Politics

2209 Results / Page 56 of 246

Politics

Scott Bill Targets USDA Discrimination as Trump Ends DEI Protections – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent Jody Bennett, vice president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), does not speak in the polished language of corporate press releases. His words land like hammer blows, stripped of pleasantries, sharpened by fatigue and frustration. “I gotta tell you, I’m tired,” Bennett told the Black Press in an exclusive Zoom interview. “I’m really without words for just my distaste for Boeing as a corporation and the lack […]

todaySeptember 28, 2025 2

Politics

The Washington Post Sees Major Exodus of Black Journalists – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent The Conrad Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., pulsed with history and urgency as the Black Press of America gathered for its Annual National Leadership Awards and Reception. The evening honored House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke, and Communications Workers of America President Claude Cummings Jr. Cummings, who now serves on the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee, put the night into sharp focus. Speaking to […]

todaySeptember 27, 2025 1

Politics

Democratic Leader Jeffries Confronts Texas Map Overhaul – Will California Redraw in Response? – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent The Conrad Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., pulsed with history and urgency as the Black Press of America gathered for its Annual National Leadership Awards and Reception. The evening honored House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke, and Communications Workers of America President Claude Cummings Jr. Cummings, who now serves on the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee, put the night into sharp focus. Speaking to […]

todaySeptember 27, 2025 2

News

Jasmine Crockett explains how Colin Kaepernick was the first sign of Trump’s attack on free speech

Democrats are decrying what they say is President Donald Trump‘s wholesale attack on free speech in America after a series of actions in recent weeks, from the attempted cancellation of comedian Jimmy Kimmel from his late-night show to the recent indictment of Trump’s longtime political foe, former FBI Director James Comey. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, among the many Democrats condemning the Trump administration, explained that Trump’s attacks on free speech can be traced back to his first term and the […]

todaySeptember 26, 2025 2

Politics

Nearly 8 in 10 Americans Say Nation Is in Political Crisis, Quinnipiac Poll Finds – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent Jody Bennett, vice president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), does not speak in the polished language of corporate press releases. His words land like hammer blows, stripped of pleasantries, sharpened by fatigue and frustration. “I gotta tell you, I’m tired,” Bennett told the Black Press in an exclusive Zoom interview. “I’m really without words for just my distaste for Boeing as a corporation and the lack […]

todaySeptember 26, 2025

News

Jasmine Crockett claps back at Laura Loomer after racist attack: ‘No botox!’

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett clapped back at MAGA conservative podcaster Laura Loomer after the ally of President Donald Trump unleashed a racist and sexist attack on the Texas congresswoman earlier this week. While attending an event during Congressional Black Caucus week in Washington, D.C., Crockett briefly addressed the personal online attacks. And in true Jasmine Crockett fashion, it came in the form of wit and shade. “I know that some think that I am, you know, younger than I am…but […]

todaySeptember 26, 2025 2

News

Congressional Black Caucus chair slams Trump ally Laura Loomer after racist attack against Jasmine Crockett

The Congressional Black Caucus vowed to push back against the racist attack of its member, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, after Laura Loomer, a conservative ally of President Donald Trump, called the Texas congresswoman “ghetto.” ”Stay tuned,” CBC Chairwoman Yvette D. Clarke told theGrio during a press conference on Wednesday with Black journalists on the sidelines of the 54th Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. Clarke, while answering a question about Loomer’s racist remarks, said she had to “calm down” her […]

todaySeptember 26, 2025 4

Politics

CBC Week Kicks Off in Washington – BlackPressUSA

Democrats Pour Millions into White Media, But Continue to Starve the Black Press By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent One could make the case that Democrats lost the 2024 election in part because they abandoned the Black Press—the voice of Black America. Black voters, the backbone of the party, walked away in numbers unseen in modern times. At the very moment when all Americans—Black, white, Latino, and others—are called to stand against authoritarianism, Democrats have shown not […]

todaySeptember 26, 2025 5

News

White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week. In a memo released Wednesday night, the Office of Management and Budget said agencies should consider a reduction in force for federal programs whose funding would lapse next week, is not otherwise funded and is “not consistent with the President’s priorities.” That would be a much more aggressive step than in previous shutdowns, when federal workers not deemed essential were furloughed but […]

todaySeptember 26, 2025 1