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Man Released from ICE Custody a Second Time After Warrantless Arrest – BlackPressUSA

By Alaysia Lane | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Garrison Gibson, a 38-year-old Liberian immigrant and father, was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for a second time after being re-arrested hours after a federal judge ruled his initial arrest unconstitutional. Gibson’s attorney confirmed Friday afternoon that he is home with his family and required to wear an ankle monitor while remaining under immigration supervision. The second release followed a series of events that began with a warrantless raid on Gibson’s north […]

January 26, 2026 3

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Haiti – US Warns It Will Act if Political Moves Destabilize the Country – BlackPressUSA

New York Carib News The United States has issued a firm warning to Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, cautioning against any political actions that could further destabilize the country as international pressure mounts for long-delayed elections. In a statement posted on X late Wednesday, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti said Washington would view any attempt to alter the current governing arrangement as a serious threat to national stability, particularly if such moves benefit criminal gangs. “The United States would consider that […]

January 26, 2026 1

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COMMENTARY: The Politics of Trump’s Continuing Disdain for MLK Day

By Professor David L. Horne, founder and executive director of PAPPEI, the Pan-African Public Policy and Ethical Institute The regular celebration of MLK Day in the U.S. was not only marred a bit this year by youth-led violence in several cities, including a mass fight in L.A.’s Leimert Park after the annual parade, but it was also again disrespected by current POTUS Donald Trump, who regularly tries to show disrespect for any Black achievement. Although this was the 40th anniversary […]

January 23, 2026 3

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Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas Hosts Symposium – BlackPressUSA

By Kaleef Starks The City of Los Angeles is two years away from hosting one of the biggest events for sports in the world, the LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. On Jan. 15, Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) hosted the LA28 Games Workforce & Procurement Symposium. Held at Exposition Park, the event served as a pathway to discuss various ways that the Los Angeles community can prepare through workforce development, contracts, and opportunities for small businesses to thrive. Lola […]

January 22, 2026 1

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Porter, Good Aren’t the First ICE Shooting Victims – BlackPressUSA

THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Contributing Columnist, WAVE Community Newspapers “I’m not going to judge what the secretary says, but if you look up the definition of terrorism, it certainly can fall within that. Tom Homan, the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was simply parroting his boss, Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem’s narrative about the slaying of Renee Good. Both wasted no time in tarring Good as a domestic terrorist days after an ICE agent killed […]

January 22, 2026 2

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Hands Off Black D.C.’s Arts – BlackPressUSA

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association Long before D.C. was branded as a destination city, Black Washingtonians built its cultural economy, from go-go music and jazz clubs to community theaters and neighborhood arts spaces that doubled as gathering places and incubators for talent. But increasingly, interference from politicians and monopolistic corporations has undercut The District’s arts in profound ways. Fortunately, the local D.C. community — from its age-old venues, community organizers to its political […]

January 21, 2026 13

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Why Do Europeans & Immigrants Get to Break the Law?

In his 2014 memoir, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Bryan Stevenson recounted the details of the case against Walter McMillian, a Black man sentenced to death for a murder he didn’t commit.In 1986, McMillian, a Black pulpwood worker in Alabama, was convicted of the murder of an 18-year-old white woman, even though McMillian had a background of being a respected local worker with no prior felonies or convictions and an airtight alibi of being at a fish […]

January 20, 2026 2

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At Harvard, a Black Dean Falls as Trump’s War on Equity Tightens – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Harvard University now finds itself standing where politics, power, and punishment meet, as the removal of a Black dean unfolds alongside a renewed White House campaign aimed squarely at race, history, and who is allowed to speak plainly about both. Gregory Davis, a resident dean and African American studies scholar, was removed from his position after years-old social media posts were revived by far-right outlets and amplified during Donald Trump’s second […]

January 15, 2026 2

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Newsom’s Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw Opens 2026-27 Budget Debate with Cautious Plan – BlackPressUSA

By Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media California’s 2026–27 budget debate opened on Jan. 9 with Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw presenting the budget proposal. Although Gov. Gavin Newsom did not attend the budget press conference, he previewed parts of the spending plan during his State of the Stateaddress the day before. Stephenshaw emphasized that the January budget is a first draft meant to outline the administration’s priorities ahead of the May Revision when the Governor is required by law […]

January 15, 2026 4