Minneapolis has passed a resolution supporting the repeal of the Alien Enemies Act, a law used during World War II to detain Japanese, German, and Italian Americans without due process, and is the first U.S. city to do so.
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Fanbase: A Black-owned alternative to TikTok
Isaac Hayes III’s app, Fanbase, aims to be a fairer alternative to TikTok for Black creatives, allowing them to directly earn from their audience and own a piece of the platform.
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Ben Crump calls NNPA, Black press to save Black people
Ben Crump called on the Black press and NNPA to empower Black people with truthful information during the Trump era, highlighting the need for media to lead the way in protecting Black rights and addressing challenges such as rising drug prices and voter suppression.
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Trump’s broken promises are piling up
Donald Trump has broken many of his campaign promises, including lowering grocery prices, ending the war in Ukraine, and overturning Biden’s electric vehicle mandate, as he has not followed through on his plans to do so.
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Minnesota leaders battle Trump order to end birthright citizenship
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined civil rights groups and community leaders to oppose President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, a long-standing guarantee under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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Jan. 6 co-opted Black liberation tactics
Donald Trump supporters’ violent attempt to stop Joe Biden’s presidential victory on Jan. 6, 2021, was a co-opted Black liberation tactic used to remedy an injustice enshrined in the law, making it a form of insurrection.
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Trump’s Actions on DEI Are an Attack on Black America
Donald Trump has issued a new memorandum to rescind federal DEIA programs, which would eliminate DEI employees, impact Black federal workers, and potentially lead to job losses for Black people in private companies.
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Don’t Be Fooled: Trump’s J6 Pardons Are All About Race
Donald Trump has granted clemency to every criminal involved in the January 6 insurrection, including those who attacked police officers, in what appears to be a coordinated campaign to protect white America’s interests in our two-tiered system of justice.
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Defying Erasure: Resilience Amid Attacks on Trans Rights
Donald Trump’s recent executive order targeting trans and non-binary Americans has sent shockwaves across the nation, reigniting a culture war that places vulnerable lives at risk.
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Trump Outlines America First Agenda: What It Means for Black Americans
Donald Trump’s America First agenda, which includes measures to end DEI, has raised concerns among citizens and activists about the impact on marginalized communities, particularly Black Americans.
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Trump 2.0 Is Here — and So Is the New Black Resistance
Black Americans are preparing for Trump 2.0 by focusing on community-centered models of care, supporting HBCU medical schools and hospitals, and leveraging their own resources to resist the backlash and fight for their rights and justice.
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Fossil fuel advocates resort to willful dishonesty
Ben Jealous argues that the moral imperative to address the climate crisis is clear, as the burning of fossil fuels is causing death, destruction, and pollution, while clean energy is the solution to power the American economy and lift people out of poverty.
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Clean air rules help Black communities –
New EPA rules limiting pollution emissions from power plants and cars will benefit Black communities, but the incoming Trump administration is likely to overturn those rules.
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What we must do to survive Donald Trump
Black people must return to prayer, adopt an attitude of “no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, just permanent interest,” and restart local discussion groups to prepare for the second Trump administration.
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Biden makes history with Black judicial appointments
President Joe Biden has appointed 40 Black women to lifetime judgeships, surpassing previous efforts by his predecessors and reflecting his commitment to promoting equity and representation on the federal bench.
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Black Lives Mattered. Then America Moved On
A New York jury acquitted a white man who fatally choked a Black homeless man on a subway car, despite the victim having committed no crime, marking a return to the status quo of systemic racism and violence.
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Omar Fateh, first Somali-Muslim American in Minnesota Senate, runs for mayor of Minneapolis
Omar Fateh, the first Somali-Muslim American in the Minnesota Senate, has announced his candidacy for the 2025 Minneapolis mayoral election, citing the re-election of Donald Trump as a reason for his decision.
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Tim Walz Questions Democratic Loss in 2024: “How Did We Lose to a Billionaire?”
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz reflects on the Democratic Party’s failure to connect with voters in the 2024 election, highlighting the need for Democrats to effectively demonstrate their commitment to middle- and working-class people, particularly Black Americans.
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A call to action on American education
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to dismantle the Department of Education, citing frustrations over federal overreach and alleged “woke” indoctrination in schools, while critics question its overall efficacy and propose reallocating responsibilities to other agencies.
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Walmart needs Black America more than Black America needs Walmart
Walmart has abandoned its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, prompting questions about whether Black America should continue shopping at the retail giant, which has a history of racial discrimination and has been hit with multiple discrimination lawsuits.