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Congressman Meeks Chastises President Trump for Possible Invasion of Nigeria

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “A complex reality” is being overlooked by President Donald Trump, with his Friday proposal to send the U.S. military into Nigeria over alleged...

AFGE President Everett Kelley Says Both The Shutdown And The Lockout Of Federal Employees Must End

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NEA President Becky Pringle Talks Voting And SNAP Funding: “Our kids can’t learn if they are hungry.”

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Why the “Next 1,000 Days,” After a Child’s First 1,000 Days, Are Critically Important for Health, Development

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The National Institute for Early Education Research reports that a robust and growing body of international research shows that too many children across...

Flavor Flav: Why the People’s Timekeeper Should Get TIME Magazine’s Biggest Honor

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There comes a time when a nation needs reminding that joy is not the enemy of justice, that laughter and love can exist...

Halfway to Chains: What’s Already Been Enforced Under Project 2025

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — They said it would never happen here. Yet here we are. Forty-eight percent of Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s fascist playbook for dismantling...

SNAP, Food Insecurity and Black America

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — November 1, 2025, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits will not be issued to 42 million Americans, further creating food insecurity in this...

The Legacy of Slavery Still Breathes—And This Book Refuses to Let It Sleep

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A year after its release, The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500-Year Legacy stands not only as a record of history but as...

Both Parties Lose Public Confidence as Americans Grow Angry and Disillusioned

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — With the 2026 midterm elections still a year away, Americans are growing increasingly weary of both major political parties.

Ohio Lawmakers Make Deal on Congressional Maps, Virginia Democrats Open Door to Countering Trump’s Texas Map Offensive

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — After an August offensive by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Texas to eliminate the congressional seats held by four Black members of...

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BlackOut Report On The Cost Of Distorting, Erasing And Suppressing African American Progress Released

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OP-ED: The Hollowing Out of America’s Only Agency for Minority Business

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — At its height, the MBDA oversaw a nationwide network of business centers, technical-assistance hubs, and capital-readiness programs serving tens of thousands of enterprises....

‘Back in the Day,’ Black Childhood Was Real, Raw, and Outside

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The term “back in the day” is often used as nothing more than a throwaway line. But for Black children growing up in...

Millions Suffer as Trump’s Economy Crumbles

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — America’s economy is not collapsing by accident. Under President Donald Trump, Russell Vought, and Stephen Miller, a deliberate plan has taken hold, a...

Inside the Mind of Russell Vought: Trump’s Enforcer

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Russell Vought wakes each morning with the cold precision of a man who has learned to confuse faith with power. His pen is...

25 States Suing Trump USDA for Gutting Food Aid to 40 million Americans

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Twenty-five attorneys general across the country and three governors have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary, Brooke...

MacKenzie Scott: A Philanthropy of the Spirit in an Age of Abandonment

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There are moments in history when a single act of generosity reveals the moral decay of an entire nation. MacKenzie Scott’s $38 million...

The Hunger Line: America’s Most Vulnerable Face a Crisis of Cruelty

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There are moments when a nation shows its soul. This is one of them.

The Silence of Black Wealth: When the Billionaires Turned Their Backs on the Black Press

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — He hoped they would remember that the Black Press was not a charity case but a lifeline. Two months later, the silence has...

PRESS ROOM: Application Window Closing Soon for Disney Dreamers Academy at Walt Disney World Resort

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Selected high school students receive all-expenses-paid trip to Walt Disney World Resort for transformative mentorship program; Applications close October 31.

Black Americans Cannot Afford the Trump Administration’s Health Care Cost Spike

By Fred Redmond   This Saturday marks one month of the federal government shutdown. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers—nearly 20% of whom are Black and...

Hakeem Jeffries Finds His Fire Again on ‘Face the Nation’

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” this week signaled a noticeable change in tone and approach. It was...

White America Faces Reality of Trump’s Cruel Shutdown as SNAP Benefits Vanish

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — America is being strangled by its own government. Forty million people who depend on food stamps to survive are about to lose them...