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The NAACP is Calling for Athletes to Help Fight for Voting Rights

New ‘Out of Bounds’ campaign launches By Caleb Pugh | Our Weekly The NAACP is calling on athletes to hold Southern states accountable for their radicalization of state maps, as many disfranchise black voters and leaders. While this has been an ongoing problem in various Southern states over the years, Louisiana recently made headlines after redrawing its congressional map, eliminating two predominantly Black districts by splitting them and forcing former district leaders, Tony Carter and Castro Fields, to compete against […]

todayJune 2, 2026 2

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Danger on Our Streets: Echo News TV LLC Examines NJ’s Rising Crisis of Youth Pedestrian and Cyclist Injuries

Monmouth County, NJ – Echo News TV LLC reports with growing concern on the alarming rise of pedestrian and bicyclist accidents across New Jersey—an unsettling trend underscored by two recent tragedies involving local youth. In Matawan, a young boy riding a BMX‑style bicycle was struck by a moving truck at the intersection of Broad Street and Route 34, according to reporting by Carly Baldwin of the Middletown Patch. Police say the collision occurred at 4:35 P.M., and the child was […]

todayJune 1, 2026 1

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‘Find a Way or Make a Way’: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Announces $250,000 in Campus Security Funding for CAU

By Laura Nwogu | The Atlanta Voice Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have faced a surge of threats across the country in recent years, resulting in lockdowns or closures and concerns among students, parents, faculty, and staff about their safety. On the heels of these threats, the latest of which happened in 2025 when terroristic threats against Georgia’s AUC campuses triggered a lockdown, Congresswoman Nikema Williams has secured $250,000 in funding forClark Atlanta University’s campus security.  The funding will strengthen […]

todayMay 29, 2026 3

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The Map That Beat Rep. Al Green

By TotallyRandie BPUSA Social Media Correspondent On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Rep. Christian D. Menefee defeated Congressman Al Green in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ newly drawn 18th Congressional District. The defeat of Congressman Al Green isn’t as simple or, better yet, as clean as it seems. Republican lawmakers redrew the map, stripping away most of the historic, diverse base of his 9th Congressional District, which he had served since 2005. Green was forced into a newly configured 18th […]

todayMay 28, 2026 2

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COMMENTARY: A “Main Street” Bank Bill That Would Really Hurt Main Street

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Ben Jealous In Washington, the name on a bill is often the opposite of what it does. The Main Street Depositor Protection Act is the latest example. The name sounds noble. The math is not. Here is what the bill would change. The FDIC is the federal agency that pays you back if your bank closes its doors. Today, it covers up to $250,000 in each account. Most people never come close to that limit. Most […]

todayMay 27, 2026 1

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Black Student Loan Default Rate Five Times Higher than Whites

By BlackPressUSA Newswire By Charlene Crowell On behalf of the nearly 9 million people now in default on their student loans, a coalition of advocates from consumer, civil rights, and education organizations is appealing to the federal Education Department to halt plans to begin garnishing borrowers’ wages this month. Default status connotes borrowers are 270 days or more behind on their payments. Citing new research from Protect Borrowers, formerly the Student Borrower Protection Center, the coalition advised Education Secretary Linda McMahon in […]

todayMay 27, 2026 1

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‘Whites Only’ Signs Were Haunting Reminders of America’s Racism

By Aaron Morrison, Contributing Writer | Los Angeles Wave NEW YORK (AP) — “No dogs, no Negros, no Mexicans.” “Colored served in rear.” “For whites only.” It’s the type of signage that hung from the doors and windows of establishments across much of the American South for many years. The words, like screaming headlines from Page One of a broadsheet newspaper, were the most visible, daily reminder of the subordinate status of Black people who lived life alongside and yet […]

todayMay 26, 2026 4

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Agape Movement Recommended as Development Partner for the People’s Way Project in South Minneapolis

A Milestone for South Minneapolis By MSR News Online | Minnesota Spokesman Recorder Agape Movement has been recommended as the development partner for the People’s Way project in South Minneapolis, marking a significant milestone in a years-long community effort to shape the future of one of the city’s most historically significant spaces. Rooted in Community Voice The recommendation follows years of advocacy, organizing, relationship-building, and community conversations centered on ensuring the future of the space remains rooted in the voices […]

todayMay 25, 2026 3

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OP-ED: Don’t Let Misinformation Undermine Proven Crime-Fighting Tools

By Chief John Dixon (Ret.), Past President, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) After decades of working in law enforcement and a lifetime of community engagement and empowerment, I’ve seen firsthand what works to keep our communities safe and secure. A key aspect to building a community safety plan that works is making sure our officers have the tools necessary to respond when the call comes. Chief John Dixon (Ret.)Past PresidentNational Organization ofBlack Law EnforcementExecutives (NOBLE) As technology […]

todayMay 25, 2026 2