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“Many Black people wonder, what do we get for our loyalty?” ESSENCE Black Futures winners now speak candidly about the upcoming elections

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In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, ESSENCE News and Politics Editor-in-Chief Melissa Noel sat down with two of our inaugural Black Futures Now honorees to debate key voter issues impacting Black and brown communities and tips on how to take motion.

Angela Ferrell-Wide is a lifelong organizer and the first-ever executive director of Moms Demand Action, a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that may protect people from gun violence. Divine Davis is a civil rights lawyer and founding partner of Davis Bozeman Johnson Law, based in Atlanta.

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In a discussion that focused on policing, gun violence, youth activism and advocacy, each Ferrell-Zabala and Davis emphasized the need for consistent community engagement, collaboration and speaking out about the concerns of young Black voters who are not any longer agitated the must get out and vote simply because it has at all times been kept away from seeing tangible results of change.

The conversation began by discussing what gives changemakers hope for the way forward for Black people in America. As someone who works in communities that have enduring trauma from the widespread problem of gun violence and advocates for gun violence prevention each day, Ferrell-Zabala says, “We understand how common it is in this country. We understand how this affects the Black community, but every day I get up and make the decision to do this because I know I wouldn’t be here without hope. I know that our ancestors and my family members have brought us to a place where we can do this work and our voices can be raised.”

“I also have a look at today’s young leaders who’re taking motion and taking matters into their very own hands in quite a lot of ways, whether through art, culture or whatever. They find vacancies, so I even have lots of hope for them,” she added.

Davis reiterated his hope for the way forward for Black America due to the strong foundations laid by those that got here before us. “My hope rests largely on the work of our ancestors and their ability to accomplish amazing feats despite meager resources, and you have many more resources than they do, but they had the will, they had the integrity, and so by standing on these ancestors’ shoulders they allow us to look beyond negativity, they allow us to see beyond the challenges we pose to the young people we have.”

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He gave examples of spaces geared toward young people, comparable to The Black Man’s Laboratory AND Black Women’s Lab, where, as he says, the voices of young people will be heard.

“My students come and burn. They are ready for a brand new day. And not only are they ready for it, figuratively, but they’re able to work towards it. And this offers you the fuel you would like in our work as organizers and public decision-makers. Despite the challenges of civil rights work, he believes that as a community we have all the things we must “succeed in our fight for liberation.”

When it involves constructing awareness and taking motion to forestall gun violence at the policy level, starting with local communities, Ferrell-Zabala says it is vital to satisfy people where they’re and involve them in the process. “Whether we’re talking about talking to young people at HBCUs, we’re talking to people in their communities and making sure they’re included in the strategy. This is extremely important because they often know exactly what is needed; they simply lack the resources to implement their activities or really scale them up,” he says.

As a civil rights lawyer, Davis says that along with working on individual clients’ cases and in search of justice for them, we must address a system that continues the cycle of gun violence and police brutality without major change. “We also need to address the system, the system that says that our lives are valued less, that we can endure more pain than other people, all kinds of misnomers that put our young people in danger every day when they drive, walk, go to schools, shopping. We are at risk in all of these spaces, so our organization must remain cohesive. We must continue to put this issue at the top of the agenda.”

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When it involves attending to the polls to vote in November, our panelists spoke on to a few of the challenges we face and the need for consistent engagement and organization.

Davis admits there may be fatigue amongst black voters with electoral politics. They wish to see more tangible change through voting efforts, and he believes change starts with reparations.

“We are no longer able to say: ‘Do it because of what your ancestors sacrificed.’ [Younger voters are] I just don’t see it as a call to vote. They want to see tangible results for Black people. One of the clear statements, in my opinion, is the executive order on reparations,” he says.

“The Democratic Party is going to have to do something different nationally to really engage young Black voters and the many Black voters who are wondering what we get for our loyalty and loyalty, so it’s going to be a challenge, but I think it’s time,” Davis adds.

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“The election is starting,” says Ferrell-Zabala, adding: “The Biden-Harris administration has undoubtedly been the strongest in history when it comes to efforts to prevent gun violence.” He says we must take a broader have a look at the impact our votes have on many things. “You have to make your voice heard. If you don’t do this, someone else will make decisions on your behalf.”

