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Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 27 January 2025

Leaders of Tomorrow at the 41st St. Gallen Symposium (Photo: NNPA)

Federal agencies are now prohibited from observing Black History Month, and employees involved in DE&I initiatives have been terminated.

Details: Written by SOPHIA TAREEN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press; Published: 26 January 2025

Top Trump administration officials visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation’s third-largest city. “Border czar” Tom Homan and Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove were in Chicago. Few details of the operation were immediately made public, including any arrests. But the sheer number of federal agencies involved showed President Donald Trump’s willingness to use federal law enforcement beyond the Department of Homeland Security to carry out his long-promised mass deportations. Chicago residents have been on edge for weeks in anticipation of mass immigration arrests

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 24 January 2025

Bernice King (Photo: NNPA)

King’s family’s statement came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify records surrounding the assassinations of the civil rights icon, President John F. Kennedy, and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Details: Written by BILL BARROW Associated Press; Published: 23 January 2025

(AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

In total, the Republican president’s sweeping actions reflect many of his campaign promises and determination to concentrate executive branch power in the West Wing, while moving the country sharply rightward.

Details: Written by Mary Reischmann; Published: 23 January 2025

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Trump’s latest policy is a “blackout” order for federal health agencies.

Details: Written by MICHELLE L. PRICE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press; Published: 22 January 2025

President Donald Trump, left, and first lady Melania Trump attend the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump use his first hours in office to pardon hundreds of people who participated in violence at the Capitol siege on Jan. 6, 2021, including the former leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, who were convicted of seditious conspiracy charges but released from prison after Trump signed his order.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 22 January 2025

Rev. Al Sharpton (Photo: NNPA)

Advocates emphasized that DEI policies benefit everyone by promoting fairness and innovation.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 21 January 2025

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

NNPA NEWSWIRE — While the policies aim to bolster what the administration calls “American values and safety,” they carry profound implications for Black Americans and other marginalized communities.