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ASANTE-MUHAMMAD: Defending Federal Reserve Independence and Black Leadership in the Face of Renewed Attacks

by Dedrick Asante-Muhammad August 27, 2025September 2, 2025

A coalition of civil rights, economic justice, and policy organizations has rallied in support of Federal Reserve Governor Dr. Lisa D. Cook after President Trump attempted to remove her from her post, threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve and sending a message that no public servant is safe from political retribution.

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Harvard Housing Report Shows Black Homeownership Gains Have Halted Since 2023

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer July 1, 2025July 7, 2025

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As Housing Costs Go Up, HUD Proposes 51% Budget Cut

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

Nichelle McDuffie Hagins, president of the Greater Metropolitan Association of REALTIST. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Current Administration’s Tariffs, Experts Agree There’s Never a Perfect Time to Buy Property

by Zerline Hughes Spruill June 11, 2025June 11, 2025

Sen. Cory Booker speaks during the opening day of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 2018 Annual Legislative Conference in D.C. on Sept. 12. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Cory Booker Breaks Filibuster Record Set by Segregationist Thurmond to Confront Trump’s Agenda

by Stacy M. Brown April 2, 2025April 2, 2025

**FILE** President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders on Jan. 20, 2025. (Courtesy of the White House)

CBCF Unveils Executive Order Tracker to Protect Black Communities

by Stacy M. Brown March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

On Feb. 5, in Washington, D.C., union members, labor activists and allies, and members of Congress joined federal workers gathering outside the reported first meeting of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency with the Department of Labor management to protest the billionaire’s interference in the federal agency. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Protests Reveal Outrage Over Elon Musk’s Government Clearance

by Ashleigh Fields February 7, 2025February 7, 2025

**FILE** President Joe Biden (WI photo)

Biden Defies Calls to Step Down, Asserts Commitment to 2024 Presidential Race

by Stacy M. Brown July 9, 2024July 9, 2024

Rep. Maxine Waters poses with Bahamas Prime Minister Philip E. Davis and first lady Ann Marie Davis at the Prime Minister's Legacy Ball at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island on July 7. (Courtesy photo)

Congressman Maxine Waters Participates in the Bahamas’ Independence Celebration

by Oswald T. Brown July 12, 2023July 12, 2023

**FILE** Rohit Chopra (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau via Wikimedia Commons)

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CFPB Seeks Rule on Junk Fees to Put $9B Back in Consumers’ Pockets

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer February 15, 2023February 16, 2023