Local
-
Aug- 2019 -28 August#NNPA BlackPress
County Public Housing Youth Get Ready For The New School Year
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Throughout the month of August, the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) hosted its annual series…
Read More » -
27 August#NNPA BlackPress
Birmingham hosts Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — National experts and advocates gathered in Birmingham this week to offer insights into addressing the Southern AIDS epidemic.…
Read More » -
26 August#NNPA BlackPress
Girl Scouts Gather in Birmingham For Leadership Summit
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Hundreds of Girl Scouts from across Alabama attended the 2019 G.I.R.L. Leadership Summit earlier this month at Samford…
Read More » -
23 August#NNPA BlackPress
Titusville residents fight blight during ‘Demolition Day’
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — John Harris, president of the North Titusville Neighborhood Association, remembers when his community was dirt roads, no sidewalks…
Read More » -
22 August#NNPA BlackPress
Urban Ministry Tackles West End Community Needs
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — A visit to Urban Ministry proves to be equally eventful and heartwarming. It’s lunchtime and the cafeteria is packed. The…
Read More » -
21 August#NNPA BlackPress
New A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Clubhouse Nears Completion
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — For more than 50 years, the A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club has been serving youths from Bessemer and Birmingham’s…
Read More » -
21 August#NNPA BlackPress
Portland ‘Blackout’: Support Black-Owned Restaurants Week Returns
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Originally, Portland resident Bertha Pearl brought the first iteration of ‘Black Restaurant Days’ to Portland after reading…
Read More » -
19 August#NNPA BlackPress
Customer on Front Line of DWP Billing Debacle Files $25,000 Claim Against City
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The man who sued the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over grossly inaccurate utility…
Read More » -
17 August#NNPA BlackPress
Birmingham City Council approves $9M for 15 new buses to connect neighborhoods
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The City Council voted Tuesday on an agreement with the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) to…
Read More » -
17 August#NNPA BlackPress
UAB Awarded $1M Grant to Achieve Gender Equity in STEM
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has received a $1.25…
Read More »