BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — the Department of Education will withhold money from tax refunds and Social Security benefits, garnish federal employee wages, and withhold federal pensions from...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Now, the Trump administration is requesting the IRS revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status as they are fighting back against the federal defunding attempts.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — 60% of Black people in this country are poor and are low wealth” and will be severely impacted by the president’s budget that...
BLACKPRESSUSA.COM NEWSWIRE — Though there weren’t many Black people in the large crowd there were several Black leaders speaking on the main stage. They included Rev....
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Participants in the April 1 forum on Capitol Hill spoke pointedly on President Trump’s opposition to diversity as well as what their organization...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The emergency application follows a March 13 ruling by U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who ordered the Trump administration to reverse the mass...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Meanwhile, the new Education EO jeopardizes funding for students seeking a higher education. Duncan states, PellGrants are in jeopardy after servicing "6.5 million...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The administration’s decision to gut the department aligns with Trump’s long-standing pledge to shift education entirely to state control.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Among the immediate actions are Trump’s reinstatement of harsh immigration policies, directives rolling back civil rights protections, and a push to gut the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Currently, the majority of HBCU presidents are concerned with the potential impact of new Trump administration Executive Orders against DEI and the threat...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Chavis also spoke on the power of the Black press and the necessity for collective mobilization. On February 7, the Black Press...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For many in Black communities, the cost of that “pain” is far from abstract.
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Majority-Black school districts continue to be underfunded and underrepresented in policy making. And Black students still continue to be over-policed; one Black student...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Harris’s detailed plan appears to offer Black men a vision of leadership, opportunity, and economic empowerment, which she argues is essential for the...
For nearly three decades, Proposition 209 has restricted public institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity in employment and education. Then, last year, the Supreme Court’s...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I remember when my parents were able to cast their first effective vote. I remember segregated lunch counters and “separate but (un)equal” schools....
Advocates in California committed to improving the skills of individuals to meet the human resource needs of the state want to see more diversity among young...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The vast majority of Americans want to avoid a shutdown. The faction who does not want any compromise may represent...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The silence from Republicans and others in the face of such egregious statements is deafening,” said Louisiana’s Representative Troy Carter (D-La.). “We will...
As heavy storms keep pounding California with torrential rains and a record Sierra snowpack is poised to melt and send rivers surging over their banks, more...
The Department of Education said it is working to create new programs or expand existing community schools. “Meeting the needs of the whole child is essential...
Conservatives have attacked the debt forgiveness plan as expensive overreach of executive authority since the plan was announced. In this case, the six states argued that the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The good news is that of the 43 million people affected by the executive action, 20 million borrowers will have all of their debt...
A Brookings Institute study in 2018 took a long view on student borrowing going back to 1995-96. It found that for-profit borrowers default at twice the...
In 2020, the liberal leaning City of Burbank banned five well-known titles: “Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain, “The Cay” by Theodore Taylor, “Roll of Thunder, Hear...