The Education Department Was Created To Ensure Equal Access. Who Would Do...
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, AP Education Writer As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major...
View Article‘More Than Brick and Mortar:’ DC Begins Removing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Plaza...
By ASHRAF KHALIL and JACQUELYN MARTIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Starlette Thomas remembers coming down almost daily to the intersection of 16th and H streets, to protest police brutality and...
View ArticleCan Protesting In The US Be ‘Illegal’? Trump’s Vague Warning Raises...
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Among the hundreds of social media posts President Donald Trump has put out since Inauguration Day, two words have gotten special attention: “illegal protests.” “All Federal...
View ArticleLauryn Hill and Stevie Wonder delight at Roberta Flack’s ‘Celebration of...
By MARIA SHERMAN, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A public memorial service bursting with music, including planned performances by Stevie Wonder and a surprise one by Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of...
View ArticleDocumentary Aims To Unlock The Unsolved Killing of Detroit Urban Fiction...
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Who killed Donald Goines? Producers of a documentary on the life of the prisoner-turned urban fiction writer of novels about the violence, drugs and...
View ArticleMarket Turmoil Raises Concerns Among Black Investors
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent The U.S. stock markets have continued to experience significant declines, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping to start the...
View ArticleWhy Trump is Singling Out South Africa and Accusing It Of Being Anti-White...
By GERALD IMRAY, Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration’s decision to expel the South African ambassador is its latest move against a country it has singled out for...
View ArticleAppeals Court Lifts Blocks on Trump’s Orders Restricting Diversity, Equity...
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs,...
View ArticleTrump Targets Public Education with Mass Job Cuts
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com, Senior National Correspondent The Trump administration has taken its first steps in dismantling the Department of Education, slashing more than 1,300 jobs and...
View ArticleBlack Homeownership Faces Persistent Barriers Despite Hard-Fought Gains
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com, Senior National Correspondent Sonia Reed believed she had achieved the American dream. In December 2024, the Black grandmother and former homeless individual...
View ArticleMobilizing for 2026: Chavis Urges Black Press to Act
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com, Senior National Correspondent The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) marked the 198th anniversary of the Black Press, and the culmination of Black...
View ArticlePolitical Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed
By Bo Tefu, California Black Media State’s $3.4 Million Request to Shore Up Medi-Cal Sparks Immigration Debate California lawmakers have been notified that the state needs a $3.4 billion loan to keep...
View ArticleExplainer: What’s a Recession and Why is Rising Anxiety About It Roiling...
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — Stock markets are plunging, consumers and businesses have started to sour on the economy, and economists are marking down their estimates for growth...
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Opinion: Overregulation and Market Manipulation Are the Roots of California’s...
By Craig J. DeLuz, Special to California Black Media Partners OPINION – When California Democrats recently proclaimed their intention to “Make California Affordable Again,” it echoed a familiar refrain...
View ArticleShe Was The First Black Woman To Run the U.S. Budget. She Doesn’t Want To Be...
By Errin Haines, The 19th After a 15-year career as a staffer on the Appropriations Committee in the House of Representatives, Shalanda Young became President Joe Biden’s director of the Office of...
View ArticleReport Offers Policies, Ideas to Improve the Workplace Experiences of Black...
By McKenzie Jackson, California Black Media Backed by data, a report released last month details the numerous hurdles Black women in the Golden State must overcome to effectively contribute and succeed...
View ArticleL.A. Mayor Bass Fights Recall with Action as Violent Crime Falls
By Stacy M. Brown, BlackPressUSA.com, Senior National Correspondent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is pushing forward with her administration’s crime reduction efforts as she faces a recall campaign....
View Article‘Puddles and Ditches’: California Considers Protecting Wetlands From Trump Order
By Alastair Bland, CalMatters Legislators and environmentalists are considering how to safeguard California’s wetlands after the Trump administration announced its plans to rein in — once again — the...
View ArticleCalifornia, Other States Sue To Halt Massive Layoffs at U.S. Department of...
By Carolyn Jones and Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters California and 19 other states plus Washington D.C. pushed back today against the Trump administration’s gutting of the Department of Education,...
View ArticleHealth Care Prevention is the Gold Standard
By Anissa Durham, Word in Black Prevention is the best medicine. While not all chronic diseases can be prevented, one of the best ways to stay healthy is to take preventive health care measures, and...
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