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Bank of America is encouraging vaccinated employees to return to the office after Labor Day

Bank of America is encouraging its vaccinated employees to return to the office after Labor Day in September, the company's CEO Brian Moynihan said in a Bloomberg Television interview Thursday.

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Someone is breaking the wings of pelicans in California

Dozens of brown pelicans have been attacked and injured in California, with whoever is responsible snapping some of the birds' wings.

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Teacher under fire after 11-hour meeting for alleged use of racial slurs in class

The Harrisonville School District’s Board of Education adjourned early Tuesday morning after an 11-hour hearing.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace volunteers build 100 beds for children in need

For Buford resident Mike Beverly, the issue of children not having a bed to sleep on is a personal one.

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'This is also a face of Latinidad': How Gina Torres made producers rethink their ideas of American beauty

For decades, Gina Torres has carved out a career in Hollywood feeling like she couldn't fully express herself. Now, the Afro-Latina actor is using her power to change that.

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Many turned to libraries during the pandemic for free Wi-Fi and other services. Will these venerable public institutions get the credit they deserve?

Ramses Escobedo probably wouldn't call himself a hero. But during the pandemic, he was asked to act in some heroic ways. Escobedo, a bilingual Spanish-English librarian, manages a branch of the San Francisco Public Library.

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Black Women Will Be a Force to Be Reckoned With In the 2022 Midterm Election

More Black women ran in the 2020 cycle than ever before

The 2022 midterms are just barely starting to ramp up, but Black women political leaders and organizations are already laser-focused on getting more Black women elected, saying Kamala Harris’ historic election as vice president is just the beginning.

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Minority 2021 HISD Valedictorians Rising to the Top

Texas is losing one out of every five students before their graduation day according to an attrition study by the Intercultural Development Research Association. Black and Hispanic students are twice as likely in comparison to white students to drop out of high school before completing the 12th grade.

Father Michael Pfleger celebrates 1st mass back after 5 month hiatus due to abuse allegations

Father Michael Pfleger led a Sunday mass for the first time in five months. Pfleger had been under investigation for sexual abuse after two adult brothers accused the priest of assaulting them decades ago when they were teenagers.

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Black Press of America Making Impact and Progress

While about 37,000 workers were laid off or furloughed at media companies like the Los Angeles Times, Condé Nast, The Dallas Morning News, Gannett, McClatchy, National Public Radio, and VOX, the NNPA added staff and expanded services to NNPA member publishers across the nation.

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Houstonian Gilbert Andrew Garcia of Garcia Hamilton & Associates Plays A Part with Elite Financial Leaders at the Tulsa 2021 Economic Empowerment Day

On June 1, 2021, Gilbert Andrew Garcia of Garcia Hamilton & Associates was in Tulsa, Oklahoma to participate in the Tulsa 2021 Economic Empowerment Day. This event commemorated the 100-year anniversary of the race massacre in Tulsa which was so vividly portrayed by documentaries which premiered on several TV and Cable Channels.

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A Reason to Fight for the Right to Vote

We should not still be fighting for something that is granted to all Americans by the U. S. Constitution. Every person with breath in their body has a voice that deserves to be heard. They should not have to be on guard to protect this most precious right. America is a melting pot of different cultures, races, beliefs, and so many things that make each person unique.

Joe Biden said two Democratic senators vote with Republicans more than their own party. Is he right?

President Joe Biden told a crowd in Tulsa on Tuesday that it wasn't exactly his fault that Congress wasn't passing more of his agenda.

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Miami: Getaway Vacations for Grownups

Don’t let the youngsters have all the fun. Miami is brimming over with restaurants, hotels, tours, historic neighborhoods, spas and hotels that beckon grownups. Grab your sunglasses, swimsuits and sense of adventure and take an adult getaway vacation to America’s favorite beach town.

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Actress Jasmine Davis Stars in Showtime's Hit Drama Series, The Chi

Jasmine Davis currently stars in Showtime’s critically-acclaimed original series, "The Chi.” The series unveiled its fourth season on May 23, and new episodes are available every Sunday at 9:00 PM ET/PT.

The one BIG problem with the GOP's 'election security' push

Texas Republicans have a simple reason for the broad changes they have proposed to tighten the rules on who can vote when and how: It's the only way to combat rampant election fraud.

Why Senate Republicans are just fine with Joe Manchin calling them every name in the book

In the immediate aftermath of the Senate voting down a bipartisan commission to conduct a soup-to-nuts review of the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, the West Virginia Democrat let loose on his Republican colleagues.

Texas is the latest frontier in the voting rights fight

Republican lawmakers in the Lone Star State were moving closer Sunday to imposing a slew of new restrictions on voting until Democrats staged a late-night walkout that left the House short of a quorum.

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Illinois lawmakers pass a bill banning police from deceiving juvenile suspects during interrogations

Police in Illinois could soon be banned from lying to juvenile suspects during questioning.

Kentucky State Police searching for jail escapee

Kentucky State Police are searching for a Calloway County inmate who is on the run after leaving a work release program on Monday.