NAMAD Gala Honors Congresswoman Maxine Waters on Thursday, September 12, 2019 in Washington, DC at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel. Joining Congresswoman Maxine Waters, pictured on the right with other … [Read more...]
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Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump Shutdown is Jeopardizing Integrity of our Financial Markets
By Congresswoman Maxine Waters Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee of Financial Services, made the following floor statement in support of H.R. 264, the … [Read more...]
Dem-Controlled House Ready to Take on Trump Beginning January 3rd
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia According to several new reports, the House will vote Thursday on a funding bill to re-open the government and end the partial … [Read more...]
Power of the Gavel: Five Black Caucus Members Set to Chair Committees in Congress
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Along with what could be nine new members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the CBC will also likely feature five new Chairman wielding the … [Read more...]
Fed’s Hiring Practices Void of Diversity, Says Rep. Maxine Waters
By James Wright Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper U.S. Representative Maxine Waters recently took the federal government’s financial services agencies to … [Read more...]
Will Allen honored with the James Baker Award at the 23rd Annual Community Brainstorming event
Will Allen, founder/CEO of Growing Power, Inc. was congratulated on Friday, Nov. 16 for being honored with the James Baker Award at the 23rd Annual Community Brainstorming event. Allen is joined by … [Read more...]
Remembering the legendary and visionary ‘Soul Train’ creator, host and producer Don Cornelius
Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. (Contributing Writer) and Brandon I. Brooks (Asst. Managing Editor) Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Don Cornelius launched the world famous “Soul … [Read more...]
Rep. Maxine Waters, Black Caucus blast debt deal
Locals relieved, empathic, disappointed Special to the NNPA from Blackvoicenews.com Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) blasted President Barack Obama’s brokered deal to raise the debt ceiling … [Read more...]
The National Newspaper Publishers Association held its ‘Power In Leadership’ reception
If it sounds like racism and acts like racism, then it probably is racism
By Danny J. Bakewell Sr., Chairman of NNPA This is America, but you wouldn’t think so in light of recent events wherein two high-profile, long serving African American members of congress have … [Read more...]