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Trump authorizes ICE to target courthouses, schools and churches
Federal immigration authorities will be permitted to target schools and churches after President Donald Trump revoked a directive barring arrests in “sensitive” areas.ABC News - Jan. 22 -
Congressional Black Caucus blasts Trump DEI action as step backward
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), one of the largest in Congress, blasted President Trump on Wednesday for rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Few support ICE arrests in schools, churches: Survey
Few adults questioned in a new survey support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carrying out arrests in schools and churches, despite half of the respondents saying that increasing ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Trump authorizes ICE arrests in schools, churches
President Trump's administration has authorized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out arrests in schools and churches, rescinding a guideline that prevented arrests in ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
The Long Wave: Fear, loathing and Black resistance under Trump 2.0
Why community-based grassroots politics may be key to surviving the next four years. Plus, comfort foods in the run-up to Ramadan. Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week Donald Trump was ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Trump dismisses bishop’s call for mercy; ban on immigration raids in churches and schools scrapped – live
President responds to bishop urging him to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ people by saying ‘I didn’t think it was a good service’; Ice officials can again raid ‘sensitive areas’ and carry out ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Trump officials revoke policy that barred ICE arrests near schools, churches
The Trump administration revoked a Biden-era policy that prohibited ICE arrests at or near schools, places of worship and other "sensitive locations."CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Tech billionaires attend inauguration church service
Top tech billionaires including some who were critics of Trump during his first term flock to his inaugural celebrations.BBC News - Jan. 20 -
Trump begins day at Washington DC church service
Donald Trump arrives at church ahead of his inauguration.BBC News - Jan. 20 -
See who attended church with Donald Trump before inauguration
Photos are emerging showing who was in attendance at St. John’s Church with Donald Trump before his second inauguration. Familiar faces include Joe Rogan, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Pam Bondi, ...NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Trump attends Inauguration Day service at St. John's Church in Washington
President-elect Donald Trump carried on an Inauguration Day tradition Monday, attending a service at St. John's Church. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.CBS News - Jan. 20 -
See Donald and Melania Trump arrive at St. John’s Church
Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, arrive at St. John’s Church in Washington ahead of his second inauguration. This is the first time the incoming president is seen before being sworn in.NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920sABC News - Jan. 19 -
Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.NBC News - Jan. 19 -
Biden to visit Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston for last trip as president
President Biden will attend service at Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, S.C., for his last trip as president on Sunday, a day before President-elect Trump’s inauguration. The ...The Hill - Jan. 19 -
Bulldozers kill man in tent in Atlanta clearing homeless camp near MLK’s church
The city was clearing the area around the Ebenezer Baptist church before the MLK Day celebration on Monday. City workers in Atlanta have killed a man living in a tent while clearing a homeless ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Medical school acceptances for Black students are declining. A movement wants to make change
For centuries, Black Americans hurdled barriers to practice medicine by studying in other countries, creating schools and building hospitals of their own. After the civil rights movement, just 2% ...CBS News - Jan. 18 -
'I'm outraged Church of England leader called my abuser a Rolls Royce priest'
David Tudor was banned from the Church of England for life in October over sexual abuse allegations.BBC News - Jan. 18 -
Freed Cuban Dissident: The Church and Biden Got Duped
Hundreds more Cuban dissidents are expected to be released in the coming days in a deal with President Biden, but even a top beneficiary is balking.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Inauguration guests Rod Wave and Kodak Black reflect Trump's new popularity
Trump has A-list attendees lined up for his inaugural events, including high-profile Black and Latino celebrities, as the soon-to-be-47th president flexes his increased standing with communities of ...NBC News - Jan. 17 -
Eaton Fire devastates historic Black community
Altadena, a historically Black community long regarded as a safe haven and a symbol of prosperity, was ravaged in the Los Angeles wildfires.CBS News - Jan. 17 -
DOJ sues Georgia county, alleging violation of Black voters' rights
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters' rights. The county uses an at-large ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
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Black Women Defend Mayor Karen Bass Amid Criticism of Wildfire Response
Many celebrities and politicians have criticized Karen Bass for her city’s response to the wildfires, but her defenders say she is being held to a double standard.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Marvel is ready to recast Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa in Black Panther. Should they?
The multiverse has has made room for a lot of unlikely reinventions, but murmurs that the late actor’s iconic character may be reworked with a new star could prove controversial. Marvel’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
Inside the Black Box of Predictive Travel Surveillance
Behind the scenes, companies and governments are feeding a trove of data about international travelers into opaque AI tools that aim to predict who’s safe—and who’s a threat.Wired - Jan. 13 -
Eaton Fire hits historically Black neighborhoods
The Eaton Fire has destroyed thousands of structures in the communities of Altadena and Pasadena. Both are historic communities that generations of Black families have called home. Elise Preston ...CBS News - Jan. 12 -
‘White people shouldn’t mess with it’: Native American church laments psychedelic cactus shortage
Western ‘psychedelic renaissance’ is partly to blame for dwindling supplies of peyote, which produces mescaline. Aldous Huxley wrote about the spiritual visions he had while taking the drug ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
DC's Amazon lawsuit reminds us that safety is a luxury for Black Americans
While America was getting more violent, it was Black Americans who felt the increase most acutely.The Hill - Jan. 11 -
The unemployment rate for Black women fell in December, following a sharp rise
Black women saw a decline in the unemployment rate in December, as it slipped to 5.4%. That is an improvement from November’s rate of 5.9%.CNBC - Jan. 10 -
‘If you are black, you are finished’: the ethnically targeted violence raging in Sudan
Refugees tell of attacks on darker-skinned people and non-Arab groups by Rapid Support Forces and its allies in Darfur. Husna Ibrahim Arbab had already lost her son in the early days of Sudan’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Watch Anthony Edwards put Orlando's Anthony Black in poster with monster dunk
We've seen less of Edwards dunking this season and we've missed it.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 10 -
Black sailors exonerated for mutiny not alive to see justice prevail
Fifty Black sailors refused to go back to work after the deadly Port Chicago explosion, citing unaddressed safety concerns. Convicted of mutiny, they weren't exonerated until last year.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Black sailors exonerated for mutiny 80 years after WWII
After a deadly ammunition blast at California's Port Chicago during World War II, 50 Black sailors were convicted of mutiny for refusing to go back over subpar safety conditions. Eight decades ...CBS News - Jan. 7 -
How One Pastor Is Helping Struggling Churches Keep Their Doors Open
Thousands of churches around the country close every year. In Brooklyn, one pastor is trying to help struggling parishes keep their doors open.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
NFL Black Monday: Colts part ways with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley
Bradley spent the past three seasons in IndyCBS Sports - Jan. 7 -
Investigators receive black box data from plane that crashed in Kazakhstan
Authorities now have access to cockpit dialogue from Azerbaijan Airlines plane that went down on Christmas Day. Brazil’s air force has extracted the data from two black box recorders belonging to a ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Pope Francis should brace for a new dynamic in the US Catholic Church
With the second coming of Donald Trump, things will be different.The Hill - Jan. 6