WATCH the full video of this conversation included on this story.

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Chairman of the FCC under the fire for wearing Trump’s head on a high heel in Crerey Maga Cult Callback

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There are golden heels for flaps, after which there are loyalty vows, which go as innocent golden heels.

The chairman of FCC, Brendan Carr, recently selected the last one – hitting the golden pink head of Donald Trump’s head into his jacket, as if he was interrogated by the Ministry of Maga Propaganda (and let’s not give Trump any ideas).

Carr posed for a camera in Congress rooms, just under the official home seal, proudly showing a pin, in which most decision -makers normally show the American flag – a quiet exchange, which puts symbolism over the substance, emphasizing the shameless loyalty shown to Trump, especially by appointed and members of his office.

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Rep. Buddy Carter and chairman of FCC Brendan Carr (photo: x/@brendancarrfc)

And for those that wonder if Trump’s golden image was only a one -time flex by Carr, we assure you that every one this except: He sent Pin Trump-head repeatedly on X, apparently convinced that replacing the national emblem with the face of his favorite president is solely good branding.

Social media had a day in the field.

“Once again, how is it not a cult?” One person joked at Reddit.

“Certain real energy select your large shiny pin with you, one user has extinguished in one other post, showing that Carr was rading a full display.

Another person offered Carr some wardrobe advice: “A disgusting idiot, you have no honesty, why not attach this damn badge on the forehead.”

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One user summed up the slack in a neat post: “How crazy is wearing Pinie Trump, as if you are his fan president? Are you 12? Are you an ethical challenge?”

The controversy and its slack had a disturbing echo of the oppression of regimes, in which facial high heels are a smaller alternative of fashion and more tactics of survival. For example, North Korea made miniature portraits of Kim il-Sung and Kim Jong-N. Virtually mandatory. Mao Zedong had its own lip cult during China’s cultural revolution.

The similarity was not lost by critics who saw this type of cult Hero, who crawled dangerously near authoritarian cosplay in American politics, unlike before.

The White House tried to tear him away.

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“Of course, we have not ordered officials to wear this pin. If they decide to wear it, it is to show support for the greatest president in history,” said an unnamed official News Yahoo.

It was a kind of statement that unintentionally confirmed the whole point.

Carr didn’t comment on the slack, but Trump’s golden head already spoke. At a time when the loyalty to Trump was under a great criticism in democratic circles, Szpilka seemed less like a personal statement, and more with the shutter of the current climate in Washington – with republicans not showing resistance to the Trump program and symbolism play a direct role in remaining in Trump’s good favors.

And Carr was not the only headline. In February, a representative of New York Claudia Tenney decided that the highest time in which America made Trump’s birthday a federal holiday. Yes, you read well. In the invoice, which practically got here a gift in Maga Red, Tenney proposed joining on June 14-the Flag Day-a latest holiday called “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day”. Her pitch? This Trump, like George Washington, deserves its day on his calendar.

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“As our 45 and 47. President is the most consistent president of the modern history of America,” Tenney said, he brushed the belief about Trump’s crime, civil discovery of sexual sexual abuse and two impeachments, reminiscent of parking tickets.

It even belonged to Trump’s “founder of the Golden Age of America”, a sentence that seemed less like a legislative blaster, and more at the starting of the history of Origin Marvel Comics.

This movement caused their very own wave of criticism on the web, and commentators compared the proposal of something from the North Korean textbook. “We are still saying that it is a cult,” one user wrote, “and they still prove us.”

To sum up, Bill and Pin Carr offer greater than just isolated quirks – they show a party an increasing number of shaped by the image of one man, each literally and legislative.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene called “Butch Body Body”, Black Protester appointed by the police in the town hall

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Town Hall at Georgia District of USA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broke out on Tuesday in several explosions, which ends up in arguments with the police and later arrests. The republican legislator was also offended by a slogan, which was infamous by the democratic representative of Jasmine Crockett.

Greene, a conservative brand of the bonfire strictly in line with President Donald Trump and his master’s movement, met with tensions during the town hall in Cobb in the state of Ga., Where the police forcibly removed the interference and directed one black protesting to use from some participants.

