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Conservatives of color have lofty expectations for Trump’s second term

Delivering his first address as a reinaugurated president, Donald Trump spoke directly to communities that had historically shunned his party. “To the Black and Hispanic communities, I want to thank you for the tremendous outpouring of love and trust that you have shown me with your vote,” Trump said. “We set records, and I will not forget it. I’ve heard your voices in the campaign, and I look forward to working with you in the years to come.” Trump, whose inauguration coincided […]

todayJanuary 25, 2025 1

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70 organizations, NAACP included, ask Biden’s Education Dept. to retool student debt plan to help people of color

Pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden and his administration to retool an alternative student debt relief plan so it provides targeted assistance for borrowers who have faced hardship.  According to Bloomberg, the NAACP, the American Federation of Teachers, the Urban League and the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network were among the nearly 70 organizations and labor groups that signed a letter maintaining that the modifications would support key blocs for Biden’s reelection campaign, such as young people and […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 1

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Watch: Immigrants of color unfairly targeted?

On this week’s edition of “The Hill with April Ryan,” theGrio’s Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent, April D. Ryan, discusses the uptick in the number of people crossing the U.S.-southern border and the rise of immigrants overstaying their visas in the United States. “The Hill” also takes a look at a new challenge to affirmative action, this time against a San Francisco organization that gives stipends to pregnant women to reduce the disproportionate number of Black women dying […]

todayDecember 21, 2023 2

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Boston mayor defends holiday party for elected officials of color

BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s first Asian American mayor, Michelle Wu, is defending her decision to host a holiday party for elected officials of color. Wu said the “Electeds of Color Holiday Party” held on Wednesday has been a fixture in Boston politics for more than a decade without any complaints. Earlier this week, a member of Wu’s staff mistakenly sent the entire city council an invitation to the party at the city-owned Parkman House near the Massachusetts Statehouse. A short […]

todayDecember 20, 2023 1