# @blavity on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYzfBlylsRh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65976595-blavity-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-26T14:00:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Blavity (@blavity) — https://gondola.cc/blavity

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From the grocery store to the housing market to the gas pump — Black communities are feeling it everywhere. And Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is saying out loud what many of us already know.

“The state of the Black economy is under attack,” Pressley declared at a recent press conference alongside leaders from Color of Change, the NAACP, and the National Urban League. “We are plagued by an economic crisis that is a direct result of Trump’s reckless financial policies that are precisely targeting Black communities, who already carry the weight of systemic economic harm.”

The numbers tell the story:
→ Black unemployment sits at 7.3% — compared to 4.3% for the general population 
→ 300,000 Black women lost their jobs within a three-month span in 2025 
→ A recently filed lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of firing 75% of Black officials serving at independent federal agencies

“Not one promise has been kept to Black Americans in this country,” Pressley said, “when every bit of prosperity that you enjoy was built on our backs — 400 years of labor.”

This is not abstract policy. This is rent. This is groceries. This is jobs. This is our community.
Stay informed. Stay engaged. The full story is at the link in bio. 🔗

#Blavity #AyannaPressley #BlackEconomy #BlackCommunity #BlackPolitics

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blackcommunity, blackeconomy, blavity, ayannapressley, blackpolitics

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