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Donald Trump is the biggest loser

By April Ryan Published by GDN November 7, 2025 The Trump Brand took a significant hit as it was swept up in the Democratic blue wave of the election last night. Chris Jones, Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives

Michael: The King of Pop’s Story Returns to the Big Screen

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN November 7, 2025 The curtain has finally lifted on one of Hollywood’s most anticipated films. Lionsgate has unveiled the official trailer and release date for “Michael,” the

Why the “Next 1,000 Days,” After a Child’s First 1,000 Days, Are Critically Important for Health, Development

By National Institute for Early Education Research Published by GDN November 5, 2025 The National Institute for Early Education Research reports that a robust and growing body of international research shows that too many children across the globe are not

Halfway to Chains: What’s Already Been Enforced Under Project 2025

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN November 5, 2025 They said it would never happen here. Yet here we are. Forty-eight percent of Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s fascist playbook for dismantling American

The Legacy of Slavery Still Breathes—And This Book Refuses to Let It Sleep

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN November 5, 2025 A year after its release, The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500-Year Legacy stands not only as a record of history but as a warning to

The Invention of Whiteness: America’s Original Sin

By Peter Grear, with AI assistance November 5, 2025 In the long story of human civilization, few inventions have shaped the world as powerfully—or as destructively—as the invention of whiteness. It was not born of science or faith, nor

Millions Suffer as Trump’s Economy Crumbles

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN November 3, 2025 America’s economy is not collapsing by accident. Under President Donald Trump, Russell Vought, and Stephen Miller, a deliberate plan has taken hold, a plan

Black Women for Wellness Action Project Pushes ‘Yes on Prop 50’ as California Decides Its Future

By Niele Anderson, BPUSA Contributor Multimedia Journalist / Culture Curator Published by GDN November 3, 2025 Black women are disproportionately impacted by healthcare due to systemic inequities, resulting in higher maternal mortality rates, disparities in accessing care, and negative experiences

‘Back in the Day,’ Black Childhood Was Real, Raw, and Outside

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN November 3, 2025 The term “back in the day” is often used as nothing more than a throwaway line. But for Black children growing up in the

The $584 Million Rebirth: Traoré’s Diaspora Homecoming and What It Means for Africa’s Future

By Peter Grear, with AI assistance November 2, 2025 When nearly 700 descendants of Africa stepped onto Burkinabè soil in late October 2025, it was more than a symbolic return—it was a statement of sovereignty. Under the leadership of Captain

When White Supremacy Meets the Global Truth of Black History

By Peter Grear, with AI assistance November 3, 2025 When the world finally confronts the unfiltered truth of Black history, white supremacy—the system built on the illusion of racial hierarchy—will face its greatest reckoning. For centuries, power and privilege were

25 States Suing Trump USDA for Gutting Food Aid to 40 million Americans

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 31, 2025 Twenty-five attorneys general across the country and three governors have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary, Brooke Rollins,

Affirming Black Children Through Books: Stories That Help Them See Their Light

By Aundrea Tabbs-Smith, Emotional Well-being Literacy and Curriculum Coordinator, Friends Center for Children Published by GDN October 31, 2025 I spent my earliest years as an educator searching for books that reflected my students’ experiences; I wanted to introduce them

A New Black Migration Rises Under Trump’s America

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 31, 2025 As the Trump administration renews its assault on social safety nets—from mental health care to housing and education—young Black Americans are migrating to cities

From 1638 to 2025: How America Keeps Reinventing Exclusion as Policy

By Peter Grear, with AI assistance October 31, 2025 In 1638, the Maryland Colony etched a chilling principle into the foundation of America: that people of African descent could be denied the protection of the law and the promise of

Black Blood, American Freedom: How the Civil Rights Movement Protected All Races

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 29, 2025 They called it Shared Chains. The episode ran on the “Blaac718” podcast, and in that dim space between sound and silence, an Asian American

The Silence of Black Wealth: When the Billionaires Turned Their Backs on the Black Press

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 29, 2025 Two months ago, famed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump stood before a ballroom filled with the echoes of history. He did not whisper. He

