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April Ryan,
Black Press USA Published on October 1, 2025-- Democrats and Republicans are both pointing fingers, saying the shutdown is the other party’s fault. The government shutdown means that money has stopped flowing, and there is no continuing resolution to continue the funding for the government.
Friday, October 3, 2025
Gov. Mike Kehoe Activates Missouri National Guard to Assist ICE Agents
Jason Rosenbaum,
St. Louis Public Radio Published on September 30, 2025- -The move comes amid President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement practices garnering increasing criticism. Kehoe said that Missouri National Guard troops will help with “administrative, clerical and logistical duties.”Missouri Gov.
Friday, October 3, 2025
Family of KCK Man Killed in Jail Wants Footage of His Death Publicly Released
Peggy Lowe, Kcur
Attorneys for the family of Charles Adair, 50, whose death was ruled a homicide, saw body camera footage of his death Tuesday. It showed Wyandotte County deputy sheriff Richard Fatherley kneeling on Adair’s back for a minute and a half, they said.
Friday, September 26, 2025
Democrats Pour Millions into White Media, But Continue to Starve The Black Press
News Staff
September 23, 2025-- One could make the case that Democrats lost the 2024 election in part because they abandoned the Black Press—the voice of Black America.Black voters, the backbone of the party, walked away in numbers unseen in modern times.
Friday, September 26, 2025
Minority- Owned Businesses Shut Out as Loan Denials Soar
News Staff
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — While white-owned companies hit roadblocks less often, Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs carried the brunt of rejection.September 24, 2025-- -The doors of opportunity remain locked for too many.
Friday, September 26, 2025
MCC-PennValley FREE Jazz Fest is Sat.
News Staff
3201 Southwest Trafficway, KCMO 6411118th & Vine Jazz Academy Collectives KCK Community College Advanced Jazz Combo
Friday, September 26, 2025
Four Little girls…Remembering lives lost on September 15, 1966 after a bomb explosion at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church killing four little Black girls and wounding 20 other people. Three people were charged and convicted of the bombing. (Photo FBI media)
Remembering the Four Little Girls
April Ryan
It is 62 years later after the death of the four little girls in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, just weeks after the August 28, 1963, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Friday, September 19, 2025
BofA Raises U.S. Minimum Hourly Wage to $25, Increasing Starting Salary to More Than $50K
News Staff
CHARLOTTE, NC-- Today, Bank of America announced it has raised its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $ 25 per hour.With the increase, the minimum annualized salary for full-time employees in the U.S. will rise to more than $50,000.
Friday, September 19, 2025
A Question of Lynching in Mississippi
April Ryan, Black Press Usa
September 17, 2025-- The autopsy for Trey Reed is underway. The 21-yearold student at Delta State University was found dead hanging from a tree on the campus. There are questions about whether it was foul play or suicide.The state’s report will be completed in 24 hours.
Friday, September 19, 2025
U.S. Education Department Boosts Funds For HBCUs, Tribal Colleges, Charter Schools
Josh Merchant, The Beacon
Editor’s Note: This story was first posted online by The Beacon, and due to space limitations here we are running an excerpt. You can read the full story online at: thebeaconnews.org.
Friday, September 19, 2025