The Honorable John Conyers, who represented Detroit in Congress from 1965 until 2017, introduced HR 40 every congressional session from 1989. He worked to get cosponsors for the legislation for nearly thirty years, but not even the entire Congressional Black Caucus would cosponsor.
On Wednesday, June 27, Joseph Jackson died at the age of 89.
Bill Cosby Found Guilty on All Charges in Sex Assault Trial, Remains Free on $1 Million Bail
Senator Kamala Harris announced that she would not accept corporate PAC money, during an interview on The Breakfast Club.
Tavere Johnson, Black millennial entrepreneur, business, Black business, Stacy Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor
Many consumers still plan on signing up for healthcare during the open enrollment period
Legendary civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory died on Saturday. He was 84.
Saturday morning, Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill finally bent to the will of the jury and declared a mistrial in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case.
Former FBI Director Testifies and the GOP Sets the Bar on Donald Trump Even Lower
Senate Republicans Break “Super Majority” Rule to Confirm Trump’s Supreme Court Pick With the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court, Senate Republicans won another victory in their partisan war of obstruction against the nation’s first Black president. Shortly after conservative Justice Antonin Scalia died on February 13, 2016, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell announced that he would not even consider a third Supreme Court selection by President Barack Obama. President Obama had three opportunities to nominate associate justices to the United States Supreme Court. The U.S. Senate confirmed Justice Sonia Sotomayor with a 68-31 vote
It’s been more than two years since the embattled, television and film legend, who was once known as “America’s Dad,” has spoken out publicly. During a recent interview with the NNPA Newswire, Cosby revealed that he’s lost his sight.
“Paving the Way for Women Engineers,” the headline blared.
In five short years, the cable giant Comcast has achieved incredible success with its Internet Essentials program, connecting 750,000 low-income households to the power of the Web.