Category: African Americans

Trump Backs U.S. Entry into British Commonwealth, Raising Alarm Over American Independence and Slave Trade

Trump Backs U.S. Entry into British Commonwealth, Raising Alarm Over American Independence and Slave Trade

by | Mar 25, 2025 | , , , , , | 0

Donald Trump has expressed support for the United States becoming an “associate member” of the British Commonwealth, responding to a report in The Sun that King Charles might extend such an offer during Trump’s upcoming state visit to the United Kingdom. “I Love King Charles. Sounds good to me!” Trump wrote online. The Sun cited a “secret offer” in development following a Daily Mail report claiming discussions are underway “at the highest levels” to include the U.S. in the Commonwealth of Nations. While the British government deferred to Buckingham Palace, some officials in the Labour government view the monarchy as a diplomatic bridge to Trump, who has publicly praised the royals.

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Return to Jim Crow: Federal Regulations Rolled Back to Allow Segregation

Return to Jim Crow: Federal Regulations Rolled Back to Allow Segregation

by | Mar 25, 2025 | , , , , , | 0

The Trump administration has blatantly resurrected segregation in federal contracting, undoing decades of civil rights progress by removing anti-segregation mandates. The alarmingly regressive move reopens the door for racially divided facilities, eerily reminiscent of the Jim Crow era, with potential “Whites Only” and “Colored” signage in government-funded workplaces.

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Black Homeownership Faces Persistent Barriers Despite Hard-Fought Gains

Black Homeownership Faces Persistent Barriers Despite Hard-Fought Gains

by | Mar 19, 2025 | , , , , , | 0

onia Reed believed she had achieved the American dream. In December 2024, the Black grandmother and former homeless individual became a homeowner in San Leandro, California. But her triumph quickly turned into a nightmare when neighbors began harassing her with racial slurs and vandalizing her property. “I worked so hard to finally have a place to call my own, and now I have to fear for my safety in my own home,” Reed said. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the incidents as hate crimes. For many, vandalism is part of an ongoing pattern where Black homeowners have faced some kind of discrimination.

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Debt Relief Just Got Real: Experian Erases Millions in Balances For African Americans

Debt Relief Just Got Real: Experian Erases Millions in Balances For African Americans

by | Mar 19, 2025 | , , , , , | 0

Experian has launched a major debt relief initiative, committing $5 million to assist 5,000 families in Louisiana and aiming to expand to other locations. The effort, carried out in partnership with public benefit corporation ForgiveCo, seeks to ease the financial burdens of households grappling with credit card and personal loan debt.

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Celebrating African American Journalists in Los Angeles

Celebrating African American Journalists in Los Angeles

by | Mar 18, 2025 | , , , | 0

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass joined Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr., at Los Angeles City Hall to acknowledge the Black professionals in Media, Thursday, February 27, 2025. This lively event closed out Black History Month celebration with a luncheon, great music, networking, and an art show featuring local artists in the Tom Bradley Room of Los Angeles City Hall.

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Mobilizing for 2026: Chavis Urges Black Press to Act

Mobilizing for 2026: Chavis Urges Black Press to Act

by | Mar 18, 2025 | , , , , , | 0

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) marked the 198th anniversary of the Black Press, and the culmination of Black Press Week with a powerful State of the Black Press address by NNPA President & CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., who spoke on the vital role of Black-owned media amid the growing threats of far-right extremism and American fascism.

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Fighting to Keep Blackness

Fighting to Keep Blackness

by | Mar 11, 2025 | , , , , | 0

As this nation observes the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, the words of President Trump reverberate. “This country will be WOKE no longer”, an emboldened Trump offered during his speech to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Since then, Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell posted on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter this morning that “Elon Musk and his DOGE bros have ordered GSA to sell off the site of the historic Freedom Riders Museum in Montgomery.” Her post of little words went on to say, “This is outrageous and we will not let it stand! I am demanding an immediate reversal. Our civil rights history is not for sale!” DOGE trying to sell Freedom Rider Museum

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A Black Church CREDO For An “Undemocratic and Dysfunctional” America

A Black Church CREDO For An “Undemocratic and Dysfunctional” America

by | Mar 3, 2025 | , , , , , | 0

Of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, it delivered grave results. I alongside others, was not surprised that white America chose to hold fast to its mythologies, supremacies, and hegemonies. These cultural norms are undemocratic and dysfunctional. They are toxins that mutate into dysfunctional pathologies which sadly, but predictably, inform white America’s dysfunctional religion and politics. These toxins are dangerous and man – made for the genocide of black America, otherwise people of all colors and creeds. Its latest and deadliest effort is highly organized, supported by corporations, the United States Supreme Court, joint Houses of the United States Congress, and the Executive branch of the United States government. I am describing Project 2025 as representation of white supremacy.

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