A coalition led by the Society of Professional Journalists is urging the Trump administration to abandon a proposal that would allow federal agencies to require employees to sign nondisclosure agreements, warning that the measure could discourage whistleblowers, limit communication with journalists, and reduce public access to information about the workings of government.

The Academy announced this week that Floyd Norman will receive the award at the 17th Governors Awards on Nov. 15, alongside actress Glenn Close and filmmaker Ridley Scott. Producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

A coalition of Democratic senators are asking a federal appeals court to overturn a decision they say threatens the foundation of the modern federal workforce, warning that millions of government employees could lose long-standing protections against politically motivated firings.

Across the country, families continue to face rising costs that touch nearly every aspect of daily life. The increases are showing up at gas stations, in grocery stores, on utility bills, and in household budgets already stretched by years of inflation and economic uncertainty.

“After the opening weekend, seeing the reaction around the world, on social media, and at the box office, we realized this was going to be something very special,” longtime Jackson attorney and estate co-executor John Branca told Black Press Media USA in an exclusive interview.

“What I hate about situations like this is people will tell Black folks, 'Don't overreact.' "That's not what he meant,” Charlamagne said. “But how come the mistakes always got to do with something that removes our rights?” He added, “Nobody ever accidentally says, you know what? I hope everybody gets free health care. I hope everybody gets free reparations.”

The Labor Department reported that the Consumer Price Index rose 0.6% in April and 3.8% over the previous 12 months, marking one of the strongest inflation readings in more than a year.

A country that once made it illegal to teach enslaved Black people to read is now arguing over whether Black history itself belongs in classrooms.

When it comes to Michael Jackson, America has buried him, resurrected him, accused him, acquitted him, mocked him, studied him, danced to him, stolen from him, and now once again made him the center of popular culture.

Sounding the alarm in 1998, Camille Cosby warned that the Voting Rights Act, which President Lyndon B. Johnson signed in 1965, was set to expire in 2007. Now, the high court has completed gutted the law.

A Gallup survey conducted April 1–15 found that 31% of Americans identify the high cost of living and inflation as the most important financial problem facing their families, making it the most frequently cited concern by a wide margin.

Michael Jackson fans got the last laugh at critics who panned the exceptional biopic about the late King of Pop as they flooded theaters across the globe, many wearing their idol's trademark white and sequined glove, fedora hats, black pants, and white socks.

Before the world knew about fentanyl, before investigators laid out the timeline, there were moments, according to those closest to him, that did not add up.

Excessive bail keeps many behind bars, against the Constitution, and they are presumed innocent on paper, but in practice, they are being held for weeks, months, and sometimes years as they wait for trial. This is the story of Francis, blind, jailed, and with little hope.

A federal judge’s order forcing the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has become more than a dispute over signage. It has evolved into a fight over presidential power, congressional authority, and the legacy of one of America’s most recognizable cultural institutions.

For generations of listeners, Bryson represented a rare kind of vocalist. At a time when R&B often shifted with changing trends, his rich tenor remained instantly recognizable.

The families of two Black infants who died nearly six decades ago have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the United States government of secretly using their children in dangerous RSV vaccine experiments without their parents’ knowledge or consent.

For millions of Michael Jackson fans, McClain was one of the key figures responsible for preserving and expanding the King of Pop’s legacy after he died in 2009. Alongside attorney John Branca, McClain served as co-executor of Jackson’s estate, overseeing one of the most remarkable financial turnarounds in entertainment history.

AmeriStarRail this week announced that former Amtrak President Paul Reistrup will chair the company’s newly formed advisory board as it advances a sweeping plan to modernize Northeast Corridor service between Washington, New York, and Boston through a public-private partnership structure backed by private capital instead of new congressional appropriations.