Lawmakers support Wisconsin’s request for assistance with federal damage assessment WASHINGTON, D.C. – On August 14, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) and Bryan Steil (R-WI-01) called on the Trump Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support Wisconsin’s request to assist the state in conducting a formal federal […]
Trump’s Racist Takeover of Smithsonian Targets Black History and Censors Presidential Truths
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump’s administration has intensified its takeover of the Smithsonian Institution, advancing an agenda that historians and civil rights leaders say is rooted in racism and political censorship. Under the guise of “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” Trump’s March executive order placed Vice […]
Rep. Jolanda Jones: ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’ as Texas Democrats Fight Racial Gerrymandering
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones said she isn’t budging—not until Republican lawmakers end what she calls a blatant effort to strip voting power from Black and Brown communities. “We’re all safe and we ain’t going nowhere,” Jones declared during an interview on the Let It Be […]
Trump Administration Ends Lifeline Program that Cuts Energy Bills for Low-Income Families
Washington, D.C. — In yet another blow to working families, the Trump Administration is attempting to terminate the EPA’s Solar for All grants—gutting a Congressionally appropriated $7 billion initiative that was projected to lower energy bills by $400 a year for nearly one million low-income households across all 50 states and U.S. territories, including on Tribal lands. […]
Trump Exploits Jail Contracts to Skirt Sanctuary Policies, Supercharge Deportations, New Report Shows
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative reveals how President Donald Trump’s administration is driving mass deportation by secretly using local jails—even in places with sanctuary policies—to detain immigrants. The report, Hiding in Plain Sight: How Local Jails Obscure and Facilitate Mass Deportation Under […]
New Poll Shows Americans Value Skilled Trades but Say They’re Overlooked
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent 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. According […]
New Study Ties Weak State Gun Laws to Child Deaths in Wisconsin and Other States
By Edgar Mendez This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. States with weak gun laws, including Wisconsin, experience more firearm deaths among children ages 0 to 17, according to a study published in the June issue of […]
Billions for ICE, Cuts for the Poor: Trump’s Bill Redefines Federal Priorities
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump’s massive new spending measure, known by Democrats as the “One Big Ugly Bill,” is set to dismantle central pillars of the American social safety net and create the most expansive immigration enforcement system the country has ever seen. The legislation advances $1 trillion […]
The Number of National Black Conventions That Are ‘NOT’ Inviting President Trump Continues to Grow
By April Ryan BlackPressUSA Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) says it is “not” extending an invitation to President Donald Trump for its annual convention in Cleveland, just weeks away in August. The association’s president, Ken Lemon, says, “The focus of this year’s convention is the organization’s […]
Harvard Report, State of the Nation’s Housing 2025: Black Homeownership Gains Have Halted Since 2023 Only 1 in 7 Renters Can Afford to Buy a Home
By Charlene Crowell For the first time in 30 years, rising home prices and interest rates have translated into a drop in existing home sales and worsening affordability challenges for middle class families. Among the nation’s 46 million renter households, only one in seven – 6 million – in 2024 earned at least $126,700, the […]
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