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Rep. Maxine Waters dubs Trump ‘The Grinch who stole Christmas’ over his economic policies

President Donald Trump has earned a new title from longtime political opponent U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters: “The Grinch who stole Christmas.” Waters, a Democratic veteran in Congress and the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, used the term to describe Trump and his economic policies, which she said are “squeezing” the pockets of American households. “During the Thanksgiving break, a lot of us heard the same thing from our constituents: buying the groceries for Thanksgiving dinner was much, […]

todayDecember 7, 2025

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Trump makes off-the-cuff remark about ‘n-word’ as he rails against ‘woke’ military policies

While delivering remarks to military leaders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump made an off-the-cuff remark about the n-word as he and Secretary Pete Hegseth urged the nation’s top generals and admirals that the newly renamed Department of War is putting an end to “woke” policies. During his more than an hour-long speech before hundreds of top military officers, Trump touted that he “rebuilt” the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. “We have to hope we never have to use it, because the […]

todaySeptember 30, 2025 1

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Trump Exploits Jail Contracts to Skirt Sanctuary Policies, Supercharge Deportations, New Report Shows – BlackPressUSA

By Staff Report Fifty cities from 33 countries have been named global finalists in the ongoing Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge, with each municipality receiving $50,000 to prototype bold, resident-centered ideas aimed at tackling critical urban challenges. In January 2026, 25 of the finalist cities will be selected to receive $1 million each and additional support to bring their solutions to life. Now in its sixth cycle, the Mayors Challenge remains a cornerstone of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ mission to accelerate innovation in […]

todayAugust 2, 2025

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Jamal Bryant says we must ‘have an agenda for the diaspora’ in the fight against Trump’s immigration policies

Jamal Bryant is advocating for more than just the rehabilitation of DEI initiatives at Target. During a recent panel discussion with Symone Sanders at the NAACP’s 116th national convention, Pastor Bryant stressed to audiences that the Trump administration’s rapid changes to immigration policies impact Black communities just as much as they can impact Hispanic communities.  “We have been deluded into believing that immigration is a Latino and Mexican issue,” he said. “There are 500,000 Haitians [who] are unprotected, 250,000 Jamaicans […]

todayJuly 17, 2025

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‘The math ain’t mathin’: Jasmine Crockett calls out the double standard in Trump’s immigration policies

Rep. Jasmine Crockett does not believe the Trump administration is trying to restore integrity and security to the immigration process. And this week, the Texas representative came to the House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Restoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process” with receipts.  “The idea that Trump and my Republican colleagues want to restore integrity and security in the visa process is actually a joke,” she shared. “Since we’re talking about integrity, I’m confused as to why my Republican […]

todayJune 26, 2025 1

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‘The girls are fighting’: Trump vs. Musk feud may entertain but Dems say these policies are at stake for Black America

The very public and nasty feud between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump has garnered major reactions and elicited much fodder—and jokes—on television and social media timelines. “The girls are fighting, aren’t they?” said U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in a now-viral reaction to Musk and Trump trading barbs online. While Democrats say they are hardly surprised by the crash and burn of Trump’s bromance with Musk, they make clear nobody wins when the world’s most powerful man and the […]

todayJune 7, 2025

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A legal battle is brewing as Trump accused of ignoring court’s block on anti-DEI policies

Despite a federal judge blocking President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion executive orders, his administration is being accused of ignoring the court ruling by still requiring government contractors and nonprofits receiving federal grants to comply with the orders. The nonprofit Democracy Forward, which is representing plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Trump’s anti-DEI orders, has filed an emergency motion for a status conference with the court. It cites a recent report from Rolling Stone that claims administration officials have internally and […]

todayMarch 14, 2025 2

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Republican state officials pressure Costco to abandon its DEI policies

After doubling down on its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, wholesale giant Costco is being pressured by Republican state officials to abandon its commitment. In a letter to Costco CEO Ron Vachris signed by 19 attorneys general and led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, the group of top state legal officers argues that the retail company’s DEI policies are “unlawful” and discriminatory “Although Costco’s motto is ‘do the right thing,’ it appears that […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025

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Black Caucus issues new guidelines for DEI policies and urges firms to help reduce racial wealth gap

WASHINGTON (AP) — Corporate policies meant to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace are legal and should be expanded to promote broad economic prosperity and reduce racial wealth inequities, according to a new report by the Congressional Black Caucus. The report released Monday offers guidelines to corporations on the best practices to adopt to advance diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the workplace and calls on companies to recommit to advance racial justice in the workplace. The document also […]

todaySeptember 9, 2024 1