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Trump Set to Sign Largest Cut to Medicaid After a Marathon Protest Speech by Leader Jeffries
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The bill also represents the biggest cut in Medicare in history and is a threat to the…
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Juneteenth brings lessons for creating, preserving generational wealth
LOCAL Kimberly Marsh, The Oklahoma Eagle Keith Willis, left, and Ericca WIllis, center left, St. Louis real estate brokers and…
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House Passes Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” Moving it to Trump’s Desk
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" passed the House with a narrow margin, cutting federal spending on Medicaid and CHIP…
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The Good, The Bad, & The Braves: Atlanta loses series to LA, falls 5-0 in rubber game
Braves right-hander Bryce Elder made his 13th start of the season on Thursday night at Truist Park in the rubber…
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What are your thoughts on birthright citizenship?
The Democratic Party needs to be more intentional in selecting their next candidate, support them with donations and campaign support,…
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Hakeem Jeffries Delays Vote On ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ With Over 4-Hour Speech
Photo: Getty Images North America House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is delivering a marathon speech on the House floor, delaying…
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Congressional Morality Is at an All-Time Low
By Victoria Kirby York | Word In Black (WIB) – It is clear that a significant number of those elected to…
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Birmingham Park & Recreation Identifies 4 Neighborhood Parks for Transformative Upgrades
birminghamal.gov The Birmingham Park & Recreation Board is proud to announce continued progress on several key improvement projects across city…
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Iconic Birmingham Broadcaster Shelley Stewart Joining Legends in the Radio Hall of Fame
By Joseph D. Bryant | jbryant@al.com A long-time Alabama personality and businessman is joining an elite group whose ranks include…
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z become the main event as Paris crowns celebrity the world’s hottest trend
By Thomas Adamson | The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — If any force dominated the global fashion industry this season —…
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Trump’s EPA Cut $3B in Climate Grants. Now, a Lawsuit
By Willy Blackmore | Word In Black (WIB) – Since the early days of the second Trump Administration, when the President…
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This July 4, the Ultimate Act of Patriotism Is Calling for Reparations
By Richard E. Besser and Ryan P. Haygood | Word In Black (WIB) – In today’s fraught political climate, it may feel counterintuitive…
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NAACP excludes Trump from convention for attacks on democracy
Citing Trump’s “attacking our democracy,” the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will not invite President Donald…
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What’s Next For Diddy After He Was Denied Bail
Photo: Getty Images North America Diddy is awaiting sentencing on two counts of transporting individuals for the purpose of prostitution…
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‘What to the slave is the Fourth of July?’
The distance between this platform and the slave plantation from which I escaped, is considerable — and the difficulties to…
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Sick Vets and Hungry Kids: One House Rep. Slams Trump’s ‘Ugly’ Bill
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) Credit: U.S. House of Representatives By Jennifer Porter Gore This article was originally published on Word In Black.…
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48-Year-Old Black Deputy Killed by Inmate Who Escaped From Custody While Being Transported
Nationwide — Francisco Paul Flattes, a 56-year-old African American detention officer with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office in Murphy, North Carolina,…
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Big Beautiful Bill Passes
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill” has officially become law, arriving at the White House for…
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Chicago Mass Shooting At Mello Buckzz’ Mixtape Party: 18 Shot, Including 4 Dead
A mass shooting outside a restaurant and lounge in Chicago’s River North neighborhood left four people dead and more than a dozen…
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Op-Ed: We Have To Keep Sonya Massey’s Name Alive
Last summer, on July 6, we learned of a new reason for the police to kill an unarmed Black person:…
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WTFGO In Politics: Social Security Shake-Ups, Deportation Drama & Trump’s Alligator Alcatraz Disaster
From rising retirement ages to climate disaster and deportation threats, this week’s political headlines serve up a chaotic cocktail of urgency, absurdity,…
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Right-Wing White Women Don’t Care About Iranian Women In Burkas. They Just Want to Control You Here
You’ve seen the routine. Some coiffed white conservative woman goes on cable news, all wide-eyed and sanctimonious, saying: “At least here…
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