Tag: President Barack Obama
Black Caucus Pushes to Revive Initiatives, expand Medicaid
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus will push this year to revive an initiative process, ease...
The Center for Journalism & Democracy Opens at Howard University
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The Center for Journalism & Democracy, a first-of-its-kind academic center committed to strengthening historically informed, pro-democracy...
Russell Was a Champion of Activism Before Winning NBA Titles
Bill Russell never had to find his voice as an activist. He didn't know any other way but to speak his mind. It's what...
Erica Loewe Helping to Open Doors for Black Press, Others at White House
In Erika Loewe’s all-too-important job as director of African American media, she has ensured that the Black Press and other media of color have...
First But Not Last: Black Girls See Themselves In Court Pick
In 2013, as she watched President Barack Obama's second inauguration, 7-year-old Veronica Bofah decided she wanted to be just like him. She would go...