Author: Unite News

Black History Month has long been a valuable tool for providing education and information to both the Black and the larger global community about the contributions and impact of African Americans in America. Though DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) are under attack on both a federal and cultural level in

A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting temporary relief to a coalition of labor unions and organizations that has sued to stop the Trump administration’s massive dismantling of the federal workforce. U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered

Award-winning singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens has become the latest artist to call off an appearance at the Kennedy Center, which has been in upheaval since President Donald Trump forced out the center’s leadership and was elected chair of the board of trustees. Trump’s takeover of the center is part of his broad campaign against “woke”

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said. Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the country.

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in Texas. Normally, most U.S. cases are brought into the country by people who have traveled overseas. So far, Texas officials have reported 124 cases. New Mexico has

After multiple major retailers and corporations began rolling back their DEI initiatives, multiple calls for boycotts were made, including one planned as an “economic blackout” on Friday, February 28. What began as a social media campaign has spiraled into a full-on initiative led by John Schwarz, founder of The People’s

Shaboozey, the Virginia country sensation whose song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has become an inescapable pop smash now has another record to add to his list of accomplishments. His aforementioned single is now the longest leading Hot Country Song number 1 by a single artist, going strong at 35 weeks,

A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of “economic resistance” to protest what the group’s founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the lives of working Americans. The People’s Union USA calls the

The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans who is not authorized to speak publicly. The workforce reduction, according to a second person who also spoke on condition of anonymity, could be as

“Beyond the Gates,” CBS’s new daytime drama led by a Black cast, has arrived—bringing with it slaps across the face, golf clubs smashing across desks, shady under-the-table dealings, mysterious biker women, lurid mistresses turned wives, and a depiction of the Black Elite. The melodrama has also arrived amid the current