Black Friday arrives in a country grappling with economic instability and high unemployment rates for Black women, leading to a boycott movement urging shoppers to keep their money and attention away from companies that profit from silence while Black households are struggling.
Stacy M. Brown
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Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized as Civil Rights community rallies around icon
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., a prominent civil rights leader and protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., has been hospitalized and is under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurodegenerative disease he has battled for over a decade.
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Halfway to Chains: What’s already been enforced under Project 2025
Nearly half of the Heritage Foundation’s fascist Project 2025 agenda to dismantle American democracy has been put into motion, with civil rights being eroded, public programs being gutted, and racial hierarchy being reimposed.
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Private data tells the story Jobs are disappearing
Private firms have stepped in to fill the void left by the federal government shutdown, providing independent analyses that show the country losing jobs and faith, while the administration has refused to guarantee back pay to furloughed workers, further exacerbating the economic and moral decline.
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The Lie About Immigrants and America’s Debt to Them
Undocumented immigrants have become the unacknowledged benefactors of the US, paying billions in taxes and contributing to the economy, yet they are still being demonized and terrorized by ICE agents.
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Democrats Dig In: Healthcare at the Center of looming shutdown fight
Democrats are fighting to protect the healthcare of the American people, refusing to compromise on a Republican spending bill that would gut Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, and risking a government shutdown in the process.
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Ben Crump pledges $50K to the Black press, challenges others to follow his lead
The Black Press of America held its Annual National Leadership Awards and Reception, honoring House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke, and Communications Workers of America President Claude Cummings Jr., with Attorney Ben Crump pledging $50,000 to the Black Press and urging others to support the Trusted Voice of the Black Community.
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Minority-owned businesses shut out as loan denials soar
Black-owned businesses faced the highest rejection rate for financing in 2024, with 39% denied loans, lines of credit, or merchant cash advances, while white-owned businesses only faced an 18% rejection rate.
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Administration tries to pretend slavery never happened
The Trump White House has attacked the Smithsonian Institution for telling the truth about slavery, systemic racism, and inequality in America, attempting to erase the history of oppression that runs through the nation’s past.
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Use of weight loss drugs rises as Serena Williams shares her story
Serena Williams has lost 31 pounds since beginning the use of GLP-1 medications, which have seen a surge in demand, with 6% of US adults having used them for weight loss and 43% of adults with diabetes having used them.
