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Joint Center’s 2024 Annual Report details major policy achievements and diversity gaps

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA.com) — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has released its 32-page annual report, outlining significant policy

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Second teachers union sues DOE over letter barring DEI

By Shauneen Miranda Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Education Department faces yet another lawsuit over its sweeping Dear Colleague letter threatening to rescind

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Dems project millions could lose Medicaid coverage
By Jennifer Shutt Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — A report released on last Thursday by Democrats details how many people in each state would lose access to Medicaid if Republicans in Congress ...
Justice Dept. shuts down Federal Police Misconduct database following Trump’s revocation of Biden executive order
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — With the continued chaos from the Trump administration’s attacks on civil rights, liberties, and specifically, diversity, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has ...
NNPA launches ‘Missing and Black 2025’ campaign
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The NNPA World News app has unveiled the Missing & Black 2025 Campaign, a nationwide initiative aimed at addressing the glaring disparities in ...
House Republican budget plan targets vital services, hits Black and marginalized communities hardest
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The House Republican budget passed last Tuesday proposes sweeping cuts to health care, food assistance, and education programs, aiming to fund $4.5 trillion ...
Civil Rights groups sue Trump administration over anti-equity executive orders
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit today challenging three executive orders issued by President Donald Trump. According ...
Target caught in DEI crossfire as lawsuits and boycotts and actions mount
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Target Corporation, which recently scaled back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, is facing financial consequences, community backlash, and new legal challenges ...
Republicans worry GOP-led states will suffer from Trump’s firings of federal workers
By Jennifer Shutt Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — Some Republicans are raising concerns about how reducing the federal workforce by potentially hundreds of thousands of people and canceling spending approved by Congress ...
Thousands of Haitian immigrants to lose protected status by August
By Ariana Figueroa Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday cut protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, leaving them vulnerable to deportations by ...

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