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History Will Remember Who Spoke and Who Hid

by Stacy M. Brown Journalists were arrested for doing their jobs. Not in some distant dictatorship. Not under cover of night in a failed state. In...

Alabama Prison Documentary ‘The Alabama Solution’ Earns Oscar Nomination

THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — “If they come down here to Birmingham and they want to be a police officer, the first thing they probably do will take a mental evaluation test. Well, if that officer wants to be an officer, if he fails that test, guess where the next place he goes to get a job. It’s with the Alabama Department of Corrections,” said Former corrections officer Stacy George.

Porter, Good Aren’t the First ICE Shooting Victims

LOS ANGELES WAVE — Trump, ICE and Homeland Security officials had the same stock answer to why there was more gunplay and use of other weaponry in abundance. That was that ICE agents were under attack, and they had the right to defend themselves. Homeland Security officials went further and claimed that attacks were up in 2025 more than 25%.

New RAND study shows U.S. poison centers save billions annually

North Texas Poison Center highlights local impact, encourages community to use free, life-saving services U.S. poison centers save $3.1 billion every year in medical costs and lost...

New Trump Tax Law Locks in Gains for the Rich, Leaves Black Households Behind

Written by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump’s new tax law is now in force, and as the 2026 filing season begins,...

The Dream Cannot be Realized Without Financial Freedom

Written by Stacy M. Brown By Ben Crump We honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. each January with speeches, service projects, and byreciting powerful quotes we know...

Rep. Crockett Introduces TRACK ICE Act to Demand Transparency on Immigration Enforcement Flights  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) introduced the “Transparency Requirements for Aircraft Carriers to Know Immigration Conduct and Enforcement Act,” or the TRACK ICE Act.   Reports show that...

The Exit Signs Are Flashing at the Place That Wrote the Authoritarian Playbook

Philosophers have long maintained that power, when it believes itself righteous, often mistakes silence for consent. The Heritage Foundation thrived on that mistake.

Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Move Before the Nation Was Ready, Dies at 86

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent History often remembers movements by their most recognizable moments. It less often remembers the teenagers who moved...

Five Years Later, Capitol Officer Harry Dunn Says January 6 Was the Worst Day of His Life

Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn spoke about the unforgettable day that’s shaped by time, pain, and resolve, revisiting what he has called...

November Jobs Report Shows Rising Unemployment and Worsening Outlook for Black Workers

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The rise in unemployment has been uneven, with Black workers experiencing some of the most severe impacts. Black men ages 20 and older saw their unemployment rate jump from 6.6 percent in September to 7.5 percent in November. Black women ages 20 and older recorded an unemployment rate of 7.1 percent in November, slightly lower than September’s 7.5 percent but still higher than any other racial or ethnic group.

The Voting Rights Act Is Under Threat. So Are Workers’ Rights

by Fred Redmond Written by Fred Redmond By Fred Redmond, AFL-CIO  Secretary-Treasurer In our workplaces, in our communities and in our government, the right to vote is how working...

Fake Deals, Phony Deliveries, and AI Cons Turn Holidays into Prime Scam Season

Fake Deals, Phony Deliveries, and AI Cons Turn Holidays into Prime Scam Season By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent Holiday lights are blinking...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Announces Run for Senate, Rev. Frederick Haynes, III Files to Run for Her Old Seat

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — On December 8, Rep. Crockett, who has built a reputation as a firebrand in Congress in the fight against Trump’s MAGA...

Trump’s Big Ugly Bill Strips Nursing of Professional Status as Black Women Across the Nation Brace for Devastating Consequences

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Trump administration has declared that nursing is not a professional degree, striking directly at the heart of America’s healthcare workforce and landing hardest on Black women, who make up nearly 13 percent of the national healthcare labor force and almost 10 percent of registered nurses.

New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site

By SOPHIE BATES Associated Press The barn in Mississippi where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed will open to the public as a "sacred"...