True Unemployment Rate Soars Past 24% — Black Workers Hit Hardest
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The numbers mark the third consecutive month that functional unemployment has surpassed 24%, according to LISEP, which defines functional unemployment as the combined total of those without jobs
PRESS ROOM: Black Leaders Detroit Launches 1,600-mile Ride for Equity to Raise Awareness, Funding for Entrepreneurs of African Descent
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Black Leaders Detroit, the organizing body, is dedicated to promoting equity through community action. “The 2025 Ride for Equity is our most ambitious initiative yet,” said Dwan Dandridge, co-founder and CEO of Black Leaders Detroit.
ICE Raids in Martha’s Vineyard
ICE raids in Martha’s Vineyard spark fear and closures. “I am shook, saddened, and sickened,” says India Rose, as unmarked cars and federal agents disrupt the island’s seasonal economy and migrant workforce.
Court Fight Begins Over Trump’s Destruction of AmeriCorps
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The decision ends funding for 1,031 organizations and displaces more than 32,000 AmeriCorps members and senior volunteers.
Questions and Answers for Parents of Children with Disabilities
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — It’s more important for us to focus on what children can do, and their abilities, rather than their disability. We can use children’s abilities to assist the areas that they have most challenges with right now.

Jimmie Aggison empowers youth in and out of the classroom
No matter where you find Jimmie Aggison, he’s making a positive impact on youth.
Are we really ready for a “A Different World” spinoff?
Netflix announces a sequel to the iconic 80s sitcom A Different World.
Defender Book Corner: 10 children’s books celebrating Black joy, history and Identity
This list highlights ten children's books celebrating Black joy, history and identity for summer reading.
Overlooked no more: Chavez QB Cabrero commits to Wayland Baptist University
Underrated QB Christopher Cabrero overcomes adversity, commits to Wayland Baptist, ready to prove himself.
What’s Next? How Black parents can thrive as empty nesters
Navigating "empty nest" as Black parents: Rediscovering self, joy, and financial freedom after children leave home.

‘Intuition is a superpower’ How Keisha Lance Bottoms bet on herself as executive producer on Tyler Perry’s ‘She The People’
The former Atlanta mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, served as the executive producer of Netflix and Tyler Perry’s “She The People.”
Sacha Jenkins, noted filmmaker and journalist, passes away at 54 from multiple system atrophy
Sacha Jenkins’ family shared a heartfelt and emotional recounting of his final days with them on social media. Jenkins, a
Cassie Ventura taken to labor and delivery unit in New York City
Cassie Ventura, who is pregnant with her third child, was reportedly rushed to an undisclosed labor and delivery unit in
Shaboozey responds to viral side-eye at 2025 AMAs with a word on country music’s real roots
After going viral at the AMAs, Shaboozey reminds fans that “the true history of country music” is “so powerful that
Grio Green Book: How to Spend the Perfect Day in Lisbon, Portugal
From historic arches to sweet pastéis de nata, TheGrio’s 24-hour guide to Lisbon shows you how to explore Portugal’s capital

Ja Rule walks daughter down the aisle at her wedding
Hip-hop legend Ja Rule experienced one of fatherhood’s most treasured moments when he escorted his daughter Brittney Atkins down the aisle at her magnificent wedding celebration. The bride married her partner Tevin Aitken in an extravagant ceremony that transformed Villa Barone Hilltop Manor in Mahopac, New York, into a glittering homage to the Roaring Twenties. The post Ja Rule walks daughter down the aisle at her wedding appeared first on Rolling Out.

Multiple Colleges Cancel Affinity Graduations Amid Trump’s DEI Crackdown
Affinity graduations have been a college tradition for years, but Trump's DEI crackdown has a lot of colleges backing away from the practice.
Tamara Lanier Wins Landmark Settlement In Fight Over Enslaved Ancestors’ Images At Harvard University
Tamara Lanier has reached a landmark settlement with Harvard, ending a years-long fight over 19th-century photos of her enslaved ancestors, Renty and Delia.
Grandson Of Infamous NOPD Murder Victim Among Still At Large After Jailbreak
Derrick Groves, one of 10 detainees who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center nearly two weeks ago is still at large.

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They all face racism in the ‘gray areas’ of workplace culture By Adia Harvey Wingfield (BHN) Adia Harvey Wingfield is the President-elect of the American Sociological Association. She is also a professor of sociology, arts & sciences at Washington University in St. Louis; she did a 10-year study interviewing 200 Black men. Below are the

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