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Listen to this articleBy Angela Hay Assata Shakur, a prominent Black liberation activist and longtime political refugee, died Sept. 25 in Havana, Cuba, at 78, according to a statement from Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported by the Associated Press on Sept. 26, 2025. To the U.S. government, she was considered a dangerous terrorist; to… Read more: Assata Shakur, Racial Justice Activist and Political Refugee Died, Dont Tell Anyone

Listen to this articlePresident Donald Trump’s administration now says that SNAP food aid for November will be reduced less than originally announced, the latest in a political and legal saga that impacts how about 1 in 8 Americans can buy groceries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a court filing late Wednesday that it caught… Read more: Government says SNAP benefit cuts won’t be as deep as announced for some families

Listen to this articleBy Ray’Chel Wilson, CFEI, CFT-I The Fed’s 4.5% rates aren’t just numbers on a screen, they’re changing how businesses survive. Business owners across America have grown accustomed to their projections being inaccurate. First, supply chain disruptions threw off pricing models. Then came inflation that made their cost estimates obsolete within months. Now… Read more: How Washington’s Interest Rate Policy Is Squeezing Main Street

Listen to this articleBy Ron Calhoun The U.S. Supreme Court’s forthcoming ruling on President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14160 could determine whether birthright citizenship remains protected under the Constitution, a decision with historic implications for African Americans, whose citizenship was secured after the Civil War. From Dred Scott to the Fourteenth Amendment The Fourteenth Amendment,… Read more: Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Trumps Citizenship Order With Historic Stakes For African Americans

Listen to this articleBy Amaya Dennis According to the Associated Press, President Trump issued a proclamation that barred nationals from 19 countries from entering the United States, citing national security and terrorism reasons. Of these countries, 12 received partial entry restrictions, and the other seven were fully suspended. The proclamation went into effect on June… Read more: Trumps Travel Ban What You Need To Know