Donald Trump

In front of a packed crowd at Roxbury Community College, Rep. Ayanna Pressley joined constituents to present a vision for how she thinks the Democratic Party can push back against Republican control in both chambers of Congress and answer community questions in a tense political moment.

Our nation’s rule of law is the foundation of constitutional order. The balance of power between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government is the glue that holds democracy together. When one branch oversteps its lawful boundaries, the other can step in to restore the proper balance.

In 1965, the Banner was launched in a local and national atmosphere of hostility from many quarters to Black political and economic empowerment. We once again are living through a time of heightened opposition to Black advancement. President Donald Trump and his lackeys have clearly taken aim at Black, brown and progressive voices, including those in the media.

What will historians say a century from now about this moment in Black history? Looking back, will they see the first quarter of the 21st century as a pivotal moment of retrenchment, comparable to the imposition of Jim Crow after the promises of the post-Civil War era of Reconstruction?

Frederick Douglas is dead.  In 2017, President Donald J. Trump didn’t appear to know this fact. However, in 2025, he may still not know.

As we enter this Black History Month, we find ourselves in a moment of sharp contrast. In the morning, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his “I Have a Dream” speech — a call for racial equity and unity. By midafternoon, President Trump has already reversed as much racial progress as possible within his first hours back in office, making it clear where his priorities lie.

Black buying power in America is expected to surge to $1.98 trillion in 2025, according to the Selig Center for Economic Growth. Strategically leveraged, that economic clout can wield enormous power over companies that are bending the knee to Trump’s mischaracterization of DEI.

So much is wrongheaded about the misguided effort of Elon Musk and his crew to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. It’s hard to know where to start.

Among a spate of executive actions signed on his first day in office, Trump signed one order ending “illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear.”

It didn’t take long for newly installed President Trump to launch his promised war on undocumented immigrants.

A slew of new policies from the Trump administration, focused on immigration, have left immigrant communities scrambling.

Donald Trump has issued a new memorandum to carry out his Inauguration Day executive order eliminating federal DEIA programs, by placing DEI employees on federal leave.