source Related Posts The Young Black Conservatives of Trump’s America In October of 2018, hundreds of young conservatives of color met up in Washington, DC, for the first ever Young Read more Chika: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert This performance was recorded on February 24, 2020. We will continue releasing Tiny Desk videos of shows […]
In this educational commentary, we break down a new NPR/LAist report on major changes coming to federal homelessness funding under the Trump administration. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is shifting away from permanent supportive housing — known as the “Housing First” model — and redirecting funds toward transitional programs that require treatment, […]
In this educational commentary, I break down a new NPR/LAist report explaining why affordability has become one of the biggest challenges facing the Trump administration. Even though national economic indicators like the stock market and unemployment look strong, many Americans still feel the pressure of high daily costs — from groceries to gas to housing. […]
In the middle of the night Senate Republicans narrowly passed President Trump’s rescissions package. This claws back about $9 billion in funding already approved by congress. This bill would completely defund public broadcasting (like NPR & PBS) and would cut about $8 billion dollars from several foreign aid and peacekeeping programs. This video explains how […]
The White House issued a new executive order on Friday, explained by a Fact Sheet with the misleading title “President Donald J. Trump Restores Public Service Loan Forgiveness.” White House bans loan forgiveness for so-called ‘anti-American activists’ The document began, “Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to end taxpayer-funded student loan forgiveness […]
In the first full month of Donald Trump‘s presidency, government data shows that the U.S. added fewer jobs than expected while the unemployment rate has now increased to 4.1%. According to the data released on Friday, 151,000 workers were hired last month. Economists, however, were expecting to see 170,000 jobs added, per ABC News. Despite […]
A new report from ABC News concludes that many Americans who voted for Donald Trump do not necessarily support most of his policies. The study, which analyzed 300 poll questions from publicly available surveys conducted since Trump took office on Jan. 20, reveals that while voters largely support his immigration policies, they disapprove of several […]
The recent dismissal of General Charles Q. Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has drawn sharp criticism from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. The fraternity, which counts General Brown as a Spring 1981 initiate of the Eta Upsilon Chapter at Texas Tech, denounced the decision, asserting that it reflects a broader […]
“In order to best ensure we are in compliance with the President’s executive order around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion we have closed our DEI office,” a PBS spokesperson said in a statement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “The staff members who served in that office are leaving PBS. We will continue to adhere to our […]
(BPRW) CORRECTED DATE: MICHAEL COHEN, DONALD TRUMP’S “FIXER,” JOINS FORMER CONGRESSMAN JESSE JACKSON JR. TO DISCUSS A PRESIDENTIAL PARDON (Black PR Wire) LOS ANGELES: President-elect Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, who was sentenced to a three-year prison term for Trump-related crimes, is asking Joe Biden for a presidential pardon before his term ends […]