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Black Angelenos Likely to Respond to Improving Resources if They Believe Census

Zaneta J. Smith, MSWNovember 1, 2018

The 2020 Census will ensure there is an accurate count of California residents. A complete count would determine the number of U.S. House of Representatives seats California will receive. The Census is also used to distribute federal financial resources to local communities. According to the CA Census 2020 website, there are 70 CA federally-funded programs in the areas of education, health, and human services that will benefit from a complete count.

Dr. Ben Chavis Opinion Political

Jim Clyburn for Speaker of the House

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEOSeptember 27, 2018

The mission of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing the Black Press of America, is to report the news and to be an advocate for freedom, justice and equality for Black America and for all others who stand in opposition to racism and economic inequality and cry out for a better quality of life.

National News

Black Women of Los Angeles Represent at this Year’s Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C

Niele Anderson, Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2018

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) recently held its 48thConference in Washington DC. For the first time in the foundation’s history, two senators — Senator Cory Booker (New Jersey) and Senator Kamala D. Harris (California) served as honorary co-chairs for the 48th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). Historically, co-chairs have been members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

News Political

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Shuts the Door on Discriminatory Political Climate

Lauren Poteat, NNPA Washington CorrespondentSeptember 14, 2018

“From the tone of the presidential campaign, to where the Klu Klux Klan makes their appearances regularly, to the deportation of hundreds of immigrants, to the ban on Muslims, to the children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border—that is where the CBC steps in.”

National News Political

California’s Fiery Former Congressman Ron Dellums Dies at 82

Kathleen Ronayne, Associated PressAugust 1, 2018

Ron Dellums, a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice as Northern California’s first black congressman, died Monday from cancer, according to a longtime adviser. He was 82.