By Carla Thomas | Oakland Post
Protesters gathered in downtown Oakland near City Hall at 14th Street and Broadway on Thursday, Aug. 13, calling for protections for Haitian immigrants and an end to deportation policies affecting Haitian communities across the United States.
Organized as a call to action by the Legalization for All Network and supported by the Haiti Action Committee...
A portrait of Doris Miller, showing a Navy Cross received in a ceremony at Pearl Harbor.
US National Archives and Records Administration
The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on...
by Ariama C. Long
This year’s National Association of Black Journalists 2026 Salute to Excellence Awards Gala was overshadowed after the organization presented its “Thumbs-down” Award to five recipients, most notably ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith. Many in the online space weren’t sure the NABJ made the right choices, as Smith...
by Tandy Lau
In 2015, then-NYC Public Advocate Letitia James personally represented a tenth grader whom she identified only as “Keybi” in immigration court. The unaccompanied minor arrived in the United States from Honduras alone and faced almost certain deportation without a lawyer, but James convinced the judge to allow...
by JASON PONTEROTTO
Terri Wisdom wears several hats, including media businesswoman, journalist, educator, and activist. As the founder of Harlem Network News, a digital news platform available on social media, she can regularly be seen at community events in Harlem.
Wisdom, 74, grew up in South Jamaica, Queens, and came of...
By Fisher Jack, EURweb | Oakland Post
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated three Black women — Justice Rashida Adams and Judges Denise Hippach and Juliet Macaulay — to serve on the California Courts of Appeal.
Justices Adams, Hippach and Juliet Macaulay are among eight appellate court nominees recently announced by Newsom. The...
By Bo Tefu, California Black Media | Oakland Post
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra is positioning himself as a results-driven Democrat willing to work across party lines, laying out an agenda focused on affordability, health care, housing, energy and technology at a Sacramento summit last week.
In a conversation with POLITICO...
By MATTHEW LEE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily...
A portrait of Doris Miller, showing a Navy Cross received in a ceremony at Pearl Harbor.
US National Archives and Records Administration
The US Navy is...
by Ariama C. Long
This year’s National Association of Black Journalists 2026 Salute to Excellence Awards Gala was overshadowed after the organization presented its “Thumbs-down”...
by Tandy Lau
In 2015, then-NYC Public Advocate Letitia James personally represented a tenth grader whom she identified only as “Keybi” in immigration court. The...
By Fisher Jack, EURweb | Oakland Post
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated three Black women — Justice Rashida Adams and Judges Denise Hippach and Juliet Macaulay...
By Bo Tefu, California Black Media | Oakland Post
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra is positioning himself as a results-driven Democrat willing to work across...
By The Positive Community
Source: Black Press USA Wire
Kimberlé Crenshaw is an American civil rights scholar, lawyer, and professor whose work has profoundly influenced the...
by Dollita Okine, Face2FaceAfrica.com
In 2023, Nakia Smith, a Chicago CRED volunteer, attempted to remove a weapon from circulation by turning it over to local police. Smith...
by JASON PONTEROTTO
Terri Wisdom wears several hats, including media businesswoman, journalist, educator, and activist. As the founder of Harlem Network News, a digital news platform available on social media,...
by Thomas Breen
An extra $350,000 in state funds are en route to New Haven to help pay for special education programming, while nearly $100,000 in federal funds are heading...
by Laura Glesby
Hill Alder Angel Hubbard: “This is one of our hotspots.”
Toni Dawson: “He has no control over what happens outside the store. But as a community, we do.”
Is...
by Thomas Breen
Mayor Justin Elicker and Police Chief David Zannelli.
Christopher Santana’s mom Lisa Berrios brought a cutout picture of her son to Wednesday’s event.
City police have arrested a New...
by Thomas Breen
… which held a “soft opening” on Aug. 10, and will have a grand opening in September.
The city has opened a renovated and revived community center in...
by Dereen Shirnekhi
The city has received more than $500,000 owed in back taxes, interest, and fees by the former owners of the long-vacant Hamilton Street clock factory.
That money came...
By Lucy Gellman
Works by Sydney Williams and Ery Ayala. Lucy Gellman Photos; all work by the artists.
A Black woman, her hair done up into an elegant coiffure,...
by Thomas Breen
Elicker, Lamont, State Rep. Al Paolillo Jr., and State Sen. Martin Looney inside the carousel building.
It will take “millions” of dollars to rebuild portions of Lighthouse Point...
by Thomas Breen
The last time Chevanne Spencer saw her brother Michael in person was in March, when she took him out to dinner at The Q Bar and Kitchen...
by Thomas Breen
“Moksa” builds out the background: “Kind of an ad lib situation.” A third graffiti artist,
who asked not to be named for this story.
“E” and “Moksa” and a...
by Brandon Cortes
Three days after he took his shahada — the Islamic declaration of faith — Marco Avedaño showed up to a block party outside of the Masjid al-Islam...
by Janday Wilson
Black Wall Street FestivalNew Haven GreenAug. 15, 2026
Vendors for the fifth annual Black Wall Street Festival came from as far as California.
The event, created by New Haven-born...
By MATTHEW LEE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country and broadening...
A portrait of Doris Miller, showing a Navy Cross received in a ceremony at Pearl Harbor.
US National Archives and Records Administration
The US Navy is...
by Ariama C. Long
This year’s National Association of Black Journalists 2026 Salute to Excellence Awards Gala was overshadowed after the organization presented its “Thumbs-down”...
by Tandy Lau
In 2015, then-NYC Public Advocate Letitia James personally represented a tenth grader whom she identified only as “Keybi” in immigration court. The...
By Fisher Jack, EURweb | Oakland Post
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated three Black women — Justice Rashida Adams and Judges Denise Hippach and Juliet Macaulay...
By Bo Tefu, California Black Media | Oakland Post
California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra is positioning himself as a results-driven Democrat willing to work across...
By The Positive Community
Source: Black Press USA Wire
Kimberlé Crenshaw is an American civil rights scholar, lawyer, and professor whose work has profoundly influenced the...