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California is the latest state to advance a proposal that could affect Black Americans’ ability to influence elections. https://capitalbnews.org/california-prop-50-congress-redistricting-threats/
Black Voters and the Redistricting Arms Race
California is the latest state to advance a proposal that could affect Black Americans’ ability to influence elections.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
California is the latest state to advance a proposal that could affect Black Americans’ ability to influence elections. https://capitalbnews.org/california-prop-50-congress-redistricting-threats/
After a handful of Democrats broke ranks with the party, the Senate voted Sunday to advance a deal that could reopen the federal government after what has been the longest shutdown in U.S. history. https://capitalbnews.org/government-shutdown-black-workers/
Federal Spending Bill Contains Bitter Medicine for Black Americans
Black federal workers narrowly averted being furloughed in a government shutdown, but face deep cuts to the federal budget, impacting workforce training and treatment for substance abuse and mental he...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
After a handful of Democrats broke ranks with the party, the Senate voted Sunday to advance a deal that could reopen the federal government after what has been the longest shutdown in U.S. history. https://capitalbnews.org/government-shutdown-black-workers/
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused. capitalbnews.org/snap-crisis-...
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused. capitalbnews.org/snap-crisis-...
Gun violence is trending downward for more than three quarters of cities with the most shootings, according to a new analysis by The Trace’s Gun Violence Data Hub. capitalbnews.org/gun-violence... (via @thetrace.org)
A Trace Analysis of 150 U.S. Cities Shows One of the Greatest Drops in Gun Violence — Ever
The downward trend cuts across red and blue cities and states in every region of the country.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Gun violence is trending downward for more than three quarters of cities with the most shootings, according to a new analysis by The Trace’s Gun Violence Data Hub. capitalbnews.org/gun-violence... (via @thetrace.org)
As one chapter closes in the nearly three-year battle to hold someone accountable in the case of a Virginia first-grader shooting his teacher, another will open in the weeks ahead.
A Son Shot His Teacher. His Mother’s Prison Sentence Raises Questions.
As the administrator awaits trial, the child’s mother remains in prison until May 2026.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
As one chapter closes in the nearly three-year battle to hold someone accountable in the case of a Virginia first-grader shooting his teacher, another will open in the weeks ahead.
Democrats secured victories in key races in Virginia on Nov. 4. Abigail Spanberger won the governor’s race and will be the first woman to enter the state’s Executive Mansion in the role. She defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears.
Virginia’s History-Making Governor’s Race Win Is About More Than Representation
Abigail Spanberger has defeated Winsome Earle-Sears in a decisive victory, flipping the office for Democrats.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Democrats secured victories in key races in Virginia on Nov. 4. Abigail Spanberger won the governor’s race and will be the first woman to enter the state’s Executive Mansion in the role. She defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears.
No single candidate secured 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s special election, meaning that the Houston congressional race is heading to a runoff.
This District Built On Civil Rights Legacy Has Gone Months Without Representation
No single candidate secured 50% of the vote in Tuesday's special election, meaning that the Houston congressional race is heading to a runoff.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
No single candidate secured 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s special election, meaning that the Houston congressional race is heading to a runoff.
The Nov. 4 mayoral win by Democrat Zohran Mamdani, a reparations proponent, could propel the issue there, making New York one of the first cities in the U.S. to atone for its original sin of slavery.
Will Zohran Mamdani Make New York the First City to Confront Its Debt to Slavery?
The city’s next mayor signed a pledge to champion policies that would create reparations. Is it hype or a real possibility?
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November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Nov. 4 mayoral win by Democrat Zohran Mamdani, a reparations proponent, could propel the issue there, making New York one of the first cities in the U.S. to atone for its original sin of slavery.
Educate to Liberate, which sparked backlash from within the HBCU community, started in late September. The tour featured Black conservative influencers with the goal of engaging with students on historically Black college and university campuses.
Inside Blexit’s Bid to Win Over Young Black Voters at HBCUs
This is the third year the grassroots conservative group has gone on tour during HBCU homecoming season.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Educate to Liberate, which sparked backlash from within the HBCU community, started in late September. The tour featured Black conservative influencers with the goal of engaging with students on historically Black college and university campuses.
