Attacks on federal workers aren’t just a problem for their families or their unions—they hurt all of us and jeopardize the essential government services we rely on daily. These workers make sure our food and water are safe and our communities are free from pollution. They protect our families during public health emergencies, care for our veterans, and monitor extreme weather and natural disasters. When workers can’t speak up on the job and make sure their offices are serving the American people, we are all at risk.
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From the violence plaguing cities like New Orleans and Philadelphia to the white supremacist mass shootings in Charleston and Buffalo, or the police killings of Michael Brown and Tamir Rice, Lee has traveled the country to tell the all-too-familiar story of Black lives cut short by guns.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — It is 62 years later after the death of the four little girls in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, just weeks after the August 28, 1963, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Black student enrollment at Harvard Law School has rebounded. The incoming J.D. Class of 2028 includes 46 Black students, nearly returning to the averages seen between 2020 and 2023.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — After much backroom maneuvering, the final vote on the resolution honoring Kirk was moved from Thursday to Friday, Sept. 18. For members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the vote is in no way a casual action on a boilerplate resolution.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — For more than five years, Dr. Olumuyiwa Bamgbade carried the weight of lies that he should never have borne.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Department of Education has announced the cancellation of $350 million in federal grants that had been designated for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions.
The Delta State University community is in shock following the discovery of a 21-year-old Black student, Demartravion “Trey” Reed of Grenada, whose body was found hanging from a tree on campus early Monday morning.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — It wasn’t someone from “the radical left.” It wasn’t an “illegal immigrant,” and it wasn’t a person of color.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Black Press is two years away from its 200th anniversary. Two centuries of carrying our story when others denied us a voice.