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Speaker 1 (00:02):
The news is sour. I'm Andrea Coleman coming up as
a government reopens, the push begins to get things back
to normal. Black women once again lead the pack when
it comes to shouldering the burdens of America.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
And my goal was also to retire from the federal
government and to have that stripped away for nothing that
you did. It's a ball of emotions from day one
and it still is. It is traumatizing.

Speaker 1 (00:25):
Democratically and on the legacy of a late civil rights
leader as they continue their fight for affordable health care.

Speaker 3 (00:31):
But first year's by in News Now, a new report
says young Americans are struggling to buy homes. Experts say
the vast majority of young Americans cannot buy a home
without a lot of.

Speaker 4 (00:40):
Help, and if they're not subsidized by their families or
parents and able to contribute to buying a home, you
forget about it.

Speaker 3 (00:51):
First time home buyers now average age forty, and they
made up just twenty one percent of purchases of twenty
twenty five. For the black community, only about forty four
percent of Black households own their homes, compared to roughly
sixty five percent nationwide. Friday is National Ruby Bridges Walk
to School Day School's nationwide will honor bridges historic role
in desegregating Southern schools. In nineteen sixty, at just six

(01:12):
years old, she became the first black child to attend
an all white elementary school in the South. In a
security guard who lost her assault case against rapper Cardi
b is asking for a new trial, but Carti's lawyers
called the motion baseless. A hearing is set for December fifth.
I'm Imber Payton with Bin News. Now back to you, Andrea.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Thank you Amber.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
Well.

Speaker 1 (01:31):
Now that the government shutdown is over, what's next? Well,
Federal employees will now get back to work as they
and those who continued to work through the shutdown wait
to learn when they'll receive their back pay, and federal
food assistants will resume for the millions of people still
waiting for their full November payments. Yesterday, a federal judge
ruled that the Trump administration cannot force states to undo

(01:52):
their delivery of snap benefits, which is good news for
the people who have received them. The FAA has also
stopped reducing flights at major airports the country, but some
industry insiders say it will likely take a moment more
before air travel and other industries impacted by the shutdown
resume normal operations. A Black women may be suffering most
from the shutdown, and economists from historically black Spellman College

(02:15):
told the Atlanta Journal Constitution that's because black workers make
up a larger portion of federal workers, and more of
them were furload or laid off during the shutdown. Denise Joseph,
a former federal worker who was laid off, told NBC
that losing her job has been difficult.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
My goal was also to retire from the federal government
and to have that stripped away for nothing that you did.
It's a ball of emotions from day one and it
still is. It is traumatizing.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
The shutdown also impacted black essentral workers, who were required
to work during the shutdown without pay but still had
to cover routine costs like childcare. Many reportedly are hoping
to bounce back once they received their back pay. According
to the Economic Policy Institute, black workers make up eighteen
point seven percent of the federal workforce. Well, it's not
often that we see and hear a black man like

(03:04):
House Minority Leader Herkim Jeffries leading an effort on behalf
of one of the country's major political parties. Last this
phase of the Democrats fight to extend ACA tax credits
came to an end. The occasion gave opportunity for Jeffries
to honor the memory and legacy of the late civil
rights leader and Congressman John Lewis. Here's a clip of
what he said during his final comments on the House
floor before last night's critical vote.

Speaker 5 (03:26):
It was John Lewis who said to us that ours
is not the struggle of one day, one week, or
one year. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, and
maybe even many lifetimes. And each one of us and
every generation must do our heart. Mister Lewis, we love you,

(03:48):
we were blessed by our opportunity to serve with you,
and House Democrats are here to do our part. We're
in this fight until we win this fight for the
American people.

Speaker 4 (04:01):
I yield back.

Speaker 1 (04:02):
John Lewis served in Congress for thirty three years before
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