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Trump’s executive order on homelessness, which disproportionately impacts Black Americans, slammed as ‘cruel and inhumane’

Advocates and elected officials are slamming President Donald Trump‘s executive order cracking down on homelessness. Under the guise of protecting “citizens vulnerable to public safety threats,” the “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” order enforces involuntary civil commitment for individuals living on the streets. The order calls for unhoused people suffering from mental illness or addiction to be admitted into mental health institutions or drug treatment centers without their consent. “Forcibly removing people from the streets and institutionalizing them […]

todayJuly 29, 2025

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Trump’s EPA repeal of climate change rule will result in ‘slow suffocation’ of Black communities

The Trump administration has taken steps to undo a key federal scientific finding that has been used to combat the climate change crisis in the United States for more than 15 years. The move stands to exacerbate the vulnerabilities of a warming planet and pollution, most especially Black and Brown communities, which are disproportionately exposed to environmental harms. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reportedly drafted a proposal to rescind a 2009 rule that has been used to regulate air pollution. […]

todayJuly 25, 2025

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Howard freshman’s college dreams threatened by Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” student loan cuts

With the passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, many college freshmen are wondering what this means in terms of paying for their education. This includes Tamia Akers, an incoming student at Howard University. Akers, who is originally from Ohio, spent many years overcoming personal hurdles due to being in the foster care system until she was adopted at age 13. She then faced more challenges as the only Black student at her middle and high school. “I […]

todayJuly 20, 2025 2

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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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Rep. Jasmine Crockett explains how Trump’s demand for Texas redistricting is directly targeting Black voters

Democrats are decrying Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s move to redraw the state’s congressional maps to help President Donald Trump and Republicans maintain their powerful majority in Washington, D.C. Next week, the Republican-controlled Texas state legislature will begin a special session called by Abbott. The redistricting of Texas’ congressional map is a top item on their legislative agenda. This comes after Trump’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Harmeet Dhillon, sent a letter to Gov. Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken […]

todayJuly 15, 2025 1

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Despite Trump’s grip on DEI, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says red states have a duty to uplift racial justice

As a popular governor in a ruby red state and Republican-controlled legislature, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sort of a unicorn in Democratic politics. The 47-year-old Democrat’s impressive re-election in 2023 quickly placed him on the shortlist of possible presidential candidates. Beshear was also under consideration to be the vice presidential running mate to 2024 presidential nominee Kamala Harris. However, after Harris’ devastating loss and President Donald Trump‘s dominating return to the White House, the Democratic Party is in a […]

todayJuly 11, 2025 1

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What’s in Trump’s big bill that passed Congress and will soon become law

Republicans muscled President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cut bill through the House on Thursday, the final step necessary to get the bill to his desk by the GOP’s self-imposed deadline of July 4th. At nearly 900 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations. Democrats united against the legislation, but were powerless to stop it as long as Republicans stayed united. The Senate passed the bill, with […]

todayJuly 8, 2025 1

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The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed. GOP leaders worked overnight and the president himself leaned on a handful of skeptics to drop their opposition and send the bill to him to sign into law. […]

todayJuly 3, 2025 1

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‘Take my sweet time’: Hakeem Jeffries launches hours-long marathon speech to delay Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the Democratic minority leader of the House of Representatives, launched an hours-long marathon speech on the House floor Thursday morning to delay the vote on President Donald Trump and Republicans’ “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which will cut more than $1 trillion in Medicaid and SNAP benefits for millions of Americans. Jeffries vowed to “take my sweet time” as he condemned the massive tax and budget bill and read letters from constituents—including those in districts […]

todayJuly 3, 2025