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New FAMU President Struggles to Convert Critics

August 13, 2025 Staff 0

by Noni Haynes Tallahassee—A bumpy first week for Marva Johnson was highlighted by negative comments to her videotaped inaugural speech and walk through the campus bookstore. For a second time, the university blocked comments on […]

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Rep. Jolanda Jones: ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’ as Texas Democrats Fight Racial Gerrymandering

August 12, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

By Stacy M. Brown | Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent | Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones said she isn’t budging—not until Republican lawmakers end what she calls a blatant effort to strip voting power from […]

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Venus Williams Makes History in Return to Tennis at Mubadala Citi DC Open

July 29, 2025 Lynnfaye 0

by Skylar Nelson | Celebrated athlete Venus Williams made a stunning return to professional tennis in the Mubadala Citi DC Open, stepping back onto the court for the first time in more than a year and […]

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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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