BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Scholars warn that without context, such revelations could be easily misinterpreted or manipulated. On January 23, three days into his second term, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14176, called the Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Since then, only the records of November 22, 1963, the assassination of John F. Kennedy has been made public. There had been year-long debates about whether the records should be released. The Kennedy records were deemed underwhelming by many who examined them, some…
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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s March 27 Executive Order entitled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” specifically targeted the National Museum of African American History Seven members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke exclusively to Black Press USA after the Caucus was briefed on issues related to protecting the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and other historic sites under the control of the National Parks Service that feature Black trailblazers. Their reactions were blunt. “House Democrats are working very closely with the Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights leaders throughout the country to put up a…
BLACKPRESSUSA.COM NEWSWIRE — Though there weren’t many Black people in the large crowd there were several Black leaders speaking on the main stage. They included Rev. Dr. William Barber, the former President of the North Carolina NAACP who is currently the President of Repairers of the Breach, and several civic and labor leaders. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at the base of the Washington Monument to push back on President Trump and his Administration. In less than 75 days in office Trump has created economic uncertainty and laid off thousands of federal employees. The day started with a large…
Former Houston Mayor and Current Congressman Sylvester Turner Has Died at 70. At the beginning of a city council meeting this morning, Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced that the former Mayor and current Houston Congressman Sylvester has died — to the shock of many. During their caucus meeting this morning, nembers of Congress were also shaken by the news of Sylvestor’s death. Sylvester Turner served as the 62nd Mayor of Houston from 2016 to 2024. Senior staff on Capitol Hill informed Black Press USA that Congressman Turner became ill sometime after President Trump’s address last night. Today, the Congressional Black…
For months, Florida Congressman Byron Donalds has been seen on cable news defending Donald Trump. There have even been times when Rep. Donalds has been called out for misrepresenting or glossing over many of Trump’s assertions that “crime is on the rise in the United States and increasing because of illegal immigration. “You’re lying. You’re lying, Congressman,” exclaimed CNN political analyst Keith Boykin during an episode of Abby Phillip’s show News Night on Oct. 1 on the question of crime. “It’s true, I’m not lying,” Donald shot back. The moment was just one of many times the top Trump surrogate…
More than a week after a debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, one fact remains: Not one member of the 60 member Congressional Black Caucus, the largest in history, has announced that they want President Biden to step aside as the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential race. Even after the news that several senior members of the U.S. House are saying privately that Biden should step aside, no members of the Congressional Black Caucus are part of the group critical of the President. A zoom meeting called by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on…
One of the last living legends of the American Civil Rights Movement that fought against violence and injustice on behalf of Black Americans, Rev. James Lawson, Jr., has died in Los Angeles. The reported cause was cardiac arrest. Lawson was a legendary associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a teacher, strategist and associate alongside all the major figures of the American Civil Rights Movement from King to Ralph Abernathy and James L. Farmer Jr. to John Lewis, Roy Wilkins and Bayard Rustin. Lawson would become an indispensable architect in the fight for justice for Black citizens in America. Lawson’s…