A new study spanning 70 years of U.S. mortality data reveals that Black children have consistently faced significantly higher death rates than White children, with racial disparities in survival worsening despite medical advances. Researchers attribute nearly 690,000 preventable Black childhood deaths to systemic racism and structural inequities, calling the findings a national crisis demanding urgent policy reform.
Author Archives: Stacy M. Brown
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Michelle Obama: ‘I’m not divorcing Barack — I’m choosing me’
In part two of her appearance on the “Work in Progress” podcast hosted by Sophia Bush, Michelle Obama addressed the online speculation that ramped up earlier this year when her husband, Barack Obama appeared alone at several high-profile events.
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GOP votes to cut Medicaid and SNAP, feed billionaires
House Republicans approved a budget plan that extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts—mainly benefiting the wealthy and corporations—at a projected cost of $5.5 trillion over the next decade, while slashing programs like Medicaid and child nutrition assistance. Democrats and advocacy groups have condemned the proposal as a massive giveaway to billionaires that deepens inequality and harms working families.
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47th president slaps highest tariff yet on small African nation
By Stacy M. BrownBlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on dozens of nations, including a record-setting 50 percent reciprocal tariff on the tiny southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho — the highest levy imposed on any sovereign country by the United States. Trump’s move targets at least 60 countries […]
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FCC chair launches investigation into Disney and ABC over inclusion practices
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has launched an investigation into Disney and ABC over alleged violations of equal employment opportunity regulations tied to their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Citing whistleblower reports and media claims of race- and gender-based hiring practices, Carr’s inquiry follows President Trump’s executive order banning federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, signaling a broader crackdown on corporate diversity efforts.
Posted inU.S. Government
Federal judges from both parties blocked 47th president’s policies 46 times — maybe it’s not the judges
Federal judges blocked Trump administration policies 46 times, with rulings coming from judges appointed by both Republican and Democratic presidents. Despite frequent legal defeats and public attacks on the judiciary, Trump appointed over 200 federal judges, some of whom later ruled against his policies based on legal reasoning.
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Smithsonian African American Museum Director Placed on Leave
By Stacy M. BrownBlackPressUSA.com Senior National Correspondent Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), is currently on personal leave and not leading the museum, according to Smithsonian officials. The leave began on March 14 and will continue for an “undetermined period,” according to Kevin Gover, the Smithsonian’s […]
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Color of Change urges caution for Black taxpayers this season
As the April 15 tax deadline nears, Color of Change Executive Director Portia Allen-Kyle is warning Black taxpayers about systemic inequities in the tax system and urging them to take advantage of the free IRS Direct File program. She highlights how tax policies disproportionately burden Black communities while benefiting the wealthy, calling for action to challenge exploitative tax practices and structural injustices.
Posted inNational News
Breaking News: RFK Jr. oversees mass and sudden firings at FDA
Thousands of FDA employees were abruptly fired or forced to resign on April 1 under a sweeping directive from the Trump administration, dismantling Biden-era leadership and reshaping the agency’s structure. The mass firings, including the departure of top vaccine official Dr. Peter Marks, sparked concerns over the agency’s direction under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a known vaccine skeptic accused of promoting misinformation.
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47th president orders purge of Black history from Smithsonian, targets African American museum
A new executive order, chillingly titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” declares that the Smithsonian, once a symbol of “American excellence,” has become tainted by narratives that portray “American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”
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Global protests against rollback of rights and protections set for April 5
Thousands are expected to convene at the Washington Monument at noon on April 5 for a massive rally on the National Mall. The D.C. protest will be one of many happening around the globe in protest of recent rollbacks of rights and protections by the 47th president of the United States.
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Could Gen. Lloyd Austin III have survived leaking war plans?
A major national security breach has come under scrutiny after The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief was accidentally added to a Signal group chat where Trump administration officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, discussed a pending military strike. While lawmakers from both parties have expressed concern, critics argue that the response would be far harsher if the officials involved weren’t White and connected to Trump.