As the administrator awaits trial, the child’s mother remains in prison until May 2026. capitalbnews.org/virginia-mom...
A Son Shot His Teacher. His Mother’s Prison Sentence Raises Questions.
As the administrator awaits trial, the child’s mother remains in prison until May 2026.
capitalbnews.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
As the administrator awaits trial, the child’s mother remains in prison until May 2026. capitalbnews.org/virginia-mom...
The downward trend cuts across red and blue cities and states in every region of the country. (via @thetrace.org) capitalbnews.org/gun-violence...
A Trace Analysis of 150 U.S. Cities Shows One of the Greatest Drops in Gun Violence — Ever
The downward trend cuts across red and blue cities and states in every region of the country.
capitalbnews.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The downward trend cuts across red and blue cities and states in every region of the country. (via @thetrace.org) capitalbnews.org/gun-violence...
The city’s next mayor signed a pledge to champion policies that would create reparations. Is it hype or a real possibility? capitalbnews.org/nyc-reparati...
Will Zohran Mamdani Make New York the First City to Confront Its Debt to Slavery?
The city’s next mayor signed a pledge to champion policies that would create reparations. Is it hype or a real possibility?
capitalbnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The city’s next mayor signed a pledge to champion policies that would create reparations. Is it hype or a real possibility? capitalbnews.org/nyc-reparati...
Uncertainty continues to hang over Texas’ 18th Congressional District. No single candidate secured 50% of the vote in the Nov. 4 special election, meaning that the race is heading to a runoff. capitalbnews.org/houston-dist...
This District Built On Civil Rights Legacy Has Gone Months Without Representation
No single candidate secured 50% of the vote in Tuesday's special election, meaning that the Houston congressional race is heading to a runoff.
capitalbnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Uncertainty continues to hang over Texas’ 18th Congressional District. No single candidate secured 50% of the vote in the Nov. 4 special election, meaning that the race is heading to a runoff. capitalbnews.org/houston-dist...
Abigail Spanberger has defeated Winsome Earle-Sears in a decisive victory, flipping the office for Democrats. capitalbnews.org/virginia-wom...
Virginia’s History-Making Governor’s Race Win Is About More Than Representation
Abigail Spanberger has defeated Winsome Earle-Sears in a decisive victory, flipping the office for Democrats.
capitalbnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Abigail Spanberger has defeated Winsome Earle-Sears in a decisive victory, flipping the office for Democrats. capitalbnews.org/virginia-wom...
Whether Abigail Spanberger or Winsome Earle-Sears wins, a woman will lead the state for the first time. capitalbnews.org/virginia-wom...
In a Historic First, Virginia Is Set to Elect a Woman Governor
Whether Abigail Spanberger or Winsome Earle-Sears wins on Nov. 4, a woman will lead the state for the first time.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Whether Abigail Spanberger or Winsome Earle-Sears wins, a woman will lead the state for the first time. capitalbnews.org/virginia-wom...
This is the third year the grassroots conservative group has gone on tour during HBCU homecoming season. capitalbnews.org/blexit-bowie...
Inside Blexit’s Bid to Win Over Young Black Voters at HBCUs
This is the third year the grassroots conservative group has gone on tour during HBCU homecoming season.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This is the third year the grassroots conservative group has gone on tour during HBCU homecoming season. capitalbnews.org/blexit-bowie...
