Norfolk City Councilman Paul Riddick has sent a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) demanding the agency “defer” or reject his city’s...
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide If her early staff appointments are any indication, newly elected 2nd District Congresswoman Elaine Luria is...
By Frederick H. Lowe TriceEdneyWire.com For the first time ever, two African-Americans will hold two top leadership positions at the same time in Congress, announced U.S....
WASHINGTON, D.C. New Senate-commissioned reports show Russia specifically targeted African-Americans on social media during the 2016 Presidential election. Russian efforts included discouraging Blacks from going to...
Civil rights activists and groups are reacting with alarm and opposition to President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of William Barr to become the next Attorney General....
By Stacy M. Brown Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia NNPA Newswire Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris has never been known to pull-punches. Harris is viewed by those who know her...
WASHINGTON Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA-37) has been elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 116th Congress. Congresswoman Bass will be the 26th chair...
TriceEdneyWire.com Ludmya “Mia” Love, the only Black Republican woman in Congress, won’t be returning to Washington in January. She was defeated by her Democratic opponent in...
By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide When Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams formally conceded the governor’s race on Nov. 16 to former Georgia...
A series of voting irregularities in Broward County, Fla., have caused some to target Broward Supervisor of Elections Dr. Brenda Snipes, an African-American woman who has...