Texas lawmakers are considering bills to lift restrictions on the state’s maternal mortality review committee, allowing them to review abortion-related deaths and near-misses, and to improve confidentiality and timeliness of their work.
Category: Editorials
Posted inHealth
5 Years Later: Black Health Care Workers Reflect on COVID-19
Black health care workers reflect on the toll of the pandemic, highlighting the importance of resilience, gratitude, and the need for systemic change to address health inequities and racial disparities.
Posted inWord In Black
The End of Black Lives Matter Plaza
Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered the removal of the Black Lives Matter mural in Black Lives Matter Plaza, citing the need to focus on more pressing issues such as the devastating impacts of federal job cuts, while civil rights organizations and activists argue that the mural was a powerful symbol of justice and unity.
Posted inBlackPressUSA.com
Stopgap Bill Advances as Congress Moves to Prevent Shutdown
A newly introduced stopgap bill in Congress aims to extend government funding through the end of the 2025 fiscal year, but concerns persist that flat funding levels will not account for rising costs, leaving states and local governments to bridge potential gaps in affordable housing efforts.
Posted inEducation
California’s Black Student Crisis Is Everyone’s Problem
Black students in California are six decades away from reaching proficiency in reading and math due to systemic failures in the education system, and the state’s education system is a microcosm of how public education is failing one of its most vulnerable student groups.
Posted inWord In Black
Black General Fired for Daring to Fix Military School’s Racism
Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins, a Black two-star Army commander, was fired by the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors after winning several battles against the institution’s entrenched racist culture, including removing a prominent statue of Stonewall Jackson.
Posted inPolitics
Federal Firing Leaves Gaping Holes
Contractors working on a federally funded program dealing with race and gender were fired and still have government devices and equipment, as well as active government emails, raising concerns about potential harm.
Posted inWomen
The Black women who built the AFRO: A legacy of truth and trailblazing journalism
The AFRO-American Newspapers have a rich history of trailblazing journalism, thanks to the contributions of Black women such as Frances L. Murphy II, Elizabeth “Bettye” Murphy Moss, Ida Murphy Peters, Vashti Murphy Matthews, Carlita Murphy Jones, Elizabeth Murphy Oliver, and many others.
Posted inEducation
Title I Funding in Limbo: What’s at Stake for Black Students
A Baltimore judge has temporarily blocked Trump’s DEI ban, but experts warn that federal funding may still be at risk for schools serving low-income and predominantly Black students.
Posted inOpinion
Why the Vision of Marcus Garvey Is Needed in the Era of Trump
Marcus Garvey’s vision of economic and cultural advancement of Black people is still relevant today, as he advocated for Pan-African awareness, self-help, and cooperative action, and his organization, the Universal Negro Improvement Association, was the largest Black organization ever developed.
