Some National Guard members ordered to Illinois by President Donald Trump now are protecting federal property near Chicago ahead of a Thursday court hearing on their deployment.
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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — With the federal government shutdown grinding on, the nation’s economic picture is collapsing into silence and uncertainty.
The President Donald Trump administration announced that two million undocumented immigrants have been deported or self-deported in the first eight months into his second non-consecutive term.
The partial shutdown of the federal government has led to the closure of one of Atlanta’s most significant civil rights landmarks — the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park — leaving visitors disheartened after traveling from across the country.
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, who drew national attention in 2023 for protesting gun violence on the state House floor, announced Wednesday that he is launching a Democratic primary challenge against longtime Rep. Steve Cohen.
Political commentator Joy Reid is calling out Vice President J.D. Vance for suggesting she should show more “gratitude” to America for her success.
As Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) begins, the government shutdown casts a dark and threatening cloud over survivors of domestic violence. DVAM is meant to raise awareness about domestic violence, honor survivors, and educate the community about domestic violence. This year, because of the government shutdown, it begins under the threat of funding delays, program closures, and devastating consequences for survivors and their children.
BLACKPRESS NEWSWIRE – Former President Barack Obama has stepped back into the political arena, delivering some of his sharpest critiques yet of President Donald Trump as the Democratic Party struggle through one of its weakest moments in modern history.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — October is Head Start Awareness Month. There is no singular look to Head Start — its federal-to-local structure has served communities and families well over the past six decades
The ancestors are speaking, and this time, they are not whispering. They are roaring through the corridors of power, rattling the bones of empires, and calling the world to account. On September 25, 2025, at the United Nations General Assembly, the earth itself seemed to pause as African leaders stood together, not as beggars, not as former colonies, but as the original stewards of civilization, demanding justice. Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, declared that the Transatlantic Slave Trade was “the greatest crime against humanity,” and announced a formal motion for reparative justice on behalf of Africans and their descendants around the world. He said it plainly and powerfully: “Reparatory justice is not about pity. It is about recognition, responsibility, and restitution.” And in that moment, you could almost hear the applause of the ancestors, the ones who were stolen, silenced, and buried in unmarked graves, rising to bear witness. Because this was not just a speech it was a summoning.