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Black unemployment rises for second straight month, reaching highest level since pandemic

The Black unemployment rate spiked for another consecutive month, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In August, the number of jobless Black Americans climbed to 7.5%, up from 7.2% in July. The unemployment rate for Black Americans is now at its highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2021, and the highest number in eight years when excluding job losses as a result of the pandemic. “Black unemployment is now at a rate […]

todaySeptember 5, 2025 1

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Trump celebrates Tiger Woods and others at Black History Month event, but doesn’t mention DEI

President Donald Trump welcomed hundreds at the White House on Thursday for a Black History Month reception, where he was joined by longtime friend Tiger Woods and a cadre of Black Republican leaders. “We pay tribute to the generations of Black legends, champions, warriors and patriots who helped drive our country forward to greatness,” said Trump to a crowd of enthusiastic Black supporters inside the East Room. At one point during the event, the room chanted, “Four more years!” in […]

todayFebruary 21, 2025

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White House will celebrate Black History Month as some government agencies skip after anti-DEI order

The Trump administration will celebrate Black History Month at the White House on Thursday, preserving a tradition at the same time that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs has disrupted its observance elsewhere. The ceremony comes as Trump has called DEI programs “discrimination” and pushed to eradicate diversity programs from the government, directed that DEI workers eventually be laid off and exerted similar pressure on the private sector to shift to an exclusive focus on merit. […]

todayFebruary 20, 2025 2

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Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month

As President Donald Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt force to reorder American social and political norms and the economy while redefining the U.S. role in the world. At the same time, he has empowered Elon Musk, an unelected, South African-born billionaire, to help engineer the firing of thousands of federal employees and potentially shutter entire agencies created by Congress. Those efforts have largely overshadowed Trump’s crackdowns on immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border, and his efforts to remake […]

todayFebruary 15, 2025

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While Trump Bans DEI, He’s Hosting Black History Month?! – BlackPressUSA

It is official,. The Trump Administration is hosting its White House Black History Month Celebration this Wednesday. This gathering of Black officials and others happens in the midst of the Trump administration’s anti-DEI and anti-woke efforts.  During this administration’s first White House Press Briefing, January 28th, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt affirmed “we will continue to celebrate American history and the contributions that all Americans, regardless of race, religion or creed have made to our great country.  America is […]

todayFebruary 12, 2025

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Trump press secretary says White House intends to celebrate Black History Month and contributions of ‘all Americans’

Amid concerns about whether President Donald Trump‘s anti-DEI orders should be interpreted as the federal government ending its tradition of observing Black History Month, Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House “certainly still intends to celebrate.” “We will continue to celebrate American history and the contributions that all Americans, regardless of race, religious creed, have made to our great country,” Leavitt said during the Trump administration’s first official press briefing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20. […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025

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State Department officials told to maintain ‘spirit’ of Trump’s anti-DEI order for Black History Month

President Donald Trump‘s executive order to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion appears to be causing confusion regarding whether federal agencies can observe Black History Month. A new report from the Wall Street Journal found that Department of State officials inquired about BHM, which begins on Saturday, following Trump’s orders to eliminate all DEI federal programs and offices and reverse decades-old enforcement of racial and gender discrimination laws. In response to the query as to whether the department could celebrate Black […]

todayJanuary 28, 2025 1

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Fact check: Did President Donald Trump ‘cancel’ Black History Month?

After President Donald Trump signed executive orders in his first week in office ending federal programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and reversing executive enforcement of civil rights laws, public statements made on social media have suggested that the 47th president of the United States also moved to end the official observance of Black History Month. “While someone has tried to cancel Black history month… that is NOT happening in our office,” wrote U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, on […]

todayJanuary 28, 2025 1

Economy

Black Mom Quits 6-Figure Corporate Job, Now Makes $105K a Month as a YouTuber

Jasmine McCall, an African American mom from Atlanta, Georgia, made a bold move when she left her corporate job to pursue her passion on YouTube. Now, she's earning over $105,000 monthly as a content creator. What's more, she only had to work 2 hours a day!In 2021, Jasmine worked as a resource manager at Amazon, earning $124,000 annually, while also dabbling in a side hustle creating content about personal finance. She once posted a YouTube video revealing how she boosted her […]

todayMarch 7, 2024 2