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Source: Semafor More than 40 African-American political leaders are demanding a meeting with MSNBC president Rashida Jones over the network’s decision not to renew weekend host Tiffany Cross’ show. In a letter circulated in recent […]

By Leada Gore  The rise of identity theft has criminals targeting your mail. And there’s no better way to get to that mail – and the information it contains – than directly at the U.S. Post […]

NEWS RELEASE DEA Warns of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration is advising the public of an alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl available across the United States. […]

By Leada Gore A sign seen in 2019 in the window of Armory Square Deli, 317 W. Fayette St., Syracuse, lets customers know it accepts Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, commonly known as food stamps. […]

Ben Winck  The financial cushion protecting Americans from sky-high inflation is smaller than previously thought. As savings dwindle, the chances of a severe recession mount. Household finances are in a worrying decline. Savings boomed through […]

By Leada Gore Slight cooling of inflationary rates has pushed the projected increase for Social Security beneficiaries below the double-digit figures predicted just a month ago. The exact amount of the increase will be announced […]

By Kyle Whitmire This is an opinion column. I’m a competitive person. I hate getting beaten to a story. So I took little pleasure three years ago when the Washington Post’s Radley Balko unearthed a remarkable one right […]

By Leada Gore Federal student loan borrowers can have up to $20,000 of their debt forgiven, according to the new White House plan. There are important dates you need to know to take advantage of the […]

By Rebecca Griesbach  Name an Alabama ghost story, urban legend or haunted destination, and Joshua Dairen has probably heard about it already. Dairen, a public relations specialist for an Atlanta tech company, had moved back home […]

BLACKNEWS.COM Nationwide — Meet Ashley Thomas, a successful entrepreneur who has completely transformed from a life of stripping, pimping, and prostitution to founding the nation’s first Black woman-owned transportation call center to recruit truck drivers. In […]