Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has announced the official electoral calendar for the 2026-2027 election cycle, setting December 13, 2026, as the date for the first round of presidential and legislative elections, alongside a constitutional referendum.
Browsing: National News
Attendees at the NAACP convention in Chicago sign a ‘We, the People’ mural wall. ‘We, the People’ was the theme of the national convention held this month at the McCormick Place convention center. BLACKPRESS USA NEWSWIRE
I whispered those words to an HBCU journalism student whose hands were shaking as she looked up to address Vice President Kamala Harris and Keisha Lance Bottoms in the White House’s mock briefing room. Moments later, her nerves gave way to sharp, well-researched questions. Watching her and her fellow HBCU students rise to the occasion confirmed what I’ve long believed: talent has never been the problem. Access is.
Wes Moore is stepping in for Howard University students who lost their spots this summer. The governor announced Thursday that Maryland will offer expedited admissions support and an $800 credit to any incoming student affected by Howard’s mass disenrollment, according to the governor’s official announcement. That gives families a real option just weeks before the fall semester starts.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Discover why stigma remains a powerful barrier to addiction recovery. Click here to explore solutions and start healing today.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Health and homelessness share an inextricable link. Learn how one precipitates the other and impacts Black communities, and why preventive strategies matter.
When I became president of Rohadfox Corporation at 27 years old, I inherited far more than a business. I inherited a reputation that had been built through decades of hard work, integrity, and promises kept. It was both an incredible privilege and an enormous responsibility. I knew I didn’t have all the answers, but I understood that my job was not to change the company’s values. My job was to protect them while preparing the organization for the future.
Sharpton’s National Action Network announced Tuesday plans for March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote on Aug. 28 on what will be 63 years since the 1963 march.
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to temporarily restore approximately $127 million in grant funding that supports Black farmers and other underserved agricultural producers after the Trump administration canceled the program earlier this year.
With the 2026 midterm elections just months away, President Trump has gutted the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration — leaving it without leadership and unable to act.