Ayanna Pressley Sounds Alarm On Black Economic Hardship Under Trump: 'The Black Economy Is Under Attack'

“The Black Economy Is Under Attack”: Pressley, Civil Rights Leaders Sound Alarm on Jobs and Voting Rights

WASHINGTON — As black unemployment climbs amid threats to voting rights, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Color of Change, the NAACP, the Urban League, and other civil rights activists declared a state of emergency on the Black Economy on Capitol Hill this week.  Rep. Ayanna Pressley said that the Black Economy is plagued by an economic […] The post “The Black Economy Is Under Attack”: Pressley, Civil Rights Leaders Sound Alarm on Jobs and…

Ayanna Pressley Sounds Alarm On Black Economic Hardship Under Trump: 'The Black Economy Is Under Attack'

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and a group of advocacy organizations recently came together to address the economic perils facing Black Americans. The Massachusetts Democrat pointed a finger squarely at President Donald Trump, arguing that his policies are targeting and disproportionately hurting Black communities. Trump administration policies lead to Black economic crisis “The state of the Black economy is under attack,” Pressley declared durin…

Ayanna Pressley Warns 'The Black Economy Is Under Attack' as Black Unemployment and Job Losses Rise

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley is sounding the alarm over what she describes as a deepening economic crisis disproportionately harming Black communities. She is accusing the Trump administration of advancing policies that are accelerating unemployment, affordability struggles, and economic instability for Black Americans. Speaking at a Capitol Hill press conference alongside advocacy organization Color Of Change and several civil rights groups, Press…

‘Give a damn!’ Rep. Ayanna Pressley, advocates call out Trump’s attacks on the Black economy – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Gerren Keith Gaynor | Racial justice advocates descended on Capitol Hill to slam the Trump administration’s policies that they say are an “attack on the Black economy,” as Black Americans see rising unemployment and disproportionate impacts of America’s affordability crisis. “The state of the Black economy is under attack,” said U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), who hosted a press conference on Wednesday with coalition groups, including t…

BLK ALERTS - ‘Give a damn!’ Rep. Ayanna Pressley, advocates call out Trump’s attacks on the Black economy

(Photo: Ayanna Pressley/YouTube) Critics of President Trump say his cuts to the federal workforce, an anti-DEI agenda, and rollbacks of civil rights enforcement are directly and deliberately harming the Black economy. Racial justice advocates descended on Capitol Hill to slam the Trump administration’s policies that they say are an “attack on the Black economy,” as Black Americans see rising unemployment and disproportionate impacts of America’s…

Pressley, Color of Change, Advocates Slam Trump’s Attacks on the Black Economy, Impacts on Black Employment, Affordability Crisis

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