The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology,” while young Black leaders like Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson are challenging older incumbents in the U.S. House to preserve the story of the Black experience and defend human dignity.
Category: National
Posted inWord In Black
Trump’s Anti-Black Actions Spark Calls for Resistance and Unity
Black leaders nationwide have responded to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Black community with lawsuits and protests, while also focusing on economic, healthcare, education, and social justice initiatives to resist his agenda and survive this moment.
Posted inHealth
A Diagnosis, A Decade, and the Weight of Stigma
HIV continues to disproportionately affect Black communities in the South due to systemic inequities, but progress is being made through community-led prevention models and campaigns featuring trusted voices to break the stigma and increase access to testing, treatment, and PrEP.
Posted inPolitics
Eight Democrats Break Ranks as Senate Moves to End Nation’s Longest Shutdown
Eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to pass a short-term spending measure, setting in motion the first real steps toward reopening the federal government, while igniting an intraparty storm over the cost of compromise.
Posted inTexas Tribune
Political Stalemate Endangers Food Security for Vulnerable Texans
AJ Wark, a maritime studies student at Texas A&M University at Galveston, is struggling to make ends meet after her food stamp account was cut off due to the government shutdown, leaving her and 3.5 million other Texans without access to SNAP benefits.
Posted inEducation
Government Shutdown Threatens Head Start Programs, Impacting 29% of Black Students
The government shutdown has caused Head Start, a federally funded program designed to help children from low-income households, to run out of money, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of Black pre-K children without access to meals, health screenings, and family support services.
Posted inPolitics
Public Outrage as Officials Celebrate While Workers Face Hardship
Amidst economic uncertainty and hardship for ordinary Americans, government leaders are celebrating holidays and indulging in luxuries, demonstrating a lack of empathy and compassion for those in need.
Posted inWord In Black
Judge Rules in Favor of Using Emergency Funds to Support SNAP Program
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to tap into emergency funds to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), just hours before the federal dollars were expected to run out, in response to a lawsuit from citizens and nonprofits over the USDA’s failure to use emergency funds to support SNAP during the shutdown.
Posted inHomepage
A Doritos Bag, a Gun Drawn, and a Black Teen Terrorized by ‘AI’
A 16-year-old Black student-athlete was handcuffed and detained at Kenwood High School in Baltimore County after an AI “gun detection” system mistook a crumpled Doritos bag for a firearm, highlighting the need for accountability and transparency in the use of AI technology.
Posted inEducation
Southern HBCUs See Sharpest Drop in Black Student Enrollment over Past Decade
The number of Black students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities has decreased by nearly half a million over the past decade due to inconsistent Pell Grant funding and state budget cuts.
