By Spencer Overton One year after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a pattern emerges. Across dozens of executive orders, agency memos, funding decisions and enforcement changes, the administration has weakened federal civil rights law and the foundations of the country’s racially inclusive democracy. From the start, the U.S. was not built to include everyone equally. The Constitution ...

By Dianne Anderson Fear of social stigma is the least of anyone’s worries lately as new federal cuts may impact thousands of Long Beach residents at risk of losing access to health programs, like support services for HIV, STIs and AIDS. Youth, with all their boundless energy, will be hit hardest, unless they suddenly learn ...

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent In its nonstop assault on the most vulnerable Americans, the Trump administration is preparing to impose sweeping cuts to Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a program that provides a lifeline for the nation’s poorest seniors, children, and severely disabled adults. The proposed rule would strip eligibility ...

by Dianne Anderson Medi-Cal deep cuts are set to rip away services for California seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income families – not to mention new work requirements to determine eligibility. If passed, over eight million statewide could lose coverage under the Republican-led proposal. California’s CalAIM program, which supports whole-person care and community services, is ...

By Dianne Anderson When it comes to helping Black and Brown students in the education system, political and economic PTSD rules the day. Ever since the Trump Administration’s chilling effect of threats of funding cuts, just the mere thought of helping Black students has a lot of people on edge, even those who would typically ...

By Agustin Duran As hate crimes reach their highest curve in recent years, California ethnic media face an end to critical state funding. Media representatives learned that the Stop The Hate (STH) program, administered by the state Department of Social Services, would not be renewed for the 2025 fiscal year, even as a new incoming ...