Kofi Modibo Ajabu has served three decades of his 240-year sentence. His family and supporters say that is long enough. https://capitalbnews.org/clemency-kofi-ajabu-indiana/
Indiana Man Seeks Clemency With Help From Jury Foreperson
Kofi Modibo Ajabu has served three decades of his 240-year sentence. His family and supporters say that is long enough.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Kofi Modibo Ajabu has served three decades of his 240-year sentence. His family and supporters say that is long enough. https://capitalbnews.org/clemency-kofi-ajabu-indiana/
“We planted rice this year for the first time because we thought rice was gonna be a moneymaker. Turn out, all commodity prices [are] in the dump.” https://capitalbnews.org/black-farmers-tariffs-trade-war-impact/
As Tariffs Rise, One Family’s Fields Tell the Real Cost of the Trade War
A third-generation commodity crop farmer in Louisiana is facing losses as a result of the Trump administration’s trade war.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“We planted rice this year for the first time because we thought rice was gonna be a moneymaker. Turn out, all commodity prices [are] in the dump.” https://capitalbnews.org/black-farmers-tariffs-trade-war-impact/
"There’s so much pressure. The supervisors and the leaders and the managers and the directors cut so much of the staff, but then still want results and work done. That falls on the remaining people.” https://capitalbnews.org/black-federal-workers-layoffs/
In Their Own Words: Black Workers Reflect on Federal Service Amid Shutdown
The budget impasse and layoffs have disproportionately impacted Black Americans.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"There’s so much pressure. The supervisors and the leaders and the managers and the directors cut so much of the staff, but then still want results and work done. That falls on the remaining people.” https://capitalbnews.org/black-federal-workers-layoffs/
Two months into Jackson State’s fall semester, no one has been named to replace former president Marcus Thompson, who resigned in May with no explanation. https://capitalbnews.org/jackson-state-president-search/
Jackson State Alumni Say Leadership Instability Is Costing the School Its Future
With no permanent president and shrinking trust in state leaders, alumni say they are losing trust in the process.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Two months into Jackson State’s fall semester, no one has been named to replace former president Marcus Thompson, who resigned in May with no explanation. https://capitalbnews.org/jackson-state-president-search/
As the storm pummeled Jamaica, it brought the strongest hurricane wind speed to make landfall in 90 years. With it came catastrophic floods, landslides, and a sea surge up to 13 feet along the island’s southern coast. https://capitalbnews.org/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-impact/
Jamaican Americans Mobilize After the Island's Worst Hurricane in a Century
It is unknown how long it could take the island to recover from the storm, one of the strongest storms on record in the Atlantic.
capitalbnews.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
As the storm pummeled Jamaica, it brought the strongest hurricane wind speed to make landfall in 90 years. With it came catastrophic floods, landslides, and a sea surge up to 13 feet along the island’s southern coast. https://capitalbnews.org/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-impact/
There are roughly 3,000 data centers operating nationwide, with an additional 1,000 estimated in the construction pipeline. The South is facing the largest impacts, according to residents and multiple analyses. https://capitalbnews.org/data-centers-black-communities-south/
November 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
There are roughly 3,000 data centers operating nationwide, with an additional 1,000 estimated in the construction pipeline. The South is facing the largest impacts, according to residents and multiple analyses. https://capitalbnews.org/data-centers-black-communities-south/
An Illinois jury on Wednesday convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the death of Sonya Massey, who was shot inside her apartment last year after moving a pot of hot water into a sink. https://capitalbnews.org/sonya-massey-illinois/
Sonya Massey’s Family Wins Historic $10M Settlement While Officer Awaits Trial
Sean Grayson has been incarcerated since he was arrested 11 days after Sonya Massey’s death in July 2024.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
An Illinois jury on Wednesday convicted a former sheriff’s deputy of second-degree murder in the death of Sonya Massey, who was shot inside her apartment last year after moving a pot of hot water into a sink. https://capitalbnews.org/sonya-massey-illinois/
Across the country, HBCUs like Bowie are taking extra safety precautions during homecoming celebrations. https://capitalbnews.org/hbcu-homecoming-shootings-security-response/
Deadly Homecoming Weekend Prompts HBCUs to Rethink Campus Safety Plans
At least five HBCUs have experienced homecoming violence this year. Administrators say they’ve been tracking trends to prepare.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Across the country, HBCUs like Bowie are taking extra safety precautions during homecoming celebrations. https://capitalbnews.org/hbcu-homecoming-shootings-security-response/
Virginia’s off-year governor’s races are widely seen as a referendum on the party in power nationally. Nearly every year since 1977, Virginians have elected a governor from the party opposite of the one the president is from.
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Employment and Health Care Take Center Stage in Virginia Governor’s Race
“We’re in survival mode right now,” says one Black voter of the uncertain future facing vulnerable communities in the commonwealth.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Virginia’s off-year governor’s races are widely seen as a referendum on the party in power nationally. Nearly every year since 1977, Virginians have elected a governor from the party opposite of the one the president is from.
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