Stacy Brown

13 hours ago | orlandoadvocate.com | Stacy Brown

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. This latest executive order from the Trump administration prioritizes private sector partnerships, institutional development, workforce preparation in technology, and more.

17 hours ago | washingtoninformer.com | Stacy Brown

The Trump is cutting off funding to Louisiana's Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in the country solely dedicated to telling the story of slavery and honoring the lives of enslaved people. (Elsa Hahne via whitneyplantation.org) The Trump administration has escalated its efforts to erase Black history from public institutions, targeting museums, libraries, and digital archives that have long preserved the truth of America’s past.

17 hours ago | washingtoninformer.com | Stacy Brown

**FILE** Rev. Jamal Bryant (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) Calling for continued economic action and community solidarity, the Rev. Dr. Jamal H. Bryant launched the second phase of the national boycott against retail giant Target this week at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta.

20 hours ago | washingtoninformer.com | Stacy Brown |Richard Elliott

Maryland congressional leaders, including Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) and Rep. Glenn Ivey (D), are working diligently to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a Beltsville husband and father who immigration officials admitted was wrongfully deported to El Salvador— back home. On April 17, Van Hollen made good on his promise to personally check on Abrego Garcia and Ivey announced plans to visit the Maryland man next.

22 hours ago | orlandoadvocate.com | Stacy Brown

By Stacy M. BrownBlackPressUSA.com Senior National CorrespondentA new report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies urges lawmakers to put Black voices at the forefront of efforts to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—a law that has helped fuel online innovation but also allowed unchecked harm against Black communities. The report is the first in a three-part series and marks the first time Section 230 has been examined solely through a Black lens.