October 2020

By: Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — No large dogpile, no champagne and a mask on nearly every face —...

California Dem Party African American Caucus Endorses “Pro-Black” Propositions

By: Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Sacramento, CA — The California Democratic Party African American Caucus (CDPAAC) hosted press conferences at...

BET Hip Hop Awards 2020: Y’all Know Why We’re Here—The Cyphers!

By: Tonja Renée Stidhum, The Root Nationwide — You in the virtual hood now, baby! The 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards debuted...

Trick or Treat

Upland, CA — Once again COVID-19 has put a glitch in our everyday lives. This year we are told not to let...

Social Media Experts Say Online Disinformation Damages Media, Voting Process

By: Manny Otiko, IVN Staff Writer Several social media analysts recently offered tips on how journalists and the public can combat online...

COVID-19 and Face Coverings: The Different Types and Why it Matters

Your neighbor is selling fashion masks. Your uncle – expert at everything – wears a sophisticated respirator with a valve. Your dental...

Judge Denies Uber and Lyft Appeal; Companies’ Last Chance on Prop 22 Falls to Voters

Quinci LeGardye, California Black Media Statewide — The legal push-and-pull over whether ride-hailing company drivers in California will maintain their status as...

HBCU Heroes Launches “HBCU Good Trouble Takeover…Walk. Run. Stroll to the Polls”

Atlanta, GA (BPRW) — As voters show up to the polls in record numbers to cast their votes, HBCU Heroes is on...

Burdens of COVID Hit Hardest Among Marginalized Students