bill; Asm. Bryan Praises Move

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,...

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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...
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