At the Democratic National Convention, a cadre of leading Democratic women took the stage, unleashing a barrage of critiques against Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, framed by the Republicans’ notorious record on women’s issues. The stark differences in vision and values of the twice-impeached and 34-times convicted former president, his vice-presidential nominee, and Vice President Kamala Harris and her surrogates were on full display in Chicago.
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At this week’s 50th quadrennial Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the city’s eleventh time hosting, the Black Political Excellence Fund is sponsoring a reception to fete seven female African American State Party Chairs, an historic benchmark for the Association of State Democratic Committees (ASDC). Moreover, Jeanna Repass of Kansas, Lavora Barnes of Michigan, Daniele Monroe-Moreno of Nevada, Alicia Andrews of Oklahoma, Dr. Rosa Colquitt of Oregon, Christale Spain of South Carolina, and Congresswoman Nikema Williams of Georgia, are the first Black women to hold these positions in their respective states.
New FAMU Interim President Dr. Timothy Beard wasted no time in making changes at FAMU, and he didn’t start small. According to documents, Beard asked for the immediate resignation of members of the FAMU senior leadership team by the end of today.
The 2024-2025 school year has officially begun in Broward County, with 251,000 students enrolled in 239 public schools and 87 charter schools. This year, the district has implemented two significant changes to enhance safety and minimize distractions: metal detectors in all public high schools and restrictions on cell phone use.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have launched “Time Is Money,” a government-wide initiative to stop the time-consuming practices used by corporations. The White House called the initiative a significant new effort to ease the daily frustrations that millions of Americans experience. The initiative targets the excessive paperwork, long hold times, and other bureaucratic hurdles that companies often impose, which waste people’s time and degrade their quality of life.
Legendary photojournalist Roy Lewis has photographed the ordinary, from children dancing, to the extraordinary, such as presidents and civil rights leaders. Last week the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) honored Lewis for his role in capturing images across Black America for decades.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Reducing the quality of life, psychosocial, and economic burden resulting from lack of access to high-quality, affordable healthcare is a primary concern of forty-two million African American voters. We will vote according to our health interests irrespective of political party.
A new study finds that Black male elementary school students with Black teachers are less likely to be identified for special education.
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has learned that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz as her running mate after much speculation and a whirlwind of last-minute vetting and interviewing candidates.
Fueling Harris’s campaign is a historic fundraising effort. Team Harris announced a staggering $310 million raised in July, marking the largest single-month haul of the 2024 cycle. The Trump campaign and RNC combined contributions for the same period pale in comparison to this record-breaking amount, resulting from an unprecedented grassroots fundraising surge. Notably, over $200 million was raised in the week following President Biden’s endorsement of Harris.