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Critical federal health safety nets are on Trump’s chopping block
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — As it aims for a leaner budget, the incoming Trump administration may cut or eliminate several
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President-elect Trump nominates first Black Cabinet member
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — On Nov. 23, President-Elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Scott Turner as his choice for
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(BlackmansStreet.com) — President Joe Biden described slavery as “our nation’s original sin – original sin – one that haunted America and casts a long shadow ever since,” during a speech ... Nikki Giovanni, iconic poet and the voice of the Black Arts Movement, dies at 81
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Nikki Giovanni, the groundbreaking poet, author, and professor whose work embodied the spirit of the Black Arts Movement and beyond, died on Monday ... RFK Jr.’s vaccine war threatens to resurrect the ghosts of Jim Crow medicine
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (Special from Washington Informer) — In the looming shadow of a second Trump administration, the battle over vaccines and public health policy is being revived ... Trump’s narrow popular vote victory fuels questions of mandate, rising emigration interest
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Donald Trump’s return to the presidency has ignited debates about his legitimacy and a surge of interest in emigration. While Trump won ... Democratic governors double down on Trump strategy; pick party leaders
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — While officials and residents of the District of Columbia gear up for a MAGA Republican takeover of the federal government, a large group ... Pres. Biden’s legacy secured with record-setting Black judicial appointments
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — President Joe Biden’s commitment to diversifying the federal judiciary has culminated in a historic achievement: appointing 40 Black women to lifetime judgeships, the ... Rep. Troy Carter elected vice chair of Congressional Black Caucus
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer It’s should come as no big surprise that Troy Carter was elected vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) given his rising stature in the ... Congress honors Shirley Chisholm with Congressional Gold Medal for Trailblazing Legacy
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.-12) announced the passage of bipartisan legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the ...
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