2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1138+ words) Three August primary victories reveal just how complicated race and representation have become in the Sunshine State. Florida politics has always had its share of strange reflections. But after primary elections in the Sunshine State this month, Black voters looking…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (758+ words) (BlackPressUSA Newswire) – Before some of us knew Dolly Parton as the “Queen of Country Music,” we knew her as the woman behind Whitney Houston’s song. We knew the blonde hair, the rhinestones, and that unmistakable Tennessee voice. But somewhere along…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (359+ words) We Are CASA and ASAP seek urgent relief after administration issues second order targeting children born in the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, immigrant families along with We Are CASA and the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), represented by Georgetown Law’s Institute for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (683+ words) The Moral Mondays leader is taking his fight to churches and neighborhoods — and ultimately to the ballot box. After weeks of public protests, prayer vigils and arrests in Washington, D.C., activist Bishop William J. Barber II says the national moral…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (234+ words) Advocacy to advance reparations in Maryland garnered major traction over the last few years. Former Delegate Wanika Fisher (D-Md.-47B); former state Sen. Jill P. Carter (D-Md.-41); Delegate Marlon Amprey (D-Md.-40), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (D-Md.-39) and Delegate Aletheia R. McCaskill (D-Md.-44B) have all…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (764+ words) Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Council are suing Kalshi and Polymarket, alleging that the prediction market companies function as illegal, unlicensed sports-betting platforms and mislead consumers about their products’ legality and regulatory status. The lawsuit, filed in the…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (741+ words) NABJ called him out over Black women. His response suggests Smith can dish it out but can’t take it. As a sports journalist-turned-media personality with political ambitions, Stephen A. Smith has never met a room he couldn’t fill with the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (780+ words) What isn't measured can be denied: A call to defend the EEO-1 before Aug. 24 AFRO News What isn't measured can be denied: A call to defend the EEO-1 before Aug. 24 Eric Morrissette is a senior fellow at the Joint Center…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (983+ words) Americans have elected only 3 Black governors in U.S. But Moore could soon have company. With Florida Republicans nominating U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds on Aug. 18, there are seven Black major party gubernatorial nominees in addition to Moore — men and women, Democrats and Republicans…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (376+ words) As the pastor of one the oldest Black churches in Washington, D.C., Rev. William H. Lamar IV understands the historic significance of the ancestors. Each week, he takes to the pulpit of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME), an institution with roots dating…...