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CNN — Treece Jones used to shop at Target at least once every other week, spending between $75 and $200 on each trip. Jones, a 32-year-old Black woman from Dallas, said she enjoyed browsing the store aisles for some of . . .
The fight over DEI didn’t begin in boardrooms or HR departments. It has roots in slavery, segregation, and the long push to open up good jobs to Black Americans. From wartime labor policy to federal hiring mandates, every wave of change shaped how companies hire and promote. Today’s backlash is just the latest chapter. This […]
In Virginia Six Candidates Make Up the Most DEI Statewide Ticket Ever BlackPressUSA Source link
By: Cicley GayBoard Chairwoman of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Juneteenth, America’s newest federal holiday, was meant to symbolize a national reckoning with history and a celebration of freedom when President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan legislation into law in 2021. Yet, just a few years later, we find Juneteenth events canceled in cities […]
By Sterling Davies | Special to The OBSERVER Since Donald Trump retook office for his second term, he has invoked several executive orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives. While only federal organizations and agencies are required to abide by the orders, countless private businesses and […]
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
The Pentagon said Monday that internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down — but staunchly defended its overall campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers “DEI.” A Defense Department webpage honoring Black […]
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Taraji P. Henson attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) “I still have my first house.” This comes from the woman who’s portrayed […]
A coalition of civil rights groups have launched a weeklong initiative to condemn Donald Trump’s attacks on Black history, including recent executive orders targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington DC. The national Freedom to Learn campaign is being led by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF), a social […]
Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office ordered the school to get rid of ones that promote diversity […]