April
The US government recorded the second-highest monthly budget surplus in US history of $258.4 billion surplus in April 2025, just behind April 2022’s $308.2 billion surplus, as per a report.Key Drivers of the SurplusThe first monthly surplus of fiscal year 2025 (which began in October 2024) was driven by an influx of tax payments, according […]
Black women workers lost more jobs than other demographics in April, according to a report. While the overall unemployment rate for April 2025 remained unchanged, stats released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic show that Black women lost 38,000 jobs and their unemployment went up by 106,000, according to Creative Investment Research. Bloomberg
Netflix’s Black Mirror scored its highest weekly viewing total ever, taking over the top spot on Nielsen’s streaming charts. The Last of Us also rejoined the rankings following its season two premiere. Black Mirror snagged about 1.58 billion minutes of viewing time for the week of April 14-20, narrowly beating a week in June 2023 […]
Though the U.S. economy added over 170,000 jobs last month, more Black women lost their jobs than anyone else, according to the latest report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to April’s jobs report, despite the U.S . . .
The four-day historic storm that caused death and destruction across the central Mississippi valley in early April was made significantly more likely and more severe by burning fossil fuels, rapid analysis by a coalition of leading climate scientists has found. Record quantities of rain were dumped across eight southern and . . .
Nick Brown | May 6, 2025 As of April 28, 2025, most standard cups of black coffee or espresso shots can be labeled as “healthy” in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new designation for coffee . . .
The economy is contracting, companies are reporting losses and consumers are tightening their belts. As dour as the economic data has been this week, President Trump continues to insist his policies are working. Ahead of a closely watched — and unpredictable — jobs report released Friday morning, Mr. Trump has sought to take an early […]
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By Civitas April 20 marks a deadline that could change the course of American democracy. On Jan. 20, 2025—Inauguration Day—the newly installed administration issued an executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern border. That order directed the Department of Homeland Security to produce a joint report with the Department of Defense and the […]