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As Rep. Greene discussed immigration – the major feature of the magician program – and what she described as the dangers of undocumented people in the United States, disturbed the black protesting woman. In the film Published On X, the woman looked as if it would cause “KKK”, which she called the “terrorist group”, which “follows black and brown people.” When the protester was physically escorted from the town hall by an officer, she called Greene a “body biggot” – a reference to the phrase used by Crockett’s congressmen during a viral exchange from Greene on Capitol.

During the next meeting with the black male protest, the case increased to physically fight officers, and eventually he was convinced by the police. Some participants of the town hall might be applauded when a person was directed to the ground and faraway from the room. There could also be several dozen subsequent protesters seen Standing along the pavement in front of the town hall of Greene Congressmen.

The major protests in the Congress Town Halls have recently develop into regular, especially in the protests of republican legislators, because voters express the indignation of some major financing cuts and federal terms of employees conducted by the Trump administration, which affect critical agencies, including the Department of Education and Social Security Administration.

Democratic members of the Congress tried to make use of the unpopularity of Trump’s actions and their support from the Republicans. When many Republicans refused to maintain the town hall due to the constant protests from indignant voters, some democrats kept their very own town hall in republican districts.

Congressmenka said that “very unfortunate that so many people would be hurt and have already been injured in this process, so I’m very concerned.” However, Democrat said that she believed that her party “will win the next round.”

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She added: “We intend to take this government back and do for people we are trying to do now. And what we have to do is make sure that everyone has a decent quality of life. We hope to do it.”

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China revealing brands as “not made in America” ​​in connection with the trade war

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Calling what is occurring online “fire” doesn’t even start to elucidate what is occurring during the trade war between the United States and China. Gloves have dropped out since President Donald Trump threatened to use as much as 125% tariffs to all Chinese imports. Now producers in China are exposing American brands for what they call “hypocrisy” amongst the trade war.

When issuing American brands, a few of the largest producers in China claim that although American corporations claim that they’re “produced in the US”, they quietly produce goods in Chinese factories. According to movies published on Tiktok, a few of these alleged great names are Michael Kors, a handbag coach, Levi jeans and Lulhed.

According to 1 creator of the brand content, they run away from marking things as “made in America” ​​or “Made in Welies”. For example, most bags are produced in China before it is distributed to a designer or brand. The designer will add ending or logo, enabling brands to characterize items as “produced” in response to the country.

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“I am surprised that more people do not know this. The quality of Chinese products is equally good,” said the creator of Tiktok. “We have always had the assumption that Chinese goods are not good, but all this is propaganda.”

In one other film, published by China Yiw Factor, says that Birkenstocks is just USD 10 and asks people to contact him in the event that they need to cooperate with him.

Consumers corresponding to Chinese producers revealing American brands

One person published on China Yiwu Factor: “Chinese producers are driving luxury brands is my new favorite tiktok.”

Other people praise Chinese producers for “playing chess”, while Trump “plays him in fish” and encourages these producers to directly sell to consumers.

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The escalating trade war between the United States and China appears after Trump said that there’s an imbalance of trade between two nations. He said that America has bought lots from China for years, but it surely was not reciprocated, reports. Trump said American Company goes beyond compliance with the rules of the communist party, But Chinese corporations haven’t got the same barriers.

His second argument concerns national security. America is predicated on China in terms of electronic chips, pharmaceutical components and rare lands. However, China has recently suspended the critical export of rare lands, and American corporations do not need an alternate supplier.

Tariffs are an try to make China negotiating friendly trade principles with the United States. If this doesn’t work, Trump’s administration hopes that it forces corporations to seek out other places, mainly in the United States, to amass and create their products.

While China is the major exporter to the USA, this is not any longer the first. The United States sent a record export of dollars to China to China in 2024. China, on the other hand, He exported $ 463 billion in goods and services to the United States, Third behind Mexico and Canada, Associated Pressreported.

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The best export in the USA to China in 2024 included soy, planes, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. Last 12 months, the major export from China included cell phones, computers, toys and clothing.

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