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Rep. Summer Lee says Democratic leadership doesn’t yet have ‘recipe’ to meet the moment against Trump

Amid historic cuts to health care and other critical services and concerns of civil rights rollbacks, the Democratic Party is facing criticisms from its base that it is not doing enough to meet the moment against President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s MAGA dominance. Last week’s elections gave Democrats a jolt of confidence with major victories; however, it remains unclear if Democrats are on the same page about how they lead in the era of Trump. The leadership approach […]

todayNovember 14, 2025

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Ex-Trump White House official calls Karine Jean-Pierre ‘incompetent’ and proof ‘DEI doesn’t work’

Karine Jean-Pierre was personally attacked on CNN by former White House official Katie Miller, who called the former White House press secretary “incompetent” and proof that “DEI doesn’t work.” Jean-Pierre has been in the news a lot lately due to several interviews promoting her new post-White House book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.” The book details Jean-Pierre’s historic run as the first Black and LGBTQ+ White House press secretary, and what she describes […]

todayOctober 29, 2025 2

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Jasmine Crockett hits back after Marjorie Taylor Greene says she doesn’t understand Black ‘struggle’ because she’s educated

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tex., hit back at recent comments from fellow Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who said she doesn’t understand Black American “struggle” because of her educational background. “She claims to be, you know, from her people…she puts on this image that she understands the Black American struggle. But let’s face it, the girl went to private school. She went on to, you know, I don’t know what college and law school she went to. It’s like…she’s a […]

todayAugust 21, 2025

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Poll Downplays Racism, Project 2025 Doesn’t – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent A new 16-page issue brief by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies warns that federal industrial policy investments aimed at advancing economic opportunity for Black communities are under threat, as the Trump administration eliminates key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) provisions and slows the disbursement of funding. Authored by policy analyst Dr. Gabrielle Smith Finnie, the report, “Shifting the Narrative on Industrial Policy: Opportunities for Genuine Economic Mobility and […]

todayAugust 5, 2025 2

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‘Age doesn’t guarantee wisdom’ 18-year-old, Brandon Moss, is running for mayor in Alabama

Age ain’t nothing but a number to Brandon Moss. This week, the 18-year-old announced his run for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama. Just two weeks after walking across the stage to receive his high school diploma, Moss is making history as the city’s youngest mayoral candidate.  “I am ready to take on this challenge. Age doesn’t guarantee wisdom or innovation,” Moss told ABC News. “I’m not going to say I’m perfect or I know it all; it will take a team […]

todayJune 16, 2025

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Education Secretary Linda McMahon doesn’t appear to know what Tulsa Race Massacre is during House hearing

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon got an unexpected pop quiz on Black history during a congressional hearing on Wednesday. While questioned by Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., McMahon appeared clueless about the Tulsa Race Massacre, a historical event of racial violence that has horrified generations of African Americans. McMahon, who President Donald Trump appointed with a mandate to dismantle the Education Department, testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor about her agency’s budget and priorities. During one striking […]

todayJune 4, 2025 1

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Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs constitutional rights

President Donald Trump, in a new interview, was circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution. He also said he does not think military force will be needed to make Canada the “51st state” and played down the possibility he would look to run for a third term in the White House. The comments in a wide-ranging, and at moments combative, interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” came as the Republican president’s efforts to quickly enact his agenda face sharper […]

todayMay 4, 2025

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Education Department threatens funding for public schools over DEI-but doesn’t clarify what counts as DEI

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday sent a memo to states receiving Title I funding threatening to withhold federal money from any public schools that do not eliminate all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The move is an escalation by the Trump administration in an effort to force public schools across the country to comply with an executive order—which characterizes DEI as “illegal discrimination”—signed by President Donald Trump. According to USA Today, the Education Department memo does not […]

todayApril 3, 2025 1

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Karine Jean-Pierre doesn’t miss her job as White House press secretary

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has only been out of the job for two months, but she’s already enjoying life away from the press briefing podium. The former Biden spokesperson and senior advisor recently revealed that while holding the position of press secretary was a great honor, she’s not losing sleep at night that she’s no longer in the high-stakes position. “It was an honor and a privilege to have the job and to have done it for […]

todayMarch 25, 2025