Black women in America are the most educated demographic in the country, yet they face significant economic disadvantages due to President Trump’s policies and actions, which have disproportionately affected them, despite their role as the moral compass of the country.
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Keeping it Real: Supreme Court Casts Shadow Over America with Secret Process and Consequential Decisions
The US Supreme Court recently reversed a lower court ruling that had previously barred immigration agents from stopping people in Los Angeles without reasonable suspicion, raising concerns about the court’s secret process and the increasing use of the “shadow docket” for significant rulings.
![“Target’s foot traffic in nearly 2,000 stores [nationwide] has declined sharply and continues to decline,” said boycott organizer Jaylani Hussein late last month.](https://blackvoicenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1280x721_voice_KIR_target-1200x721.png)
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Keeping it Real: Rights, Liberties and Leveraging Boycotts to Drive Change. Is It Working?
Activists have called for a nationwide boycott of companies that have turned away from their DEIA commitments to support Donald Trump’s racist attacks, in order to leverage the economic power of America’s Black community to drive change.
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FEMA continues to provide COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Through September 30 2025
FEMA is still providing funeral assistance for those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19, with qualified individuals able to apply for up to $9,000 per funeral until September 2025.
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Keeping it Real: What Comes Next . . .? It’s Time to Pull the Alarm
The Trump administration has been attacking and vilifying the LGBTQ+ community, with many of its actions drawing parallels to the Nazi regime’s persecution of homosexuals, and it is time for people to speak out against these actions before it is too late.
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Dems Push Back Against Trump Administration Denying Food Access to LGBTQ+ Children and Youth
The Trump administration removed all anti-discrimination protections related to sexual orientation and gender identity in federally funded child nutrition programs, leaving LGBTQ+ students with fewer protections and zero access to these food sources, prompting a push back from Democratic Members of Congress.
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Keeping it Real: Some Things You Just Can’t Make Up
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who announced plans to run for governor, has been criticized for his department’s poor performance in solving violent and property crimes, as well as its high budget per sheriff’s jurisdiction resident.
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Keeping it Real: Resistance to Tyranny is the Only Way Forward
Resistance to the Trump administration’s dismantling of federal safeguards, social safety nets, and other unsettling changes is essential to the preservation of democracy, and is occurring at all levels across the country, including a federal judge upholding protections for immigrant children, CA Governor Gavin Newsom calling for a special election to fight back against Trump’s efforts, and the Inland Empire Community Foundation hosting a summit to foster solidarity and meaningful conversations.
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Keeping it Real: Now We Know Who’s Next
President Donald Trump has signed numerous executive orders since being sworn in, targeting immigrants, the homeless, the drug addicted, and the mentally ill, while also ending federal programs related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.