By Edrea Davis – When the December 2025 jobs report arrived this week, it delivered a blunt verdict on a promise most Black people already knew was false: that mass deportations would somehow create “Black jobs.” After a year of economic upheaval and aggressive immigration enforcement, Black unemployment was higher, not lower. If Black communities […]
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Global Youth Climate Leaders Unite: HBCU Green Fund Launches Power of 10 Campaign at COP30 in Brazil
WASHINGTON/ATLANTA – The HBCU Green Fund (The Green Fund), in partnership with its youth-led Sustainable Africa Futures Network, hosted a powerful side event connecting 18 countries during the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. The gathering showcased a bold model for climate innovation across Africa and the United States and marked […]
Petting Zoo and Environmental Champions Awards Take Center Stage at HBCU Green Fund’s GreenFest 2025
ATLANTA – A kids Petting zoo and the Environmental Champions Awards were runaway favorites as about 200 Atlanta residents stopped by Truly Living Well Farm last week for GreenFest 2025, a free, family-friendly festival hosted by the HBCU Green Fund that blended music, culture, and sustainability with hands-on learning for all ages. This year’s GreenFest […]
Grandmother Landlord Sues Georgia Department of Community Affairs For Mismanagement of Covid Rental Assistance Funds
Atlanta, GA — A Georgia landlord, grandmother and senior citizen, who says she feels “scammed by the State,” has filed a lawsuit in Fulton County against the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) asserting mismanagement in the distribution of COVID rental assistance funds. After submitting all requested documentation, enduring months of delays, and receiving an […]
On 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act the People’s Agenda Calls on Congress to Pass John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
ATLANTA, GA – On the 60th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda (People’s Agenda), led by executive director Helen Butler, is calling on Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, reintroduced last week by U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock. The […]
Black Unemployment Soars Amid Administration’s War on Racial Equity
By Marc H. Morial, CEO, National Urban League – As the Trump administration continues its assault on diversity and racial equity policies, Black unemployment has spiked to its highest level in four years. “Black workers are being pushed out of the workplace and denied opportunities as a result of the administration’s hostile and discriminatory policies,” National Urban League […]
The State of Black America: The Call, the Crisis, the Charge –
By National Urban League – A war has been declared in this country. And the fight isn’t just for diversity, equity, and inclusion or for fair economic and criminal justice practices. It’s for the soul of America. It’s to determine which of us will have an opportunity not to prosper, but merely survive in a […]
HBCU Graduate Detained by ICE After Traffic Stop—#FreeAlexMaganda Movement Grows
Alex Maganda, a 2018 graduate of Morehouse College—one of the most prestigious colleges in the country—is currently being held at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas. He was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a routine traffic stop near Dallas approximately two weeks ago. Now, a growing movement to secure his […]
Erasing Black History in Plain Sight: Trump’s Juneteenth Black History Snub and His Attempt to Rewrite American History
On a day that should symbolize freedom, resilience, and reflection, President Donald Trump chose disrespect. This Juneteenth, rather than honoring the long-overdue recognition of the end of slavery in the United States, Trump took to social media to lament the existence of “too many non-working holidays.” His press secretary made sure to note that the […]