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Conceptual Statue of Liberty in New York

Conceptual Statue of Liberty in New York

The Blue Flood: America Finds Its Voice Again

By 8:30 p.m. on election night, the story was unmistakable. America had spoken, not with a whisper but with a roar that swept from Richmond to Atlanta, from Newark to New York City. The message was clear.By 8:30 p.m. on election night, the story was unmistakable.

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The 1st AACTA Awards were presented at the Sydney Opera House on 31 January 2012. The ceremony was preceded by a luncheon at the Westin Hotel in Sydney on 15 January 2012 (Wikimedia Commons / Photo by Eva Rinaldi)

The 1st AACTA Awards were presented at the Sydney Opera House on 31 January 2012. The ceremony was preceded by a luncheon at the Westin Hotel in Sydney on 15 January 2012 (Wikimedia Commons / Photo by Eva Rinaldi)

MacKenzie Scott: A Philanthropy of the Spirit in an Age of Abandonment

There are moments in history when a single act of generosity reveals the moral decay of an entire nation. MacKenzie Scott’s $ 38 million gift to Alabama State University, the largest in its 158-year history, is such a moment.
Laura Kelly

Laura Kelly

Governor Kelly Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Suspending SNAP Benefits

Coalition Urges Court to Immediately Restore SNAP Funding Relied Upon by 42 Million AmericansGovernor Laura Kelly on Tuesday joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Secretary Brooke Rollins for...
The Silence of Black Wealth: When the Billionaires Turned Their Backs on the Black Press

The Silence of Black Wealth: When the Billionaires Turned Their Backs on the Black Press

The Silence of Black Wealth: When the Billionaires Turned Their Backs on the Black Press

He hoped they would remember that the Black Press was not a charity case but a lifeline. Two months later, the silence has been deafening.Two months ago, famed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump stood before a ballroom filled with the echoes of history. He did not whisper. He thundered.
Men exercise in the maximum security yard of the Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kan. The prison population in Kansas rose nearly 5% between 2022 and 2023 (John Moore/Getty Images)

Men exercise in the maximum security yard of the Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kan. The prison population in Kansas rose nearly 5% between 2022 and 2023 (John Moore/Getty Images)

US Prison Population Rises for Second Straight Year

StatelineThe nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline.
Pardoned Jan 6 Trump Supporter Arrested in New York for Death Threat on Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Pardoned Jan 6 Trump Supporter Arrested in New York for Death Threat on Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Pardoned Jan 6 Trump Supporter Arrested in New York for Death Threat on Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Black Press USA“Hakeem Jeffries makes a speech in a few days in NYC. I cannot allow this terrorist to live,” a man named Christopher Moynihan allegedly wrote in text messages regarding House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, according to law enforcement authorities in Dutchess County, New York.
Trump Bulldozes Through the White House

Trump Bulldozes Through the White House

Trump Bulldozes Through the White House

Black Press USA Washington D.C.Bureau ChiefPresident Trump is unnerved that people in the Treasury Building across from the East Wing of the White House have been taking pictures of the demolition project for his 90,000 ft. ² ballroom. The optics (https:// www. instagram. com/ reel/ DQDTf2ElX-w/?