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Creator of Controversial Montgomery Billboard Identified – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent It wasn’t someone from “the radical left.” It wasn’t an “illegal immigrant,” and it wasn’t a person of color. The suspect in the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, a white Salt Lake City man whose father, according to reports, is a law enforcement officer who helped convince his son to surrender. The Arrest and Evidence Federal investigators and Utah officials released images and videos of the […]

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‘Political violence is inexcusable’: MLK’s son calls for unity after Charlie Kirk shooting sparks heated online discourse

The shooting of Charlie Kirk has further emphasized the bipartisan reality of America today. As social media timelines are split with people grieving a tragic shooting and others highlighting the irony of Kirk—who was an advocate of the right to bear arms—being a fatal victim of gun violence, Martin Luther King Jr.’s son, Martin Luther King III, took to social media to share his thoughts on the discourse the incident has sparked.  “Violence, no matter the target or justification, is […]

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Trump’s plan to control Congress could cost these Black lawmakers their seats

A modern-day fight for voting rights is escalating in states across the country as Republican-led efforts to redraw congressional maps target Black and Latino voters to maintain President Donald Trump‘s control of Congress in 2027. If successful, several Black members of Congress would lose their seats in the process. After Trump called on Texas to give his party five more seats in the House, Republicans in the state drafted a new map—an unusual action considering redistricting is typically tied to […]

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New CBCF Policy Playbook Targets Racial Wealth and Justice Gaps

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) has released Forward Together: The Black Policy Playbook for an Equitable America, a sweeping set of recommendations designed to dismantle systemic barriers and chart a course toward racial equity in the United States. Published in 2025, the playbook arrives at a critical moment, with Black communities confronting deep disparities in wealth, health, education, and criminal justice. Authored by Jonathan Cox, Vice President of the […]

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Bernice King reacts to meme comparing Charlie Kirk’s shooting to MLK and Jesus’ deaths: ‘I get tired’

Dr. Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is expressing dismay over the publication of an image mentioning her father in relation to the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. The image was posted by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, and depicted Charlie Kirk, alongside MLK, Jesus, and former Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy with the headline: “All Because of Words.” “There are so many things wrong with this. So many. I […]

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US Rep. Emanuel Cleaver faces off with Missouri lawmakers seeking to reshape his district

Facing those seeking to oust him from office, Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver warned Missouri lawmakers on Thursday that a redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump is reopening decades-old racial divisions in Kansas City. Cleaver flew from the nation’s Capitol to Missouri’s statehouse in what he acknowledged was a likely quixotic attempt to stop a Republican plan that would dramatically reshape his Kansas City district to give the GOP a better shot at winning one more seat in next year’s election. Missouri’s Senate […]

todaySeptember 12, 2025

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Trump says he’s sending National Guard to majority-Black Memphis, an apparent new strategy after court setback

President Donald Trump announced he is sending the National Guard to Memphis, a majority-Black city in Tennessee, a Republican-controlled state. “We’re going to Memphis,” Trump told Fox News on Friday, calling the city “deeply troubled.” The president said he had the support of both Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Memphis Mayor Paul Young, a Democrat. “We’re going to fix that, just like we fixed Washington,” said Trump, who declared a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 11 and […]

todaySeptember 12, 2025

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Another Request for HBCUs Security – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent It wasn’t someone from “the radical left.” It wasn’t an “illegal immigrant,” and it wasn’t a person of color. The suspect in the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, a white Salt Lake City man whose father, according to reports, is a law enforcement officer who helped convince his son to surrender. The Arrest and Evidence Federal investigators and Utah officials released images and videos of the […]

todaySeptember 12, 2025

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MLK’s daughter Bernice King reacts to Charlie Kirk’s shooting

Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest daughter, shared a poignant message with America on Instagram, following right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk’s assassination on September 10.  “ It saddens me that Charlie Kirk’s children will likely one day view the video of their father being shot. No child anywhere should lose a parent in such a hateful, callous way,” she noted. “It will require much more than quoting my father for the United States to evolve from our current conundrum of […]

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