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Tax Refunds Expected to Rise by About $1,000 Next Year – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent Federal tax refunds are positioned for a sharp rise next year, with new projections showing that the average payment could increase by about $1,000 for millions of Americans. Analysts expect the typical refund to reach roughly $4,151 for the 2026 filing season, a major jump from the $3,151 average refund taxpayers received during the 2025 season. CBS News reported that IRS filing data has revealed that the average direct deposit refund […]

November 26, 2025 2

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Trump student loan reforms target growing profession for Black workers that could be ‘life or death’

An underreported update to the federal student loan system is gaining more attention as advocates speak out about its impact on a growing professional field that could significantly impact the health and economic stability of Black Americans. President Donald Trump’s signature law, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed on July 4, sets borrowing limits for graduate student loans for those pursuing certain professions, namely nursing—an industry where Black Americans are underrepresented but advocates say are desperately needed. The rule […]

November 26, 2025 2

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President Trump, 79, explodes over report about signs of his aging

President Donald Trump exploded in a nearly 300-word social media post against a recent New York Times report about his presidency facing the realities of aging in office. As The Times points out, Trump, 79, has displayed signs of fatigue, including appearing to doze off during an Oval Office press conference earlier this month, and has had fewer public events and domestic travels compared to his first term in office. The analysis of Trump’s health also notes revelations the president […]

November 26, 2025 1

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Utility Shutoffs Surge as Americans Hit Lowest Level of Happiness on Record – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent America’s poorest families have long lived on the edge of darkness. Today, that edge is widening. Utility shutoffs are rising across the country as households buckle under soaring electric bills, mounting debt, and a level of financial despair that now mirrors what researchers describe as the lowest happiness rating ever recorded in the United States. The suffering is no longer hidden. It is the new face of life under the […]

November 26, 2025 2

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Tennessee Rep. Justin J. Pearson blasts Trump’s Memphis federal ‘occupation,’ says Black businesses and residents are suffering

As the Trump administration continues to deploy federal agents and the National Guard in Memphis as part of its stated goal of reducing crime, Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson is blasting President Donald Trump‘s federal surge for negatively impacting the majority-Black city. Following U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s visit to Memphis on Monday to meet with officers and tout the perceived success of the Trump-created Memphis Safe Task Force, Pearson slammed the ongoing operation, arguing that Bondi and the […]

November 26, 2025 3

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Rep. Maxine Waters slams ‘reckless’ Trump cuts to HUD program combating homelessness

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is leading a Democratic Party outcry against the Trump administration‘s major cuts to a decades-old program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that works to reduce homelessness in the United States. The longtime congresswoman and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, joined by dozens of Democratic members of Congress, slammed HUD’s more than 50% cut to permanent housing funding for the agency’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. Established under […]

November 25, 2025 2

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Trump’s Big Ugly Bill Strips Nursing of Professional Status as Black Women Across the Nation Brace for Devastating Consequences – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent The Trump administration has declared that nursing is not a professional degree, striking directly at the heart of America’s healthcare workforce and landing hardest on Black women, who make up nearly 13 percent of the national healthcare labor force and almost 10 percent of registered nurses. The administration frames the move as a technical adjustment to loan classifications. For Black women and the communities that rely on them, the consequences are […]

November 25, 2025 1

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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, longest serving Black woman in role, will not seek releection after a decade in office

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who made history as the first Black woman to serve three consecutive terms in the nation’s capital, will not seek re-election in next year’s mayoral election. Bowser, 53, announced her decision on Tuesday in a video message. “It has been the honor of my life to be your Mayor. Together, we have built a legacy of success of which I am intensely proud. With a grateful heart, I am announcing that I will not seek a […]

November 25, 2025 2

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EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro to sign CROWN ACT at Black hair salon: ‘A victory’

Pennsylvania officially became the 28th U.S. state to adopt the CROWN Act, which legally protects Black Americans from discrimination based on their natural hair, as Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the historic bill on Tuesday. TheGrio exclusively reported on the historic signing. Shapiro signed House Bill 439, or The Pennsylvania CROWN Act, at a local Black hair salon in Philadelphia alongside the state’s first female and Black woman speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Joanna McClinton. “The Crown Act […]

November 25, 2025 3