MacKenzie Scott: A Philanthropy of the Spirit in an Age of Abandonment

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 29, 2025 There are moments in history when a single act of generosity reveals the moral decay of an entire nation. MacKenzie Scott’s $38 million gift

Traoré’s Homecoming Moment: What 700 Diaspora “Returns” Signal for Pan-African Power

By Peter Grear, with AI assistance October 29, 2025 What happens when “homecoming” becomes policy, not poetry? Reports that Capt. Ibrahim Traoré is welcoming 700 African descendants to reconnect—through ceremonies, documentation pathways, and cultural immersion—point to more than a feel-good

Virginia Democrats Enter the War on Maps After GOP Moves to Kill Black Political Power

By Lauren Burke Published by GDN October 27, 2025 “Democrats are going to take back control of the United States House of Representatives. It’s the reason why we see Republicans in full-blown panic right now,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Trump’s Pardon Game: Diddy’s Fate and the Return of Political Forgiveness for Sale

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 27, 2025 It always begins the same way. A whisper in Washington. A rumor in the corridors of power. This time, the story comes from TMZ.

The Bet No One Saw: How a Box Score Gave It Away

By Peter Grear with AI Assistance Published October 27, 20225 If you only follow the highlights, the basketball gambling scandal looks like a cluster of isolated incidents—one ref, one player, one coach, one “unusual market.” But step back and a

Endorsement Letter Fayetteville, NC Mayor Election

African American Caucus of the Cumberland County Democratic Party Endorses the reelection of Mitch Colvin. Published by GDN October 27, 2025 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The African American Caucus of the Cumberland County Democratic Party (AAC-CCDP) is proud to announce its

From Boston to Paris, Art Keeps Disappearing into the Dark

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 24, 2025 It was just after dawn in Paris when the sirens began to wail through the narrow streets surrounding the Louvre. Soldiers with rifles guarded

As Others Retreat as Trump Hits Diversity, MacKenzie Scott Deepens Her Commitment to HBCUs With $63 Million to Morgan State

By Lauren Burke Published by GDN October 24, 2025 In the world of major philanthropy, where naming buildings gets all the headlines, MacKenzie Scott is operating differently. Over the past several years, Scott has made hundreds of unrestricted donations to

In Trump’s New Confederacy, Slavery Wasn’t Sin

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 24, 2025 In Donald Trump’s America, they are no longer whispering their love for slavery; they are preaching it from the pulpit. Far-right Christian nationalist Joshua

Why Business Leaders Should Lead RoFR Conversations

Published: October 24, 2025 By Peter Grear, with AI assistance Executives and founders set the pace. When leaders talk RoFR, teams prioritize local content, supplier development, and bankable partnerships that convert policy into profit. Five business reasons to champion RoFR

Traoré’s Challenge to Corporate Giants: Build in Africa or Don’t Come

By Peter Grear, with AI assistance October 22, 2025 Africa’s message to the world’s biggest companies is getting sharper: stop extracting value and start building it where resources come from. Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré has emerged as a voice

Report Warns about Shifting Racial Job Trends Across the Nation

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 22, 2025 A new report from the Brookings Institution warns that the nation’s job market may be entering a period of instability that could worsen racial

Head Start Gave the Author an Early Inspiration to Share Her Story

By National Head Start Association Published by GDN October 22, 2025 It did not come as a surprise to Atiya Henley’s parents, alumni of Head Start, that she would become a published author before the age of 10. “Atiya has

High Court Weighs Decision That Could Silence Black Voters Nationwide

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 22, 2025 The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case that could decide the future of voting rights in America. At the heart

A Supreme Fight Over Voting Rights

By April Ryan Published by GDN October 20, 2025 Janai Nelson, President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Head of Counsel for the organization, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday for the civil rights stance of leaving

The New Normal: Racism Without Consequence

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 20, 2025 They laughed about gas chambers. They mocked Black people as “monkeys” and “the watermelon people.” They joked about rape, slavery, and “fixing the showers”

The Jackson Legacy: A House Divided by Wealth and Whiteness

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 20, 2025 There is a tragedy that runs through the name Jackson—not the tragedy of loss alone, but of transformation. It is the story of what

