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Trump formally moves to shutdown Education Department

The Cincinnati Herald 23 Mar 2025
President Donald Trump formally announced on Thursday, March 20, his intention to sign an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, delivering on a campaign promise that targets an agency long criticized by conservatives ... .
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Trump Backs U.S. Entry into British Commonwealth, Raising Alarm Over American Independence and Slave Trade

The Tennessee Tribune 22 Mar 2025
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The proposal if true sparked concern in the U.S. given its historical split from British rule. The American Revolution, launched in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence, was a rejection of British monarchy ... The U.S.
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Recently Approved Budget Plan Favors Wealthy, Slashes Aid to Low-Income Americans

The Tennessee Tribune 22 Mar 2025
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The most significant benefits would flow to the highest earners while millions of low-income families face cuts ... The most significant benefits would flow to the highest earners while millions of low-income families face cuts.
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Return to Jim Crow: Federal Regulations Rolled Back to Allow Segregation

Nashville Pride 21 Mar 2025
The Trump administration has blatantly resurrected segregation in federal contracting, undoing decades of civil rights progress by removing anti-segregation mandates ... Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent. previous post ... CBC ... ....
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Black homeownership faces persistent barriers despite hard-fought gains

Nashville Pride 21 Mar 2025
Sonia Reed believed she had achieved the American dream. In December 2024, the Black grandmother and former homeless individual became a homeowner in San Leandro, California ... Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent. previous post ... CBC.
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Black homeownership faces systemic barriers despite progress

The Cincinnati Herald 20 Mar 2025
Sonia Reed believed she had achieved the American dream. In December 2024, the Black grandmother and former homeless individual became a homeowner in San Leandro, California ... Reed’s experience is far from isolated ... .
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Mobilizing for 2026: Chavis urges Black press to act

TSD Memphis 15 Mar 2025
... the culmination of Black Press Week with a powerful State of the Black Press address by NNPA President and CEO Dr.
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NNPA launches ‘Missing & Black 2025’ campaign to address disparities in coverage of missing Black people

The Tennessee Tribune 13 Mar 2025
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has launched the Missing & Black 2025 campaign, a nationwide initiative aimed at addressing disparities in media coverage and law enforcement responses to missing Black individuals.
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‘We’re not running from our own house’: CBC declares War on Trump, Musk, and Project 2025

Nashville Pride 13 Mar 2025
Capitol, laying out their battle plan against Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the far-right’s dystopian blueprint known as Project 2025 ... Jahana Hayes, Rep. Summer Lee, and the ever-outspoken Rep ... Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent.
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Trump moves to dismantle Education Department

Nashville Pride 13 Mar 2025
The Trump administration is preparing to issue an executive order directing newly confirmed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the Department of Education ...D.C ... Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent ... Alvin F.
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Debt Relief Just Got Real: Experian Erases Millions in Balances For African Americans

Nashville Pride 13 Mar 2025
Consumer debt is at an all-time high—credit card balances are soaring, and minimum payments are shrinking ... Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent. previous post ... NNPA launches ‘Missing & Black 2025’ campaign spotlighting ... ....
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Joint Center’s 2024 annual report details major policy achievements and diversity gaps

Nashville Pride 13 Mar 2025
A primary focus remained on government diversity ... The ‘Digging Deeper ... Brian Schatz (77% diverse staff), Sen. Mazie Hirono (73%), and Sen ... Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent ... NNPA launches ‘Missing & Black 2025’ campaign spotlighting.
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Drake Settles iHeartMedia Battle, But His War Over ‘Not Like Us’ Rages On

Nashville Pride 12 Mar 2025
Drake took Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ so personally that he took it to court. Now, he’s settled his dispute with iHeartMedia, but his fight with Universal Music Group (UMG) is just heating up ... Brown, NNPA Newswire senior national correspondent ... ....
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Leading voice on Black mental health, Alvin F. Poussaint, dies at 90

The Cincinnati Herald 09 Mar 2025
Alvin F ... He was 90. His wife, Dr. Tina Young Poussaint, confirmed his death ... He completed his residency at the University of California, Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute, where he was chief resident from 1964 to 1965 ... .
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