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South African government criticizes Trump’s refugee policy prioritizing white Afrikaner minority

South Africa’s government on Friday criticized the U.S. refugee policy shift that gives priority to Afrikaners, the country’s white minority group of Dutch descent. The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ceiling of 7,500 refugees to be admitted to the United States, a sharp decrease from the previous 125,000 spots and said Afrikaners would be given preference over other groups. U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that there is a “genocide” against Afrikaners in South Africa and that they are facing persecution and discrimination because of […]

todayNovember 1, 2025

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Trump calls for ‘ending radical indoctrination in K-12’ education and prioritizing school choice-what does it mean for Black students?

President Donald Trump signed executive orders directing federal agencies to end “radical indoctrination” in K-12 schools and allocate significant federal funding for expanding school choice. Some advocates warn that Trump’s latest actions on education could further politicize the classroom, while others say it would divert crucial funding away from already underfunded neighborhood public schools in predominantly Black and brown neighborhoods. The orders, which Trump signed on Wednesday, prohibits federal funding for schools that include what the administration considers to be […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025

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Biden isn’t on the New Hampshire ballot after prioritizing Black voters

As New Hampshire residents prepare to vote in Tuesday’s primary election, some may wonder why President Joe Biden’s name will not be on the ballot. The absence of the Biden-Harris ticket is a result of a standoff between the Democratic National Committee and New Hampshire officials after the national party moved to designate South Carolina as the first primary state for the Democratic presidential contest.  New Hampshire previously held the first-in-the-nation primary for over a century, even solidifying its status […]

todayJanuary 23, 2024