      On a humid Friday afternoon, June 27, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sat behind a polished desk, a row of pens before him, and signed four new bills into law. One carried a weight far beyond ink and paper. Senate Bill 130, titled Compensation of Victims of Wrongful Incarceration, was a long-overdue correction to a system that had failed some of Floridaâs most invisible citizens: the wrongly imprisoned.
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After more than three decades of dedicated service to his country, both in uniform and as a civilian, Michael B. Kennedy was honored in a heartfelt retirement ceremony hosted by the United States Southern Commandâs Joint Cyber Center.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE â NABJ President Ken Lemon spoke by phone to Black Press USA, saying, âAt this point, there is not a reason to invite President Trump this year.â Last year was a hard-fought presidential campaign year, where âjournalists had the opportunity to vet the candidate. I donât see the need to do that this time around,â emphasized Lemon.
      Theyâre calling it âAlligator Alcatrazâ, an attention seeking name for a migrant detention camp tucked deep in the swamps of Florida Everglades. To some, that may sound like tough-on-immigration posturing. But from where we sit, this is something far more insidious. For Black Americans, this moment is more than alarming. It is too close and too familiar.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE â Social Security and Medicare are facing mounting financial challenges, with both programs projected to fall short of paying full benefits within the next decade unless Congress intervenes
      The family of Jabari Latrell Peoples, an 18-year-old who was fatally shot by law enforcement in Alabama on Monday, is demanding justice after saying he was unarmed.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE â Companies have been conflicted about diversity policy because the Trump Administration has pushed hard against diversity and inclusion policy. The Trump Administration has targeted corporations and law firms and pressured them to retreat from DEI.
      At the heart of the outrage? The timing. Targetâs donation comes in the middle of a national boycott sparked by its rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. And while the NBCUSAâs leadership frames this partnership as a win for the community, many others see it as a painful example of financial gain trumping principle.
Empowerment, Justice, and Prosperity Take Center Stage in Savannah
New research zeroes in on households living paycheck to paycheck, yet often with income thatâs too high for assistance