June 9, 2025

National

By: Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Legendary actor Sidney Poitier, who broke barriers and stood for justice and Black lives during the most tumultuous times of...

By: Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor In 2021, 440 bills to restrict voting access were introduced in 49 states. Nineteen states passed 34 new...

Human trafficking – whether in the form of forced labor, sex trafficking, or other offenses – counts as an abhorrent abuse of power and a...

When the NBA and NBA Foundation announced new programs earlier this year designed to create more opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students from historically Black...

Without fear or favor, African-American News&Issues has not backed down from bringing you thought-provoking commentary and in-your-face breakdowns on national and local news. Here are...

We’ve lost a lot of the greats this year. With respect, we pay homage to all of those pioneers, trailblazers and notable figures who left...

Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, and more than 800 faith leaders from various religions are demanding that President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats...

Long before Nelson Mandela won his freedom from 27 years of imprisonment fighting apartheid in South Africa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu earned the moniker “the nation’s...

A jury in Minnesota has convicted former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter on multiple manslaughter counts for the killing of Daunte Wright. Potter, who...

It’s no secret that when it comes to funding, HBCUs are given the short end of the stick. From federal policies and campaign promises that...

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