Weeks after Target Corporation infuriated Blacks across the country with its $300,000 donation to a prominent Baptist organization, the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC) at its annual conference in Chicago this week, blasted the retailer and officially joined a nationwide boycott.PNBC did so in response to Target agreeing with President Donald Trump to eliminate its DEI programs and initiatives.
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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The childcare field, with low teacher pay and high stress, has struggled with burnout and teacher shortages, especially since the pandemic. The lack of a reliable, centralized pipeline of substitute teachers makes it harder to keep classrooms open and take care of teachers, said JC Elrod, director of The Learning Tree.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A new 16-page issue brief by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies warns that federal industrial policy investments aimed at advancing economic opportunity for Black communities are under threat, as the Trump administration eliminates key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) provisions and slows the disbursement of funding.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. economy added just 73,000 jobs in July, continuing a three-month trend of sluggish growth, according to the latest data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent, with little movement across key sectors.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A new Harris Poll report reveals that while Americans overwhelmingly view skilled trades as essential to society, they also believe the field is undervalued, overlooked in schools, and facing a generational perception gap that could deepen the labor shortage crisis already gripping the nation.
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To the dismay of the children of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders, President Donald Trump has ordered the release of more than 240,000 pages of FBI documents related to the assassination of Dr. King in 1968.
Nekima Levy Armstrong Demands Officer Who Killed Amir Locke Be Removed from Training Role
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Democratic Congressman David Scott of Georgia has introduced legislation aimed at safeguarding the future of Black farmers and reversing decades of systemic discrimination.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “This is more than a symbolic gesture it is a strategic and spiritual alignment.” When the Black Church and Black Media speak as one, we can ignite a movement. When we organize as one, we can shift the narrative. When we act as one, we cannot be ignored or denied,” the coalition stated.