Black Students Are the Future of Journalism
By Quintessa Williams, Word in Black For over a century, the Black press has been a force for change: Ida B. Wells investigated lynching for the Chicago Defender when no one else would, reporters at...
View ArticleProgressive Icon Barbara Lee Wants To Be Mayor Of An Oakland Marked By Crime...
By JANIE HAR, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption are weighing whether to give...
View ArticleMia Love, First Black Republican Congresswoman, Dies After Cancer Battle
By Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — Former US Rep. Mia Love, the first Black woman elected to Congress as a Republican, passed away following a fight with an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family...
View ArticleTrump Formally Moves to Shutdown Education Department
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump formally announced on Thursday, March 20, his intention to sign an executive order to dismantle the U.S....
View ArticleBriefing Room Bedlam: Misinformation and Racial Undertones Taint White House...
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent White House Briefing Room Video The alternative facts that permeated the White House briefing room on the first day that...
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Brotherhood Crusade Champions Recovery Efforts for Victims of Devastating...
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent In the aftermath of the devastating Eaton fire in January, which claimed 17 lives and destroyed thousands of structures in Altadena...
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Policymakers, Advocates and Worried Californians Join Forces to Save Medi-Cal
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media The U.S. Congress is debating cuts to Medicaid and other social programs after voting for a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending. Those...
View ArticleSupreme Court Seems Divided Over Louisiana Case of Congressional Map With 2...
By Mark Sherman and Sara Cline, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed closely divided Monday over a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, which added a second Black...
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OTX 12 Makes Waves in San Diego
By Voice and Viewpoint Newswire OTX held its first fight of 2025 at the Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego. This was the venue’s first professional boxing card since 2021and hometown hero Jonny Mansour...
View ArticleThe Silent Crisis: Unveiling the Epidemic of Violence Against Black Women and...
By California Black Women’s Collective “I am my sister’s keeper,” recited Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw, a leading scholar on intersectionality, during her powerful TED Talk addressing the systemic violence...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Baldwin, Styron and Me’ a Valuable Contribution to Current...
By Anita Snow, Associated Press The new book “Baldwin, Styron and Me” is an intellectual reflection that serves as a valuable contribution to the current debates about race, equity and identity....
View ArticleJames Monroe’s Oak Hill Estate Has Historic Roots. Some Hope to Preserve It...
By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America ALDIE, Va. (AP) — The room where President James Monroe crafted part of his famed doctrine exudes a quiet, stately atmosphere. Inside the enclosed...
View ArticleTrump Has Ordered The Dismantling of the US Education Department. Here’s What...
By Bianca Vazquez Toness, AP Education Writer President Donald Trump’s order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications. The Republican president has argued...
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Bills Propose “New Ways” to Improve California’s Wildfire Response
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Sen. Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta) was a firefighter in Southern California for 35 years before he decided to run for political office. A former...
View ArticleRev. Dr. Jamal Bryant’s Black Church Target Boycott Mobilizes 150,000
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com, Senior National Correspondent Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, an Atlanta-based pastor of the New Birth Baptist Church, has reported a robust national turnout for...
View ArticleWill Smith Channels His Post-Slap Introspection Into Music On ‘Based On a...
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith could have let his infamous Oscar slap be his cinematic fade out with a career bruised, marriage dissected and reputation...
View ArticleWhy Black Thrivers Are the Future
By Aaron Foley, Word in Black For decades, Black Americans have been looked at through a deficit lens — what’s missing, what’s broken, what needs fixing. But writer, community planner, and urban...
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IUIC’s Youth Violence Conflict Resolution Seminar at Malcolm X Library
By Charles Warren, Contributing Writer On March 16, 2025, Israel United in Christ (IUIC) hosted a Youth Violence Conflict Resolution Seminar at the Malcolm X Library, bringing together youth, parents,...
View Article5 High-Level CDC Officials Are Leaving in The Latest Turmoil for The Public...
By Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was rocked by five high-level departures on Tuesday in the latest turmoil for the nation’s top public...
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Emerald Hills’ Martha Abraham’s Fight for Justice in Southeastern San Diego
By Macy Meinhardt, V&V Staff Writer and CA Local News Fellow Martha Abraham stood fearlessly at the podium of City Council chambers as she stared down the eyes of authority. “You can have blood on...
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