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Kamala Harris commends DL Hughley for owning up to his spread of misinformation during her campaign

It’s often said that actions speak louder than words, but sometimes words can be just as powerful, especially when those words are “I’m sorry.”  Former vice president Kamala Harris recently revealed how much those words meant to her during her presidential campaign. While speaking to Scott Evans on his show “House Guest,” Harris shared how much she appreciated comedian DL Hughley repeatedly apologizing for the misinformation he spread about her.  “Can you imagine, he did it publicly, and he did […]

todayOctober 2, 2025 1

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DNC comes to HBCUs this homecoming season in an effort to earn back trust of Black voters

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is taking its party message to HBCU campuses this homecoming season in an effort to engage young Black voters, whose support for the Democratic Party waned in the 2024 election. The DNC confirmed with theGrio that throughout October, several activations will be held at the campuses of Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, Cheney University, and Lincoln University. The five-figure investments of HBCU engagements are intended to reach students, parents, and alumni. Why […]

todayOctober 1, 2025

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Republicans Shutdown Government – BlackPressUSA

By April Ryan Democrats and Republicans are both pointing fingers, saying the shutdown is the other party’s fault. The government shutdown means that money has stopped flowing, and there is no continuing resolution to continue the funding for the government. Republicans are in charge of the House, Senate, and White House and do not want to open borders or focus on healthcare to expand the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Firings are expected after an Office of Management […]

todayOctober 1, 2025 1

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‘Quit it!’: Maxine Waters shuts down MAGA reporter who confronted her over government shutdown GOP talking point

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., refused to take the bait after she was confronted by a pro-MAGA reporter on the steps of the U.S. Capitol over the government shutdown that took effect early Wednesday. After a news conference on the then-looming shutdown with the Democratic caucus on Tuesday, Waters was asked by conservative LindellTV reporter Alison Steinberg if Democrats want to “prioritize the health care of illegal aliens over a government shutdown.” “If the government does shut down, American workers […]

todayOctober 1, 2025 2

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FBI’s Release of King Assassination Files Is an Invasion of Privacy, Say King’s Children – BlackPressUSA

By April RyanBlackPressUSA White House Correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are hosting their annual legislative conference, addressing issues such as a looming government shutdown, the impacts of budget cuts on healthcare, and federally funded programs like SNAP. Another ever-present focus is redistricting. Texas, Missouri, and Louisiana are three states currently in a public fight over redistricting, expected to create representation problems for majority Black districts. Illinois congressman Jonathan Jackson says a case before the […]

todayOctober 1, 2025 1

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‘We are done with that s—t’: Secretary Pete Hegseth declares war on DEI…and beards

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth railed against DEI and other military policies on Tuesday, telling the nation’s top generals and admirals that such policies go against the Trump administration’s “warrior ethos.” “An entire generation of generals and admirals was told that they must parrot the insane fallacy that ‘Our diversity is our strength.’ …They had to put out dizzying DEI and LGBTQI+ statements,” said Hegseth. “We became the woke department. No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses, no […]

todayOctober 1, 2025 1

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Trump posts racist AI video of Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer amid government shutdown fight

After a White House meeting with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to avert a government shutdown ended with no results, President Donald Trump posted a racist AI video insulting the Democratic congressional leaders. Trump met with Jeffries and Schumer on Monday inside the Oval Office to hear their demands to restore health care funding that Republicans axed. Following the meeting, Trump called Democrats “deranged” and accused them of wanting to “destroy healthcare in America […]

todaySeptember 30, 2025 1

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Trump Turns the Military Inward, and America Confronts Its Oldest Fear

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent The Posse Comitatus Act was born in 1878. It was short, a single sentence, but it carried a promise: soldiers would not patrol American streets. Its origin was poisoned by the retreat from Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow, but its meaning grew larger. It became a vow that liberty cannot live where rifles enforce the law of civilians. Donald Trump has ripped that vow. He sent California National […]

todaySeptember 30, 2025 1

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Why government shutdown, fight over Obamacare and Medicaid matters for Black Americans

The federal government is close to a shutdown amid a political battle between Democrats and Republicans over health care in America—and Black Americans stand to suffer as a result. TheGrio was at the White House on Monday as President Donald Trump hosted congressional leaders from both parties, along with Vice President JD Vance and White House Office of Budget and Management Director Russell Vought, as the leaders attempted to negotiate a deal to avert the shutdown, which could leave millions […]

todaySeptember 30, 2025 1