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In Photos: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ Second Inaugural

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Itoro Umontuen serves as the National Sports and Entertainment Editor with Black Press USA. He is also a veteran photographer for 20 years, based in...

Do You Work or Volunteer for Connecticut’s Emergency Medical Services? We Want to Hear From You.

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Connecticut: Have You Called 911 for Help? Tell Us About Your Experience.

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“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid

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You Are America, Ready To Seize What Ought To Be

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Bonn climate talks signal momentum but leave climate vulnerable nations on the lurch

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World

Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity

Launched by the Haitian government at the end of May, they are expected to address complex corruption cases, including the illicit trade of arms and money laundering. The development comes after courts have...

America

Immigration

OP-ED: Kemet Immigration PSA Debuts at National Press Club, Earns Congressional Honor and NNPA Support

By Robenia McKinley, Special Correspondent/JYE The National Newspaper Publishers Association...

Immigration

What the Trump Administration’s Videos From a Chicago Immigration Raid Don’t Show

The Trump administration’s slick videos of an immigration raid...

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Cancer Diagnosis Derails Demings’ Run for Governor

Commentary Kevin Seraaj - June 6, 2026 0

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings on Friday announced he is suspending his 2026 campaign for governor after being diagnosed with a treatable form of...

Nobody Likes a Bully: Let’s primary them all.

The Seraaj Files Kevin Seraaj - April 30, 2026 2

We've all experienced bullies. From the neighborhood to the schoolhouse, black, white, rich and poor, we've all either been bullied once or twice or...

COMMENTARY: Faith Without the Noise

Julianne Malveaux Julianne Malveaux - April 30, 2026 1

I was raised Catholic. Not casually Catholic. My mother was the kind of Catholic who went to Mass every day. Faith was not something she...

OpEd: Federal Vaccine Changes Risk Florida Families’ Freedom

Commentary John Hallman - March 22, 2026 0

Washington is weighing changes to long-standing childhood vaccines -- and Florida parents are paying close attention. In conversations across the state, one thing comes...

Environment

EarthTalk: Are disposable plastic straws really so terrible for the environment?

Earth Talk - March 9, 2026

Dear EarthTalk: Are disposable plastic straws really so terrible for the environment and what are some good alternatives that won’t get mushy...

Dr. Benjamin Chavis Celebrated as ‘Father of the Environmental Justice movement’

November 20, 2025

COMMENTARY: We Need Strong Intellectual Property Rights for a Sustainable Future

June 27, 2025

Orange County to Host Public Workshop on Special Protection Area for the St. Johns River Basin

June 21, 2025

Can We Phase Out Styrofoam?

July 19, 2024

Africa

Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears

UN News Service - June 22, 2026

The discussion focused on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, established by the Council in 2010 to carry forward essential functions...

Haiti: UN rights office welcomes new judicial units to tackle gang violence and impunity

June 22, 2026

Ebola in DR Congo: One month on, scaled up response remains insufficient

June 21, 2026

Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats

June 20, 2026

Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears

June 20, 2026

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Faith

America’s founding promise of religious freedom has long coexisted with prejudice, even as many Christians have worked to confront it

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Affirming Black Children Through Books: Stories That Help Them See Their Light

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Do You Work or Volunteer for Connecticut’s Emergency Medical Services? We Want to Hear From You.

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Connecticut: Have You Called 911 for Help? Tell Us About Your Experience.

World

AI is getting women wrong, the cost is growing

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Movie Screening: You, Me & Tuscany

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Advance Screening – WICKED: FOR GOOD

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FREE TICKET OFFER – Advance Screening of ‘The Black Phone 2’

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FREE TICKETS– Advance Screening of JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH

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Crime

Details Surrounding the Death of Javion MaGee

Frank Butler - June 6, 2025

Human Trafficking

The applicable international human rights laws against human trafficking in Africa

Lee Dixon - July 24, 2024

World

AI is getting women wrong, the cost is growing

The warning comes as most recent studies show that...

News

Consumer rights: The deadlines people often overlook

Author: BlackPressUSA Consumer rights deadlines are easy to overlook, but...

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Electrical Repair Issues Are Quietly Capping Black Home Values

Author: BlackPressUSA By Amy Kang Electrical repair issues are negatively affecting...

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Giving Birth Costs Remain a Major Concern for Expecting Families

Author: BlackPressUSA By April D. Lee Giving birth has become a...

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Gas Price Fluctuations Influence Travel Habits Across the Country

Author: BlackPressUSA By April D. Lee Rising gas price pressure is...

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Immigration

OP-ED: Kemet Immigration PSA Debuts at National Press Club, Earns Congressional Honor and NNPA Support

Immigration

What the Trump Administration’s Videos From a Chicago Immigration Raid Don’t Show

Immigration

This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.

Immigration

Arizona Police Agencies Were Once at the Forefront of Local Immigration Enforcement. Now Most Are Avoiding It.

Immigration

We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The Tyger Voyage

The Tyger Voyage Richard Adams & Nicola Bayley David R. Godine Publisher Post Office Box 450 Jeffrey New Hampshire 03452 www.godine.com 9781567924916, $15.95 www.amazon.com When I saw the name...

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Pizza in Pienza

Pizza in Pienza By Susan Fillion David R. Godine Publisher Post Office Box 450 Jeffrey New Hampshire 03452 www.godine.com 9781567924596, $17.95 www.amazon.com Most of us like pizza and “Pizza in...

Faith

WHOSE TIME IS IT ANYWAY?

Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times When life gets really upside down with me spiritually, I get anxious and scattered. If not...

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Middle School Ultimate Showdown

Middle School Ultimate Showdown James Patterson & Julia Bergen Little Brown and Company c/o Hachette Book Group USA 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 www.HatchetteBookGroupUSA.com 9780316322119, $13.99 www.amazon.com “Middle...

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