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Black tech CEO shares personal story of how Trump order on foster care youth could change lives

Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order expanding the federal government’s partnership with states and the private sector to improve the lived outcomes of foster youth and those who age out of the foster care system. The executive order calls for the federal government to “harness Federal support, technology, and strategic partnerships to provide young Americans in or transitioning out of the foster care system with the tools they need to become successful adults.” The EO, spearheaded by […]

todayNovember 21, 2025 1

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Trump repeats false story about Wes Moore and claims ‘a lot’ of people would ‘rather have a dictator’

During a three-hour-long Cabinet meeting before the White House press pool on Tuesday, President Donald Trump gabbed about a flurry of topics, railing against Democrats about crime in inner cities, among other policy issues. Touting his declared crime emergency response in Washington, D.C., and his threat to send the National Guard to majority-Black cities, Trump again called out Democratic Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who in recent days has sharply criticized Trump’s signaling that he would send troops on the ground […]

todayAugust 26, 2025

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Trump claims DC is now ‘safe’ and more people are dining out since his crackdown. The numbers tell a different story

President Donald Trump on Monday declared Washington, D.C., safe again, a week after he announced a federal crackdown amid claims about crime in the nation’s capital. “It’s safe,” Trump said inside the Oval Office during a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. As evidence of his claims, the president told reporters he received several calls from others, including Democrats, who shared that they were dining out in D.C. after previously avoiding doing so due to crime in the […]

todayAugust 18, 2025

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What happens when we defund belonging in schools? The silent casualties tell the story.

When I was six years old, I learned I didn’t belong. Not because of anything I had done, but because of who I was. It was the first day of school in Galveston, Texas in 1961. I was a little Black girl in a pretty new dress, clutching my school supplies and walking proudly beside my grandmother. I had no reason to expect anything but excitement. School was supposed to be the beginning of something magical. Instead, it became the […]

todayAugust 1, 2025

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VP Harris announces rule eliminating medical debt from credit reports; highlights Black couple’s inspirational story

Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced a ruling from a federal consumer agency that will remove medical debt from credit reports for millions of Americans.  Building on previous efforts to address the rising cost of living for Americans and following President Joe Biden’s pledge to address the impact of healthcare debt, Harris, on behalf of the Biden-Harris administration, announced the final rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  “No one should be denied economic opportunity because they got sick […]

todayJanuary 7, 2025

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett gets emotional sharing Kamala Harris story at DNC

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, took to the stage on night one of the Democratic National Committee Convention, delivering a fiery and, at one point, emotional speech at the United Center in Chicago.  Crockett, a freshman congresswoman whose popularity skyrocketed in recent months due to several viral moments on Capitol Hill, drew much applause and internet reactions following her DNC address.  The 43-year-old Texas lawmaker was notably brought to tears while sharing a personal story about an encounter she had […]

todayAugust 21, 2024

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CNN’s Bakari Sellers brought to tears telling personal story of Harris while urging Black men to support her

During Monday night’s “Black Men for Harris” streaming fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris, more than 45,000 people gathered to be part of a growing movement to support her presidential campaign. But it was CNN commenter Bakari Sellers’ emotional story of VP Harris coming to his aid in a time of need, that made the political personal for so many attendees who watched and was shared widely on X. “I’m not sure people understand the pain and suffering that goes […]

todayJuly 24, 2024 1