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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 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,...

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 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...

Master AI or get left behind, but at what cost to Black and Brown businesses?

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...

U.S. Men’s National Team Names its Roster for World Cup 2026

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...

Knicks ticker-tape parade is on a school day — and conflicts with Regents exams. Some families are angry.

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...

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)...

Tom Holland apparently confirms he and Zendaya secretly got married: ‘I found my person’ 

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...

Keke Palmer is adding ‘professor’ to her resume with new artist-in-residence program at UCLA

 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...

OP-ED: Juneteenth, America at 250, and the Hole in the Soul of Our Democracy

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...

Juneteenth 2026 events  – St. Louis American

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...
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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,...

In Primary Petition’s Final Hours, Rice Mulls Independent Run

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...

Nonprofits Focused On Disconnected Youth Cautiously Celebrate Free Bus Fares For Students

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...

Foxwoods Launches SummerFest 2026 With Gaming, Entertainment, Dining Events

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...

Auditors Note 9 Deficiencies In CT Secretary of the State’s Office

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...

New Haven Feels One Love, As NHSO Pays Tribute To Bob Marley

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,...

Opinion: What Do You Notice About School Board Spending? What Do You Wonder About “Data Wise” Training?

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...
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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 annual awards dinner. In an...

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)...

Tom Holland apparently confirms he and Zendaya secretly got married: ‘I found my person’ 

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...

Keke Palmer is adding ‘professor’ to her resume with new artist-in-residence program at UCLA

 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...

OP-ED: Juneteenth, America at 250, and the Hole in the Soul of Our Democracy

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...
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