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Michigan Attorney General Nessel Looks Back at 2020  

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office has had an active past year, negotiating historic settlements, filing significant lawsuits, investigating serious threats and protecting consumers...

Congressional Black Caucus Elects Executive Committee for the 117th Congress

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent   U.S. rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) will chair the Congressional Black Caucus for the 117th Congress. The announcement...

Biden to Name Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as Defense Secretary

President-elect Joe Biden plans to have retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III to be secretary of defense, according to three officials in the know...

‘Our Progress is Fragile:’ MDHHS Extends Three-Week Pause to 12 More Days

Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services , Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, and MDHHS Director Robert Gordon provided...

N MEMORIAM: Olympic Champion, Humanitarian Rafer Johnson Dies at 86

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent   NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 1968, Johnson, NFL star Rosey Grier and journalist George Plimpton, apprehended Sirhan...

Black Economic Alliance Speak on Early Nominations and Appointments of the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition

Today, the Black Economic Alliance , a nonpartisan group of Black business leaders, issued the following statement on President-elect Joe Biden’s selections for key...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Other Groups Award $650K in State Suicide Prevention Funding

Today Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and several partners announced granting $650,000 in funding for nine Michigan organizations committed to suicide prevention programming...

Michigan AG Joins Other AGs to Push Congress to Pass Extension for CARES Act

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined forces with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general to urge Congress to extend the Coronavirus Aid,...

Google News Initiative Ad Transformation Lab Provides Needed Support for Black, Latino Media

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Google has announced a partnership for its Google News Initiative (GNI) Ad Transformation Lab, a program...

Keeping Traditions Alive During an Unusual Holiday Season

(StatePoint) This holiday season may look a bit different due to social distancing. But just because everyone is not physically together, doesn’t mean your...

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