April Ryan

1 week ago | theinnercitynews.com | April Ryan

By April Ryan“Anything that raises consumer prices on necessities will hit Black Americans hard, says Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League. This week, a Senate resolution to reverse President Trump’s tariffs on imports failed in a vote of 49-49. Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse missed the vote as he returned from South Korea, and Republican Mitch McConnell did not vote.

1 week ago | theinnercitynews.com | April Ryan

By April Ryanhttps://contrarian.substack.com/p/may-day-and-the-intersection-of-civil“There’s a real inflection point this May Day,” Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, said about the day unions worldwide attempt to recognize workers, their contributions, and the importance of fair employment practices and worker rights. As 80 nations, including the United States, witness union leaders rally for , there is an intersection of civil rights and worker rights.

1 week ago | spokesman-recorder.com | April Ryan

Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are dismantling Smithsonian exhibits depicting African American history and returning items to their rightful owners — starting with the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit. “This president is a master of distraction and is destroying what it took 250 years to build. Here’s another distraction in his quest for attention, another failure of his first 100 days,” said North Carolina Rep.

2 weeks ago | tntribune.com | April Ryan

The Department of Education, which the Trump administration is working to abolish, will now serve as the collection agency for delinquent student loan debt for 5.3 million people who the administration says are delinquent and owe at least a year’s worth of student loan payments. “It is a liability to taxpayers,” says White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at Tuesday’s White House Press briefing.

2 weeks ago | tntribune.com | April Ryan

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE- A new executive order revives the White House HBCU Initiative, but its rollout alongside a DEI rollback has sparked debate over the administration’s true priorities. A new executive order focuses on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), bringing the initiative back to the White House. During the first Trump administration, the HBCU Initiative was removed from the Department of Education and housed within the White House itself.