NNPA NEWSWIRE — Some Democrats refused to attend the address altogether. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York announced her absence on social media. “I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead.
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Without identifying the department, location, and workers, this group of fired contractors worked on a specific federally funded program that dealt with race and gender.
Consumers will endure an extended waiting period to learn whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will remain the nation’s financial cop-on-the-beat. The agency’s 1,700-member workforce does not know if they still have jobs. And battle lines are as clear as they are deep – for and against – the embattled agency.
Bearing the offensive title “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” the executive order misinterprets a U.S. law called Title IX to suggest falsely that trans-inclusive policies in collegiate and elite-level sports are somehow harmful to cisgender women. The force of this claim is backed by a threat: ban trans women, or face having your funding rescinded. The order came following a flurry of political moves entrenching transphobia in U.S. law and society.
Jackson said corporations like Target, Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy and others who have yielded to the right-wing agenda must understand there will be consequences for turning their backs on Black people.
Target Corporation’s stock plummeted by approximately $27.27 per share by the end of February, erasing about $12.4 billion in market value. The drop came on February 28, the designated economic blackout day, and coincided with mounting backlash over the retailer’s decision to abandon its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) commitments.
The Village of Lincoln Heights and members of the Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church have initiated a public boycott Evendale after their frustration with the Evendale Police Department and Evendale leaders regarding the neo-Nazi demonstration that occurred Feb. 7th.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Statistics from the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) reveal that Black people make up nearly 40% of all missing persons cases in the United States, despite representing just 14.4% of the national population
NNPA NEWSWIRE ― Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson have resorted to false claims, accusing Democrats of organizing and paying protesters to disrupt GOP events.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rather than reacting to Trump’s speech in real time, Democrats plan to highlight the impact of his policies.