“No Kings”: What October 18 Revealed—And How Black Leadership Shaped the Day

By Peter Grear, with AI assistance October 20, 2025 On October 18, the “No Kings” actions spilled across the United States in one of the largest, most geographically widespread protest mobilizations in recent memory. From New York City to

The Subi Shop and the Right of First Refusal: Turning Geopolitics into Tangible Wins for Africa

Published: October 18, 2025 By Peter Grear, with AI assistance The Subi Shop has built a loyal audience by translating fast-moving geopolitics through an Africa-first lens. Yet in an era defined by weaponized supply chains, narrative wars, and scramble-for-minerals

RoFR, Rising — and Reported: How Panagenius Becomes the Newsroom of Africa’s “First Look” Era

By Peter Grear, with AI assistanceOctober 18, 2025 Africa’s Right of First Refusal (RoFR) is moving from policy idea to operating norm—quietly reshaping how value is created and retained on the continent. To scale that change, the public needs more

RoFR + GWBCC: Turning Global Intent into Contract Wins for DMV Black Businesses

Published: October 16, 2025 By Peter Grear, with AI assistance Greater Washington DC Black Chamber of Commerce (GWBCC) has already laid strong rails for global expansion—trade missions to markets like Morocco and Ghana, a Soft Landing Program, market insight

Trump’s “Beautiful Black Women” Lie and the Complicity That Betrays Us

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 17, 2025 Donald Trump’s claim that “beautiful Black women” were begging him to come to Chicago was not flattery. It was a lie that weaponized race

Trump’s War on America Ramps up with Vow Not to Pay Federal Workers

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 17, 2025 The White House has continued to wage war against the American people — not through bombs or foreign troops, but through policies that strip

Private Data Tells the Story Washington Won’t: Jobs Are Disappearing

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 17, 2025 With the federal government shutdown grinding on, the nation’s economic picture is collapsing into silence and uncertainty. For the first time in decades, there

Andrew Young’s “Dirty Work”: How Quiet Power Built Lasting Change

Published: October 17, 2025 By Peter Grear, with AI assistance There’s a reason the new MSNBC Films documentary is titled Andrew Young: The Dirty Work. It isn’t about grime—it’s about grind. The film reframes civil-rights history through the eyes of

Leftist Protests Labeled Antifa and Domestic Terrorists

By April Ryan Published by GDN October 15, 2025 The White House wants to invoke the Insurrection Act as the Trump administration continues to target Antifa, which they consider leftist terrorist cells. An Antifa designation could also, in turn, render

Dr. Heavenly is Running for Congress

By April Ryan Published by GDN October 15, 2025 Reality TV show star Dr. Heavenly Kimes’s political programming has changed. She has now filed to run for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District seat instead of running for election in the

When the Lifelines Were Cut: Nonprofits Fight to Survive a Government Pullback

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 15, 2015 In the first months of 2025, America’s safety net began to fray. From food banks to community health programs, thousands of nonprofits found their

Democrats Tout State Races, but Party of Diversity Still Refuses to Invest in Black Media

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 13, 2025 The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced ten key state legislative races to watch this November, touting the contests as pivotal for maintaining

Pew Finds Just 6% of Journalists Are Black as Crisis Grows with Recent Firings

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 13, 2025 The dismissal of Karen Attiah from the Washington Post has become more than a personnel decision. It is a scarlet warning, a reminder of

Obama Fills the Void in a Fading Democratic Party

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 13, 2025 Former President Barack Obama has stepped back into the political arena, delivering some of his sharpest critiques yet of President Donald Trump as the

RoFR Steering Committee Member Helps Client Land $1.02 Billion Deal—An Invitation to HUB Leaders to Shape the Next 54 Wins

Publication date: October 13, 2025 By Peter Grear, with AI assistance A milestone for The Economic Liberation of Africa is here: a member of the ADDI First Right of Refusal (RoFR) Steering Committee has helped secure a $1.02 billion Waste-to-Energy

Trust in Mainstream Media at a New Low, But the Black Press Stands as the Trusted Voice

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published by GDN October 10, 2025 Trust in America’s mainstream media has fallen to its lowest level on record. Gallup reports that only 28 percent of adults say they have

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