April 12, 2017—The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) has set focus on building “Next Generation Networks” in cities throughout the country to provide much expanded broadband access for…
February 9, 2017 – After bitter debate and protest, Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL) was confirmed as U.S. Attorney General. Sen. Sessions’ nomination was hotly contested due to incidents in Sen.…
The president and CEO of a Greater Cincinnati company will be the star of an episodeof the upcoming CNBC show. Hightowers Petroleum Co. president and CEO Stephen Hightower will be…
September 23, 2016 – Terence Crutcher of Tulsa, OK, and Keith Lamont Scott of Charlotte, NC are two more African American men on the list of victims of excessive police…
July 7, 2016 -- This week, several different families had their lives turned upside down following the deaths of their loved ones. Alton Sterling, a 37 year old Baton Rouge…
June 24, 2016 – In a 4-3 decision the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the affirmative action program at the University of Texas, effectively ending the legal proceedings in Fisher v.…
(New York, NY) – National Action Network (NAN) along with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Urban League (NUL), National Coalition on Black Civic Participation…
Julian Bond, former Chairman of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and former Georgia state legislator passed away today.
July 9, 2015 - The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the Confederate Soldiers Memorial and Governor Nikki Haley signed the measure officially removing…
June 26, 2015 - The United States Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ruled that all states must recognize same sex marriage as well as cannot prevent same sex marriages.…