BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A billboard in Montgomery, Ala., has ignited a storm of backlash after displaying the words “It’s Time to Get the Clowns Out!” alongside images of people in racist blackface.
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MLK bust quietly removed from Oval Office
The iconic bronze bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., once a focal point in the Oval Office during the Obama and Biden years, has been relocated. In this photo, the sculpture can be seen in the foreground as President Barack Obama meets with Dr. Clarence B. Jones, visiting professor at the University of San Francisco and scholar writer in residence for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute, in the Oval Office, Feb. 2, 2015. Jones worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the “I Have a Dream” speech.
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Black Press and Black Church unify to put a bullseye on Target
The Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association and BlackPressUSA. This week, he discusses the shared efforts of the Black Press and Black Church to leverage the weight of Black economic power to demand respect and an equitable business relationship with Target and corporate America.
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Federal firing leaves gaping holes
Fired government employees who still have active government emails and devices are being told to return them, while those who live too far away are being directed on how to mail them back, in order to prevent potential harm on government websites.