CEO, SENIOR CONSULTANT and OWNER THE JOSEPH GROUP Part 1 From Humble beginnings, A lifetime dream fulfilled….. Kingsland, GA -The city of Kingsland welcomes Mr. Abraham Joseph, CEO, Senior Consultant, and owner of The Joseph Group, in the new Joseph Building located in downtown Kingsland,...
Marcus Jadotte has joined Crowley as senior vice president of government relations, leading the company’s advocacy activities across all its businesses. Jadotte will spearhead the company’s continuing advocacy for laws and regulations that support the domestic maritime industry, while expanding awareness of Crowley’s services among...
Maxine McNair, who was the last living parent of the four African American girls murdered in a 1963 Alabama church bombing by the Ku Klux Klan, died on January 2, 2022 at 93. Maxine and Christopher McNair’s daughter, 11-year-old Denise McNair, was murdered along with...
The Wellness Spot is College Park’s brand-new, cutting-edge sanctuary. It is one of a full block of businesses bought and owned by Multi-business mogul, Valaurie Bridges-Lee. She has developed a one-of-a-kind wellness center which caters to clientele with high quality, offers various fitness courses and...
The Jaguars closed out, arguably one of the worst seasons to date, with a win! In the final game of the season, the Jaguars came in with a record of 2-14 against the Indianapolis Colts(9-7). A win for the Colts would secure a spot in...
Famous author and noted civil rights leader Maya Angelou became the first African American woman featured on the 25-cent coin. The U.S. Mint began shipping the quarters on January 10. Reportedly, the Angelou coin is the first in a series designed to celebrate the accomplishments...
By Percy Lovell Crawford The burden that Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. and the Chamberlain family have carried has now hit a decade. Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. was fatally shot by White Plains police officers following an inadvertent Life Alert activation that led to cops being dispatched for...
By Daniel James Graeber Demand for motor fuels in the U.S. economy does not warrant the current price at the pump, though analysts told Zenger they do expect these elevated prices to continue for most of the year. Travel club AAA listed a national average...
JTA CEO Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr. Named Chair of Transportation Research Board Executive Committee
| January 18, 2022
Howard University Professor Says Americans Are Quitting ‘Bad Jobs’
| January 22, 2022
It’s official, America has entered the Great Resignation. In August,...
Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Champion Professor Lani Guinier Dies
| January 22, 2022
Lani Guinier, a Legal scholar Lani Guinier, once nominated by...
Maxine McNair, 93, the Last Living Parent of the 1963 Birmingham Bombing Victims, Dies
| January 22, 2022
Maxine McNair, who was the last living parent of the...
African American Woman Buys Back The Block In Historical College Park
| January 18, 2022
The Wellness Spot is College Park’s brand-new, cutting-edge sanctuary. It...
Maya Angelou First Black Woman on U.S. Coin
| January 15, 2022
Famous author and noted civil rights leader Maya Angelou became...
Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. Seeks Accountability And Closure In Father’s Killing By Police
| January 12, 2022
By Percy Lovell Crawford The burden that Kenneth Chamberlain Jr....
Burned Out from Lingering Pandemic, Some on Frontlines Find Faith an Antidote
Staff | January 22, 2022
Black Men Engaged Urges African-American Community to Order Free COVID Test Kits
Staff | January 22, 2022
Doctors Continue to Urge Pregnant People and Parents with Eligible Children to Get Vaccinated
By Dena Vang | January 1, 2022
IN MEMORIAM: Homegoing service for activist, journalist Mel Reeves
By BlackPressUSA
Beloved activist and journalist Mel Reeves passed away on Jan. 6, 2022, after a nearly month-long battle with COVID-19. He was 64 years old. A community viewing for Reeves took place on Wednesday, January 12 from 3 to 7 pm at Estes Funeral Chapel. The...
COMMENTARY: 2022 Will Be a Great Year for Blacks and People of Color in America
By Roger Caldwell, NNPA Newswire
With the election of President Biden and Vice President Harris, they have quickly delivered for the American people, while helping our country recover from a pandemic, and an economic crisis. It is very easy for the Republicans to talk about what the Biden team has...
Was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the Right Man At the Right Time?
By Tony Grant
Was he the right man at the right time with the right message for America? I believe he was! He was a man who inspired people the world over with the simplicity and profundity of his message of equal rights for all. He taught that...
The Gantt Report – Something Wicked Is Coming
By Lucius Gantt
There are people in America and around the world that wake up every day and try to find something wicked to do to Blacks, Hispanics, immigrants, Native Americans and poor people. Too many of us have eyes but can’t see. Those friends and neighbors of...
Hardin-No, Don’t Let It Snow
By Kenneth L. Hardin
I have a love-hate relationship with Winter. If I had my choice, I would rather live in colder climates, but when you have adult responsibilities it’s not that much fun. I can recall my first introduction to real winter weather as an 18-year-old Military recruit...
The Gantt Report – Stop the Real Steal
By Lucius Gantt
Most learned and studious people in the United States have heard about how angry white people gathered in cities like Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1921 and in Rosewood, Florida in 1923 to rob, lynch and attempt to murder Black men, women, children and babies. The Blacks...