Chrisley’s Prison Confession: A White Man Finally Says What Black America’s Known
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — His experience adds a surprising voice to the chorus of Black activists who’ve spent decades calling out discrimination in prisons.
Capitol Rioter Rejects Trump Pardon in Unprecedented Rejection of Jan. 6 Clemency
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Her refusal, a rare and powerful act of public accountability, represents perhaps the most pointed backlash yet from within the convicted Jan. 6 ranks.
Five-Decade Study: Black Girls Build on Preschool Success, While Black Boys Struggle in Some Measures
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — By their mid-40s, the students’ cognitive outcomes were significantly different, with Black women continuing to gain in IQ, reading, and math skills while Black males wound up scoring the same as those in the control group
Billions Ripped from Minority-Owned Firms Under Trump
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Trump administration is dismantling the very programs created to correct generations of systemic racism and economic exclusion—programs that helped level the playing field for Black, Latino, Indigenous, and women entrepreneurs.
Stolen, Returned, Remembered: 19 Black Americans Reburied in New Orleans
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In a moving display of remembrance and restoration, Dillard University, the City of New Orleans, and University Medical Center held a traditional jazz funeral and memorial service to honor the 13 men, four women, and two unidentified individuals whose remains were stolen in the 1870s by a local physician and sent overseas.

Dr. Melanye Price documents Black history for systemic change
From Sunnyside to PVAMU, Dr. Melanye Price turns lived experience into transformative scholarship and action.
Don’t call it a comeback: Segregated schools have been here for years
K-12 racial segregation never disappeared and it’s going to get worse with dead desegregation decrees.
Southwest Airlines baggage fee policy: Navigating the new reality
Southwest Airlines will no longer provide free checked baggage service.
Katy Jordan’s Point Guard Jaden Holt seeks opportunity at next level
All-State guard Jaden Holt still awaits an offer despite leading Katy Jordan to history.
Chef Esther Lewis Bernard builds a family legacy through Cajun soul food
Popular Houston soul food restaurant building a legacy with family and community.

Ryan Coogler brings ‘Sinners’ home to Clarksdale, Mississippi: ‘Coming here, it blew my mind’
Ryan and Zinzi Coogler, along with members of the cast and crew of “Sinners,” hosted a multi-day festival in Clarksdale,
Anna Mae Robertson from the trailblazing Six Triple Eight dies at 101 years old
Anna Mae Robertson, 101, was one of the last surviving members of the “Six Triple Eight,” an all Black, all-female
Vanessa Bryant shuts down pregnancy rumors with Rihanna memes
Using a photo of Rihanna to make a point—as most smart people know to do—helped Vanessa Bryant address an online
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-aide says she was ‘brainwashed’ when she sent loving texts years after rape
The woman, testifying under the pseudonym “Mia,” pushed back at defense lawyer Brian Steel’s suggestions that she fabricated her claims
Rickey Smiley says fraternity founders wouldn’t stand for hazing that allegedly led to death of Caleb Wilson
Rickey Smiley, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was reportedly the first member of the fraternity to call

SCOTUS Refuses To Review Discrimination Case By Black Dancer Allegedly Told By Club Owners There Were ‘Too Many Black Girls’
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal filed by a Black dancer in Houston, Texas, who claims she has been discriminated against.
Amid State’s Anti-DEI Push, Alabama Celebrates State Holiday For President Of The Confederacy’s Birthday
Alabama is one of several anti-DEI states that mark the first Monday of June as a state holiday in honor of Confederacy President Jefferson Davis’ birthday.
Why The History Of Segregated Facilities Matters In The Trump Era
America has made significant progress since the era of segregation, but the Trump administration may be putting that progress at risk.

‘Unacceptable,’ senators call on GAO to probe FDA’s oversight of medical devices Philips CPAP recall

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Sens. Dick Durbin and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter noting how the agency missed opportunities to protect the public from faulty medical devices. By Jonathan D. Salant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica; and Michael D. Sallah, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Two prominent U.S. senators are calling for a government investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight

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