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Black trans leaders turn to inspiration and joy amid Trump’s ‘coordinated attacks’ on transgender rights

Trans Day of Visibility is taking on new meaning for Black trans and gender-expansive Americans as they navigate the political resurgence of President Donald Trump, who has made anti-trans and anti-DEI policies major features of his administration’s agenda. Black trans and gender-expansive individuals find themselves at the intersection of communities that are being impacted after a slew of actions taken by the Trump administration, including moving to ban the existence of trans-Americans from sports, government websites, the U.S. military and […]

todayMarch 31, 2025 1

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The attacks on childless women by Republicans may lead to their downfall

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Like Vice President Kamala Harris and millions of women, I’ve never given birth to a child. But contrary to the insulting views of Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance and Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, this doesn’t make us inferior to biological mothers. Sanders, who was then-President Donald Trump’s White House press secretary, criticized Harris last month […]

todayOctober 11, 2024 2

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Politics Explained: How Trump’s attacks on abortion rights affected Black women

Abortion remains one of the most divisive issues on the ballot this election season, splitting the country along racial, political, and religious lines. Depending on the outcome in November, the future of abortion access could drastically change, placing women’s health and safety in jeopardy. On this week’s episode of “Politics Explained with Natasha Alford,” we’re looking at how the rollback on abortion rights has impacted Black women. The tragic case of Amber Thurman Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old mother in Georgia, […]

todayOctober 4, 2024 1

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Kamala Harris reacts to attacks on her race: ‘I don’t listen to it. I’m really clear about who I am’

In a new interview with the popular sports podcast, “All The Smoke,” Vice President Kamala Harris reacted to attacks on her racial identity that falsely questioned her Blackness. When asked by co-host Matt Barnes, the former NBA player, who himself was born multiethnic with an Italian mother and Black father, about how she’s been misrepresented by former president Donald Trump, Harris, whose father is a Black Jamaican and mother was Indian, made it clear how silly the attacks appeared. “You’ve […]

todaySeptember 30, 2024

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Lowe’s changes some DEI policies amid legal attacks on diversity programs and activist pressure

NEW YORK (AP) — Home improvement chain Lowe’s is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of several other companies that altered their programs since the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action in college admissions or after facing a conservative backlash online. In an internal memo shared by Lowe’s with The Associated Press, its executive leadership said the retailer began “reviewing” its programs following the court’s July 2023 ruling and the company recently decided to combine […]

todayAugust 28, 2024 2

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‘DEI’ and ‘incompetent’ attacks on Harris slammed as racist, sexist and out of touch

Though President Joe Biden has repeatedly denounced suggestions that he will step aside as the Democratic presidential nominee, discussions on news airwaves and in political circles have swirled about whether Vice President Kamala Harris could step in his place — but not without personal insults from her political opponents. Though some polling shows Harris may have a better shot at defeating Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee — including a majority of 211,000 Black voters approving of her record […]

todayJuly 9, 2024 1

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Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early Thursday in one of the biggest attacks since Haiti’s new prime minister was announced. The attacks began late Wednesday in neighborhoods including Solino and Delmas 18, 20 and 24 located southwest of the main international airport, which has remained closed for nearly two months amid relentless gang violence. “The gangs started […]

todayMay 3, 2024 3

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U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters says MAGA Republicans continue to launch attacks against marginalized communities 

This week a handful of House Democrats held a discussion titled “Countering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Attacks by MAGA Republicans,” to protect marginalized communities from discriminatory practices. On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.; Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio; Nikema Williams, D-Ga.; Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, and Emanuel Cleaver, D-Texas, held a roundtable discussion with civil rights experts Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies; Laura Murphy, president of Laura Murphy & Associates, LLC.; Dariely Rodriguez, deputy chief counsel for Lawyers’ […]

todayMarch 13, 2024 1

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How attacks on ships in the Red Sea could affect what you buy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Car factories have idled in Belgium and Germany. Spring fashion lines are delayed at a popular British department store. A Maryland company that makes hospital supplies doesn’t know when to expect parts from Asia. Attacks on ships in the Red Sea are delivering another shock to global trade, coming on top of pandemic-related logjams at ports and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Houthi rebels in Yemen, seeking to stop Israel’s offensive against Hamas in Gaza, are attacking cargo ships […]

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