Fool’s Gold, Firings and a Fight for Funding: 7 Stories Black America Can’t Ignore This Week
From the mental toll on Black women pushed out of federal jobs to a $550M HBCU lawsuit, a journalist’s chilling arrest, and a KKK leader’s midterm boast, here’s what you need to know, plus one historic win worth celebrating.
lizabeth Booker Houston states that "Trump accounts are fool's gold, and they don't benefit working class families"
KKK Leader Claims White Nationalist Movement Is Growing Ahead of 2026 Midterms, But Says Black People Still Aren’t Welcome
‘We’re Kind of a Voice’: KKK Leader Claims White Nationalist Movement Is Growing Ahead of 2026 Midterms, But Says Black People Still Aren’t Welcome
A longtime Ku Klux Klan leader says interest in the white nationalist movement is increasing ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Thomas Robb, who leads
Dr. Anita Allen Makes History As The First Black Woman Police Chief In Metro Atlanta City
Dr. Anita Allen Makes History As The First Black Woman Police Chief In Metro Atlanta City
Mableton names Dr. Anita Allen its first police chief as the Georgia city builds a new department and prepares to hire 80 employees.
Mental Health Toll of 2025 DEI Job Cuts on Black Women
The unseen toll: Depression, anxiety plague Black women a year after being fired by DOGE
The unseen toll: Depression, anxiety plague Black women a year after being fired by DOGE
DOGE cuts dismantled a job pipeline for D.C.’s Black community and gutted the well-being of the women who hold up it up.
Lincoln University students, alums sue Missouri for nearly $550M, alleging state illegally underfunded the HBCU
Lincoln University students, alums sue Missouri for nearly $550M, alleging state illegally underfunded the HBCU
Plaintiffs for Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri are suing the state for $539M, alleging the HBCU was illegally underfunded.
Journalist Georgia Fort Says Her Arrest While Filming Anti-ICE Protest in MN Has Led Her to Censor Her Reporting
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