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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...

Jasmine Crockett, leaning toward Senate bid, schedules campaign event Monday

Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune December 2, 2025 WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, appears to be inching closer to a U.S. Senate bid, scheduling a...

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"...

IN MEMORIAM: Jimmy Cliff: Music Pioneer and Partner to Bob Marley, Dies at 81

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The six-decade career of legendary artist Jimmy Cliff, who was born in the Somerton District of Jamaica, was one of the most influential in reggae history and a global ambassador for Jamaican culture.

Beliefs clash among students, parents and teachers as the Ten Commandments go up in Texas classrooms

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — When it became clear to Texas high school theater teacher Gigi Cervantes that she couldn't ignore a...

In Major Win for Rep. Al Green, Texas Maps Blocked by Federal Judge

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In a ruling signed by a federal court and signed by a Judge nominated by President Donald Trump, new congressional maps...

US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American...

Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted in Nigeria

By CHINEDU ASADU and TUNDE OMOLEHIN Associated Press MAGA, Nigeria (AP) — A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in northwestern...

Veteran’s Day Overtime: The Bravest Generation

My Day By Dr. J. Ester Davis #1. A Living Legend. A Distinguished Career Lt. Colonel Clyde Orr (Retired) is a hero living among...

Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick call for DPS to investigate Texas Southern University over financial mismanagement findings

State Auditor Lisa Collier said university staff vacancies for “critical” financial responsibilities have contributed to delays in financial reporting, as well as poor asset...

When the Music Stopped: Michael Jackson’s Former Inner Circle Faces the Estate

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — There was a time when Neverland was a dream. A place where innocence and fame danced together, and the world believed in magic again. But dreams can rot in daylight, and in the years since Michael Jackson’s death, Neverland’s gates have opened once more — this time, into a courtroom.

All 17 Texas Constitutional amendments pass

<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/04/texas-constitution-amendments-propositions/" /> Ayden Runnels and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune The Texas Capitol is seen on June 30, 2025, in Austin. Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribune Voters...

An ancient tradition is helping girls in Zimbabwe fight child marriages

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press SHAMVA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Inside a white tent with a wooden fireplace in the middle, about two dozen African girls...

An ancient tradition is helping girls in Zimbabwe fight child marriages

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press SHAMVA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Inside a white tent with a wooden fireplace in the middle, about two dozen African girls...

Special Report:  FRAUD ALERT  

My Day By Dr. J. Ester Davis Scams and fraud are nothing new. Fraud and Scams are big business!    Scams and fraud have earned a...