At a time when public confidence in government is already hanging by a thread, Congress should be doing everything possible to strengthen trust, not weaken it. As lawmakers debate the […]
Tag: Donald Trump
Posted inGovernment/Politics, News
Congresswoman Maxine Waters blasts Trump administration
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement condemning Donald Trump and his Administration’s dangerous efforts to use federal agencies […]
Posted inNational
California Capitol news you might have missed
New Poll: Most Black Californians Remain Undecided in California Gubernatorial Race A CBS News poll, conducted from April 23 to April 27, finds that Black voters in California remain largely […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, National
Our vote is not a blank check– What Black women are really saying about the Governor’s Race
Every election cycle, the conversation starts the same way. Campaigns announce their outreach. Candidates say our name. They show up at our churches, our sorority events, our community gatherings. And […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, Local Politics, National
‘I Want to Write a New California Story’
Editor’s Note: This California Black Media Q&A series with California’s gubernatorial candidates is intended to inform voters about where the candidates for governor stand on key issues. The opinions, assertions, […]
Posted inOpinion
Let’s not forget America while bombing Iran
It seems like this President is forever pulling distractions out of his hat of illegalities and taking our attention away from the real issues, such as the failure of the […]
Posted inCovers
Grappling with Black history and American exceptionalism
“If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated. […]
Posted inPractical Politics
The Politics of Trump and the coming national elections, 2026
In the U.S., presidents do not have the legal power to delay or cancel elections. In fact, the U.S. Constitution requires that a new Congress be sworn in a year […]
Posted inFeature, Feature
Trumps makes changes to MLK Day
The continuous removal and rewriting of Black American history continues as Donald Trump makes changes to MLK Day. In previous years, MLK Day was used to observe not only his […]
Posted inNational
Epstein files battle explodes
The fight over the Epstein files reached a boiling point on Tuesday as Congress moves to force their release. The documents were scrubbed long before lawmakers ever approached the floor. […]
