Since the second Trump administration took power in January, it’s engaged in a direct attack on Black Americans, and its impacts are piling up, according to a sprawling new report.
The new Blackout Report by the nonprofit Onyx Impact details “15,723 distinct impact points—each one an instance in which Black opportunities, lives, or histories have been directly attacked" its authors asserted.
“The harm is concrete and undeniable. Black businesses and entrepreneurs are being pushed out of jobs and contracts ... [and] students are learning warped and incomplete history,” the report’s authors wrote.
“Protections against discrimination are being slashed. Pathways to health, education, and opportunity are being blocked,” they continued.
The report found that, among other things:
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