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Urban League Declares a ‘State of Emergency’ for Civil Rights in the US in Response to Trump

July 28, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

(Source: The Grio) | One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump ‘s upending […]

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National Progressive Baptist Convention joins Target boycott during Chicago conference

July 28, 2025 Staff 0

By Erick Johnson Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., was honored by Rev. Dr. David R. Peoples, President of PNBC, during its 64th Annual Session. (Photo by Roy Lewis) (Chicago Crusader) Weeks after Target Corporation infuriated Blacks […]

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Jacksonville Celebrates national John Lewis Day Ensuring “Good Trouble Lives On”

July 25, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

Hundreds of Jacksonville residents braved the summer heat to honor the legacy of Congressman John Lewis. They also stood in solidarity against the growing attacks on our civil and human rights. Calling for the passage […]

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Congressional Black Caucus Challenges Target on Diversity

July 15, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — we found that the explanations offered by the leadership of the Target Corporation fell woefully short of what our communities deserve and of the values of inclusion that Target once touted By […]

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Shorna-Kay Richards, Jamaica’s Ambassador to Japan, Calls for Global Nuclear Abolition

July 14, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

NY CARIB NEWS — “Even as a small island developing state, Jamaica has never been silent,” Jamaica’s Ambassador to Japan, Shorna-Kay Richards declared. “Our history of slavery and colonialism has shaped our moral compass—we know […]

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Mayor Bottoms Slams GOP for Slashing Medicaid & SNAP While Adding TRILLIONS to the Deficit

July 11, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

By Atlanta Daily World | Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Mayor of Atlanta and Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans passed their plan to slash taxes for billionaires while […]

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Congressman Al Green Introduces Article of Impeachment to Protect American Democracy from an Authoritarian President’s Abuse of Power

June 30, 2025 Staff 0

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — By April Ryan |  “In the litany of unconstitutional acts committed by this administration, Donald Trump has perhaps committed his most dangerous violation by illegally declaring war on Iran. It is both […]

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The Constitution and Immigration Chaos

June 26, 2025 Staff 0

The nation’s democratic state attorney generals are conferring with one another over these unprecedented tense and escalating migrant raids conducted by ICE agents, the FBI, DEA, and other federal and local authorities. Migrant captures happen […]

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Trump Announces New Travel Ban on 19 Countries, Heavily Impacting African and Predominantly Black Nations

June 6, 2025 Staff 0

President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions. […]

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Flint’s Water Crisis Nears a Technical End—but Accountability Still Hasn’t Shown Up

June 4, 2025 Staff 0

For more than a decade, Flint residents lived under a government experiment that put cost-cutting above human life. What began as an administrative maneuver to save $5 million triggered a full-scale collapse in public trust, […]

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