Larry Lee Jackson was born in Weslaco, Texas, on Dec. 3, 1947, to Virgil Lee Jackson and AnnNell (Heavner) Jackson. Larry was ...

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) is revitalizing the work of the late Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee with the reintroduction of H.R. 40. The newly reintroduced bill would create a 15-member ...

CArE will host the inaugural Health Equity in Action Summit on Feb. 19. This event will unite professionals, community ...

Harris County prosecutors Thursday dismissed a criminal charge against a right-wing blogger accused of attacking former U.S.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley has reintroduced H.R. 40, a bill to study reparations for slavery, amid President Trump's dismantling of ...

Pressley took over the mantle of the historic legislation that has been introduced in every session of Congress since 1989. [ ...

The Advocate highlights social inequality through original stories and opinions, and content generated by fellow NNPA and ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) choked up as she reintroduced H.R. 40, a reparations bill establishing a federal commission to ...

"This bill is not a symbolic gesture, but rather a meaningful step for repairing the deep structural injustices," U.S. Rep.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley will reintroduce H.R. 40, federal legislation to study reparations for slavery, on Wednesday as the ...