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Lisa Cook Confirmed as First Black Woman on Federal Reserve Board

by Stacy M. Brown May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Michigan State University economics professor Lisa Cook is the latest Biden administration nominee to break the glass ceiling, this time on the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

Vice President Kamala Harris (right) joins Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe for a campaign rally in Dumfries, Va., on Oct. 21. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Black Virginia Voters Matter on Nov. 2

by WI Guest Author October 27, 2021December 21, 2021

The NNPA honored six individuals for excellence and leadership in the Black community during the NNPA's recent Leadership Awards. (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Lifestyle

NNPA Leadership Awards Delight Viewers and Insiders

by Stacy M. Brown September 22, 2021December 21, 2021

National

Lawmakers Float Bill for Voucher Program to Help Close Digital Divide

by Stacy M. Brown September 14, 2021December 21, 2021

A voter exits after casting her ballot at a polling place at Highland Colony Baptist Church, November 27, 2018, in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Voters in Mississippi head to the polls for today's special runoff election, where Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Espy is running in a close race with appointed Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS). (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Politics

Senate GOP Kills Dems’ Voting Rights Bill

by Stacy M. Brown June 22, 2021December 21, 2021

Georgia state troopers arrest Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon in the state capitol on March 25 as Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law enacting broad voting restrictions that activists say target Black voters.

Black Experience, Politics

‘Jim Crow in the 21st Century’: GOP Lawmakers Working to Turn Back the Clock on Voting, Critics Charge

by WI Guest Author April 5, 2021December 21, 2021

Sports

MLB Pulls All-Star Game, Draft from Atlanta Because of New Georgia Voting Law

by Stacy M. Brown April 2, 2021December 21, 2021

Black Experience

After a Century of Land Theft and Exclusion, Black Farmers Getting Needed Government Aid

by WI Guest Author March 8, 2021December 21, 2021

Politics

Senate Approves Biden’s $1.9T Coronavirus Relief Plan

by Stacy M. Brown March 6, 2021December 21, 2021

Op-Ed

CURRY: Where We Go from Here

by WI Guest Author February 17, 2021December 21, 2021