Robert Parris Moses, one of America’s foremost civil rights leaders who stood fearless in the face of violence to register African American voters in the South, has died at the age of 86. His daughter, Maisha Moses, announced his death.…
Jarren Small, the Houston-based visionary, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, is proving that legends do live. The Prairie View A&M University graduate named his nonprofit, ‘Legends Do Live,’ which focuses on equipping and funding disadvantaged youth and communities through workshop programs and…
Within days of each other, separate investigations by the United States Marshals Service in Ohio and Georgia led to the rescue of 39 missing and endangered children. In August, these operations were viewed as two small victories in the widespread…
During a 30-minute interview with BlackPressUSA that was streamed live over Facebook, YouTube, and <www.BlackPressUSA.com>, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke of the importance of convincing African Americans to participate in clinical…
A group of construction workers, along with parents, teachers and community leaders came together at a local school board meeting to demand the school board address an on-going issue that had affected working people. They called on the director of…
Mayor David Briley announced on Monday that all MNPS teachers and employees will receive another three percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) on January 1, 2020, in addition to the three percent COLA the mayor made possible by allocating nearly $30 million…
