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We’ve Survived 2025. It Will Be Fixed in 2026

by Denise Rolark Barnes December 30, 2025December 30, 2025

Despite the challenges of 2025, faith has carried us through and will continue to carry us through 2026, as we strive to repair what was broken and restore what was denied.

**FILE** Analysts and civil rights advocates say the recent budget bill the House passed will disproportionately harm Black Americans. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

10 Ways the House Budget Bill Delivers a Direct Blow to Black America

by Stacy M. Brown May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

**FILE** The Rev. Graylan Hagler, Donte O'hara, Ernie Fears, CMoneyDGreatest, Dr. Lewis, T. Tait Jr., and the Rev Patricia Fears hold “Boycott Target!” signs outside of Target in Columbia Heights in April. Target’s decision to pull back on its diversity, equity and inclusion commitments comes with a price tag, showing a reported 3.8% price drop in comparable sales. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

When DEI Gets Cut, So Do Profits: The Real Cost of Abandoning Equity

by Stacy M. Brown May 23, 2025May 23, 2025

Trump’s Crackdown on Federal Workforce Deals Blow to Black Americans, Labor Rights

by Stacy M. Brown March 28, 2025March 29, 2025

**FILE** As the Trump administration orders the removal of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in federal workplaces, the already-lacking diversity in U.S. foreign service is at risk. (Micha Green/The Washington Informer)

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The Fight for Diversity in U.S. Diplomacy Amid Trump’s DEI Suppression

by Mya Trujillo March 12, 2025March 14, 2025

**FILE** A Target store in Northern Virginia (Wikimedia Commons)

D.C.-Area Residents Participate in Target Boycott

by Stacy M. Brown, James Wright Jr. and Richard D. Elliott March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

NAACP, Black Press of America Call for Economic Action as Corporations Retreat from Diversity Commitments

by Stacy M. Brown February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

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Corporate America Abandons DEI, But Black-Owned Brands Are the Future

by Stacy M. Brown February 12, 2025February 12, 2025

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at the National Action Network 2025 Legislative Breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel in Northwest D.C. on Jan. 15. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

DEI Has Failed Black Americans, Trump and Musk are Waging War Against It Anyway

by Stacy M. Brown February 12, 2025February 13, 2025

**FILE** Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs nationwide, institutions of higher education across the country face the risk of closures and restrictions and can affect local institutions such as Howard University (shown here), Georgetown University, the University of the District of Columbia and American University. (WI photo)

Conservatives Continue to Pose Monumental Threat to DEI Programs, Could Target D.C. Schools

by Stacy M. Brown April 22, 2024April 22, 2024