BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The treatment of more than 300,000 Haitians living and working in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) presents such a moment. The Senate should pass S.4814, legislation that would extend TPS for Haitians for three years. The Senate’s Republican members hold a critical key to whether Congress will act before the midterm elections.
By BlackPressUSA...
MILWAUKEE TIMES WEEKLY — The “Stompin’ Out Gun Violence” initiative is using sought-after sneakers to engage young people with a message about preventing gun violence. Led by the Latroy V. Harris Initiative, “I Will Not Die to Gun Violence,” the program provides free shoes in Milwaukee while fostering conversations...
OAKLAND POST — Maternal mortality and pregnancy-related mortality use different time frames and methods and are not interchangeable. Finalized 2024 CDC data recorded 649 maternal deaths nationally. The overall rate was 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, but for non-Hispanic Black women it was 44.8, compared with 14.2 for...
HOUSTON DEFENDER — Black voters have long been a reliable base for the Democratic Party, but political strategists and voters indicate that years of inconsistent engagement and unfulfilled expectations have created a trust gap.
By. BlackPressUSA Newswire
Black voters have been among the Democratic Party’s most dependable supporters for generations. But...
by Lisa Reisman
There are no points awarded for sheer grit in football. Even if there were, the New Haven Steelers 13U squad, defending New England regional champs with higher aspirations, likely wouldn’t need them.
Which is perhaps why last Saturday’s 26-6 win over the New Britain Canes in the face...
by Chris Volpe
Drag performances, dancing, live music, and queer vendors filled the area of Crown Street and Orange Street Saturday afternoon for New Haven Pride 2026, an annual celebration of the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The festivities were hosted by Xiomarie Labeija and organized by the New Haven Pride Center.
New...
by Paul Bass
A team of New Haveners is preparing for an upcoming storm — of people losing their health insurance.
As many as an estimated 110,000 people statewide could lose Medicaid (HUSKY) coverage on Jan. 1 due to new federal work rules.
A nonprofit called Project Access-New Haven is looking to...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — I became paralyzed watching young Marines go outside the base, thinking about their families and whether they would see them again....
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The treatment of more than 300,000 Haitians living and working in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) presents such...
MILWAUKEE TIMES WEEKLY — The “Stompin’ Out Gun Violence” initiative is using sought-after sneakers to engage young people with a message about preventing gun...
HOUSTON DEFENDER — Black voters have long been a reliable base for the Democratic Party, but political strategists and voters indicate that years of...
Caribbean nations are developing an action plan with legal options to press the United Kingdom for negotiations regarding slavery reparations. Officials at a recent...
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — During a recent service at Howard University’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Rev. Judy Fentress-Williams called on the Black church...
by Prosper Kuzo, Face2FaceAfrica.com
Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso has opened his country’s first gold refinery with his military-led government aiming to process more of...
President Donald Trump declares that “this is the final battle” in one of several taxpayer-funded television ads airing ahead of November’s midterm elections, prompting...
Federal changes enacted under H.R. 1 are bringing new eligibility, reporting, and coverage rules beginning in 2027. Although Californians age 65 and older and...
by Chris Volpe
Drag performances, dancing, live music, and queer vendors filled the area of Crown Street and Orange Street Saturday afternoon for New Haven Pride 2026, an annual celebration...
by Paul Bass
A team of New Haveners is preparing for an upcoming storm — of people losing their health insurance.
As many as an estimated 110,000 people statewide could lose...
by Maya McFadden
The future of the school district’s chief of staff position remains uncertain after Supt. Madeline Negrón did not bring her previously recommended candidate back before the Board...
by Paul Bass
Kenny Howell ran into his share of frightening scenes in three decades as a cop. Life-or-death situations. People who might be telling you the truth or not,...
by Thomas Breen
New Haven’s housing court judge has allowed a tenants union to continue suing the owner of the Sunset Ridge apartment complex for allegedly retaliating against a tenant...
by Thomas Breen
Ward 24 Dem Committee Co-Chair Mareika Phillips: “All candidates are going to be on the ballot.”
City Clerk Mike Smart (right) collects ballots, including from ward committee...
by Maya McFadden
Amid heightened public criticism of the school district and the state of school building conditions, two community members spoke up this week to defend the superintendent and...
by Laura Glesby
Why don’t city inspectors crack down on school building conditions the way they often do with residential properties?
West Hills/West Rock Alder Honda Smith asked that question of...
by Laura Glesby
Three candidates have filed to run for a newly vacant seat representing Edgewood on the Board of Alders, now that Evette Hamilton has officially concluded her 15-year...
by Adele Haeg
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro: “There is no doubt that Yale is being pushed up against the wall, but this is when our integrity matters the most.”
Yale junior...
by Staff Report
NEW HAVEN, CT — Renewable energy, especially offshore wind, is cost-competitive and can help stabilize the cost and reliability of energy in New England, according to a...
By Lucy Gellman
It was the sound of the drums, rolling like the ocean beneath four pairs of hands, that first called to Caprice Taylor Mendez from where she...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — I became paralyzed watching young Marines go outside the base, thinking about their families and whether they would see them again. I began hallucinating that wounded...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The treatment of more than 300,000 Haitians living and working in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) presents such...
MILWAUKEE TIMES WEEKLY — The “Stompin’ Out Gun Violence” initiative is using sought-after sneakers to engage young people with a message about preventing gun...
HOUSTON DEFENDER — Black voters have long been a reliable base for the Democratic Party, but political strategists and voters indicate that years of...
Caribbean nations are developing an action plan with legal options to press the United Kingdom for negotiations regarding slavery reparations. Officials at a recent...
HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — During a recent service at Howard University’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Rev. Judy Fentress-Williams called on the Black church...
by Prosper Kuzo, Face2FaceAfrica.com
Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso has opened his country’s first gold refinery with his military-led government aiming to process more of...
President Donald Trump declares that “this is the final battle” in one of several taxpayer-funded television ads airing ahead of November’s midterm elections, prompting...
