According to a 2020 report from the Urban Institute, Black households have the lowest median FICO score among all racial and ethnic groups and the greatest share of households with […]
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The Fight for the 2020 Vote and the March to the Ballot Box
On Monday, May 4, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and the Voting Rights Alliance held a tele-townhall titled, “The Fight for the Vote 2020: Our March to the Ballot Box.” […]
Female Entrepreneur Breaks Cultural Barriers in Jamaica
By Lauren Poteat, NNPA Washington Correspondent Changing the way people view the country of Jamaica and its rich culture, one dancehall queen is breaking cultural barriers with her organization’s first […]
Black Press to Honor Parents of Teenagers Slain in Chicago, Jacksonville
Cleopatra and Nathaniel A. Pendleton, Sr., parents of Hadiya Pendelton, 15, who was fatally shot last year in a park a week after attending the second inauguration of President Obama […]