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Reductions to Minority Business Development Agency Staffing and $436B CDFI Capital at Risk
Annie E Casey Foundation Image Black Business.jpg Under the guise of reducing government fraud and waste, a series of executive orders ...
Apr 17, 20254 min read
Federal Judge Greenlights Trump-Era Immigrant Registry, Prompting Outrage from Civil Rights Advocates
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can proceed with a contentious policy requiring undocumented immigrants to...
Apr 11, 20252 min read
Senator Cory Booker Sets Record with 25-Hour Speech Opposing President Trump's Agenda
Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) delivered a historic 25-hour and five-minute speech on the Senate floor, breaking the previous record set by...
Apr 1, 20252 min read
Retaliation or Reform? Big Law Firms Battle Trump Over Loyalty, Diversity
While several of the country’s top law firms have capitulated to demands from the Trump administration—agreeing to scale back diversity...
Apr 1, 20252 min read
More Than 1,300 Apply for New York State Jobs After Launch of ‘You’re Hired’ Initiative
New York's "You're Hired" initiative, launched three weeks ago to assist displaced federal workers, has received over 1,300 applications,...
Mar 28, 20252 min read
Plans to shutter Education Department Add to Financial Aid Confusion
CRL Photo: Black couple reviewing bills. The chaos and confusion resulting from systemic changes and closures at multiple federal...
Mar 25, 20254 min read
Trump Seeks High Court Review of Executive Order Blocking Birthright Citizenship
President Donald Trump The Trump administration has petitioned the Supreme Court to reinstate its executive order aimed at ending...
Mar 18, 20252 min read
Supreme Court Forces Trump to Pay Foreign Aid Groups
In a 5-4 decision the United States Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to cut billions of dollars in funding and...
Mar 11, 20252 min read
A Loan Shark in Your Pocket: Cellphone Cash-Advance Apps
Fast-Growing App Usage Leaves Many Consumers Worse Off Photo by Joshua Woroniecki on Pexels.com Many Americans continue to find it...
Mar 5, 20254 min read
Preventing Overdose Deaths in Black Communities
Narcan is a prescription medication that is used to treat an opioid overdose. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer) On Dec. 8, the...
Feb 25, 20254 min read
Series of Deadly Crashes Sparks Debate Over Trump Administration's Aviation Policies
A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis to Toronto crash-landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, flipping upside...
Feb 18, 20252 min read
Voters of Tomorrow Urges Mayor Eric Adams to Resign Amid Corruption Allegations and Controversial Dealings
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Voters of Tomorrow, a prominent Gen Z-led voter outreach organization, has called for New York City Mayor...
Feb 17, 20253 min read
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