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Black Women in Rural Areas Grapple with Stark Decline in Obstetric Care – BlackPressUSA

By Ashleigh Fields, Special to the AFRO Black women in rural areas are facing the brunt of declining medical services, including access to obstetric care as new policies threaten clinic and hospital closures. Under the current White House administration’s summer spending package, federal reimbursement for services covered through Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act severely declined leaving rural healthcare providers to fend for themselves amid pressing patient concerns. “The risks facing women in rural communities is due to hardship in […]

April 8, 2026

Politics

New CalFresh & Medi-Cal Rules Start Soon – BlackPressUSA

By Cassie N. Saunders, County of San Diego Communications Office | San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Federal and state policy changes will roll out over the next few months that may impact some people in San Diego County who receive CalFresh or Medi-Cal benefits. The first of these changes starts April 1. Most people will still qualify for benefits or coverage. However, the County is urging people who currently receive CalFresh or Medi-Cal benefits to make sure their contact information […]

April 8, 2026 3

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2 Illegal Aliens Having a Baby Shouldn’t Produce an American Citizen

The 14th Amendment was never intended to grant automatic U.S. citizenship to the children of people who enter America illegally. Yet a widespread misinterpretation of the Citizenship Clause has turned birth on U.S. soil into an automatic pathway to American citizenship — creating “anchor babies” that incentivize illegal immigration and expose national security vulnerabilities through birth tourism. With the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on April 1, 2026, in the landmark case Trump v. Barbara, the justices now have the […]

April 3, 2026 4

African American Culture

️ WUVS 103.7 The Beat Thanks Public Media Group for Emergency Support During Critical Time

️ WUVS 103.7 The Beat Thanks Public Media Group for Emergency Support During Critical Time MUSKEGON, MI — WUVS 103.7 The Beat extends its sincere gratitude to the Public Media Group and its partners for providing emergency grant funding in the fall of 2025 — support that proved essential in keeping community radio alive during one of the most uncertain periods in public broadcasting history. In 2025, the public media landscape shifted dramatically after federal funding for the Corporation for […]

April 2, 2026 2

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After Deep Federal Cuts, California Lawmakers Push for Full Restoration of Medi-Cal Benefits – BlackPressUSA

By Bo Tofu, California Black Media | L.A. Focus California’s public health programs could lose billions of dollars due to recent federal budget cuts, state health officials told lawmakers during a joint committee hearing on March 10. The hearing, held at the State Capitol, focused on the impacts of reductions to programs such as Medi-Cal, the Affordable Care Act, and Covered California. Officials said regulatory changes and funding rollbacks could reduce the quality and availability of health coverage for many […]

April 1, 2026 2

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Protect Yourself but No Need to Worry Yet About “Virus Without Vaccine” Spreading in California – BlackPressUSA

By Bo Tefu, California Black Media | L.A. Focus Health officials say a respiratory virus spreading in parts of the United States is not new, and most people should not panic, even as cases increase in California and other states. Human metapneumovirus, known as HMPV, is circulating this season with rising cases reported in California and New Jersey. The virus has no vaccine and no specific antiviral treatment, but experts say most infections are mild and resolve on their own. […]

April 1, 2026 4

Politics

Jayapal’s Reparations for Illegal Immigrants Is an Insult to Black Descendants of Slaves

Pramila Jayapal’s statements on reparations for illegal immigrants has ignited fierce backlash among many Black Americans whose families trace their lineage directly to chattel slavery. On March 27, 2026, during a congressional hearing titled “Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Attack on Children,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) demanded “some form of reparation” for illegal immigrants and their families allegedly “traumatized” by ICE enforcement under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation operations.This push for reparations for illegal immigrants represents a profound insult to the […]

March 29, 2026 5

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Future of Florida’s Black History Museum in Limbo – BlackPressUSA

Jacksonville Free Press Plans to establish a long-awaited Black history museum in Florida are once again on hold after legislation needed to advance the project failed to clear the state House for a second consecutive year, despite repeated approval in the Senate. A proposal sponsored by Tom Leek, a Republican from Ormond Beach, has now passed the Senate in back-to-back legislative sessions. But the House version, filed by Kiyan Michael, a Jacksonville Republican, did not receive final approval in either […]

March 25, 2026 14

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Cuba: No Negotiation with US on the President or Political System

New York Carib News The government of Cuba has firmly rejected any suggestion that its political leadership or governing system could be subject to negotiation in ongoing discussions with the United States, as tensions between the two nations intensify. Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio delivered the government’s position unequivocally during a press conference on Friday, stating, “I can categorically confirm that the political system of Cuba is not up for negotiation, and of course neither the president nor the position of any official in […]

March 24, 2026 3