Monthly Archives: July 2025
Black Americans still face deep retirement gaps despite higher incomes
A report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows that Black Americans continue to face serious challenges in saving for retirement, even as their...
Rep. Omar condemns Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ as harmful and immoral
The Trump Administration and Republican lawmakers’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” that passed last week and signed into law “is the most harmful, immoral budget...
Many Liberians take offense after Trump praises their president’s English
By Mark Mengonfia, Monika Pronczuk and Wilson Mcmackin
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s praise of the “beautiful” English of Liberia’s President Joseph...
Kenyans put their president on notice over broken campaign promises, corruption and violence
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans disaffected with President William Ruto hold placards proclaiming “WANTAM,” a sensational slogan distilling their efforts to disgrace him as...
NIH pulls plug on Black infant health study
A federally funded study exploring why Black babies in Detroit are disproportionately born prematurely has been abruptly terminated by the National Institutes of Health...