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Congressmember Lauren Underwood Slams the Trump Administration’s Continued Assault on Americans’ Health Care
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Congressmember Lauren Underwood Slams the Trump Administration’s Continued Assault on Americans’ Health Care

Sentinel News WireMay 7, 2019

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) WASHINGTON –  Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) responded to the Department of Justice’s newly filed brief in Texas v. United States, in which the Administration asks the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down protections for people with pre-existing conditions along with every protection and benefit of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As the Administration works to limit access to health care and protections under the ACA, Underwood continues to offer solutions to help improve the ACA and lower healthcare costs for the American people. “This weekend marks two years since House Republicans cruelly celebrated their vote

Prayers and Petitions Call for Payday Rule Enactment Clergy Pray in Protest at Trump Doral While 130-Member Coalition Petitions CFPB
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Prayers and Petitions Call for Payday Rule Enactment Clergy Pray in Protest at Trump Doral While 130-Member Coalition Petitions CFPB

Charlene CrowellApril 12, 2019

Every year the payday lending industry convenes in an effort to further expand and preserve the combined $8 billion-dollars in fees generated each year by consumers caught in that and car-title loans. This year, 2019, also marks the second consecutive year, that the organization representing sellers of these debt-trap loans, the Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA), has held its event at the Trump National Doral resort in Miami.

$62 Billion in Education Cuts Proposed, Key College Aid Could Be Slashed
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$62 Billion in Education Cuts Proposed, Key College Aid Could Be Slashed

Charlene CrowellApril 4, 2019

Every budget defines priorities and values. To put it another way, what’s really important in life gets supported financially. For many families, having a home, food, and utilities usually rank pretty high. Then there are other budgetary concerns like saving for college or having a ‘rainy day’ fund to cover less frequent costs that can be much higher than the size of the next pay check.   

Education Department Helps Loan Servicers Instead of Borrowers
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Education Department Helps Loan Servicers Instead of Borrowers

Charlene CrowellFebruary 28, 2019

In an increasingly competitive global economy, highly skilled workers have a sharp advantage in securing and keeping employment. And as technological advances result in life-long learning in many occupations, many worker-students turn to federal student aid, the largest source of funding for higher education, to expand and/or hone their value in the marketplace.

Californians are at Risk with Donald Trump’s Rollbacks to Smart HIV Policies
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Californians are at Risk with Donald Trump’s Rollbacks to Smart HIV Policies

Phill Wilson, Special to the SentinelFebruary 28, 2019

I moved to Los Angeles in 1982 with my first partner, Chris Brownlie. In addition to being happy to get away from the Chicago winters, we were filled with hope and excitement. And like most people, we were completely unaware of the health tsunami we were about to encounter. 1982 was the year that the first cases of what we now know as AIDS were identified in Los Angeles. Over the next decade, I would watch too many of my friends, including the love of my life, Chris, die from AIDS related complications.

“The Wall is an Antiquated Symbol Of Pure Racism”
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“The Wall is an Antiquated Symbol Of Pure Racism”

Earl “Skip” Cooper, IIJanuary 24, 2019

As the Publisher / Editor of Black Business News Group and the President and CEO of the Black Business Association (BBA), I take the position that “The Wall” the Trump Administration is proposing to build is not the answer to our nation’s immigration problems. Simply put, “THE PROPOSED WALL IS AN ANTIQUATED SYMBOL OF PURE RACISM.”

COMMENTARY: Living in America While Being Black Under the Trump Regime 
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COMMENTARY: Living in America While Being Black Under the Trump Regime 

Roger Caldwell, NNPA Newswire Contributor January 3, 2019

“The buying power of the African American community is $1.1 trillion, but it only circulates 6 hours in our community, and the Asians keep a dollar in their community 120 times longer than African Americans. The Jewish keep the dollar in their community for 20 days, and the dollar in the White community circulates 17 days.” 

L.A. Black Worker Center Launches Citywide Survey to Demonstrate the Importance of Public Sector Jobs to the African American Community
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L.A. Black Worker Center Launches Citywide Survey to Demonstrate the Importance of Public Sector Jobs to the African American Community

Sentinel News ServiceNovember 29, 2018

For millions of Black families in the U.S., working in the public sector has long provided a dependable pathway to the middle class. Approximately one in five Black adults work in such fields as the government, teaching school, delivering mail, driving buses and working at hospitals. Blacks are about 30 percent more likely to have a public sector job than non-Hispanic Whites, and twice as likely as Hispanics.