April 2025 Archive

Nicholas Payton goes Black American Music with Eperanza Spalding and Karriem Riggins
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer It could truthfully be said to expect the unexpected when contemplating Nicholas Payton’s musical directions.
UMC nurses announce strike planned for second weekend of Jazz Fest
By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Unionized nurses at University Medical Center announced on Monday (April 21) of last week, that they will hold a one-day strike on this Thursday, ...
60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA.com) — Target is spiraling as consumer boycotts intensify, workers push to unionize, and the company faces mounting financial losses following its rollback of diversity, equity, ...
Jails packed with minor offenders, new national data shows
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA.com) — Newly released data from the Jail Data Initiative have provided the first national look in more than 20 years at the offenses ...
Civil Rights groups to White House: ‘We won’t back down’
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA.com) — The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has launched “The Pact: A Civil Rights Coalition Unity Commitment,” a declaration of mutual support among ...
The Black Schoolhouse container drop: A pivotal milestone for the Seventh Ward
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On Wednesday, April 23, local leaders attended a container drop event for the building of The Black Schoolhouse and Community Center on N. Roman St. in ...
Black Voters Matter and the King Center unite to create a new generation of activists
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Now that Donald Trump is back in the White House, he has moved with all deliberate speed to dismantle all the hard-earned Civil Rights, ...
Imani Gaudin and Christian Warner star in "nanibu" | Photo by Leighann Kowalsky, courtesy of gaudanse
Gaudanse, Inc.’s ‘nanibu’ premieres in New Orleans
[caption id="attachment_92866" align="aligncenter" width="576"] Imani Gaudin and Christian Warner star in "nanibu" | Photo by Leighann Kowalsky, courtesy of gaudanse[/caption] By Izzy Wollfarth Contributing Writer The Marigny Opera House swelled on Good Friday ...
Trump moves to expose MLK files — critics warn of smear campaign
(BlackPressUSA Newswire) — On January 23, three days into his second term, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14176, called the Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John ...
Trump’s signs new HBCU Executive Order
By April Ryan Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA) — A new executive order focuses on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), bringing the initiative back to the White House. During the first Trump administration, ...

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