National News

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS The U.S. Postal Service is calling on customers across the country to take a moment and show some love to their mailboxes this week. National Mailbox Improvement Week, observed from May 18–24, is […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS While the national unemployment rate held steady last month, Black women suffered the most significant job losses, pushing their unemployment rate to a five-month high, according to new data from the U.S. […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Thousands of older Americans could see their Social Security benefits reduced as early as next month due to unpaid student loans. The Trump administration announced in May it would resume the Treasury Offset […]

Compiled by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS  Alabama universities and community organizations have lost more than $15 million in federal funding following a recent wave of grant cancellations tied to an executive order by former President Donald […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Alabama residents planning to fly soon will need to make sure they have the right ID in hand. Starting May 7, the federal REAL ID Act will go into effect, requiring enhanced identification—such as Alabama’s STAR […]

BlackNews.com Nationwide — President Trump’s administration has warned that a major federal program helping families avoid homelessness is running out of money — and Black Americans, who make up the largest group of unhoused people in […]

Compiled by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Cybercriminals are stepping up their tactics—this time by targeting your paycheck.The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about a new phishing scheme involving fake employee self-service websites. These […]

By BlackNews.com Nationwide — Target CEO Brian Cornell is scheduled to meet this week in New York with civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, as the company faces mounting backlash over its rollback of diversity, […]

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the institution said it would defy the Trump […]