<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Jackson Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Black News Network]]></description><link>https://www.americanblacknews.org/news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:34:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.americanblacknews.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Podcasting gave Black creators a new door. David Shands says walk through it]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shands says Black creators no longer have to wait for traditional media gatekeepers to build audiences, businesses and platforms of their own.]]></description><link>https://www.americanblacknews.org/post/podcasting-gave-black-creators-a-new-door-david-shands-says-walk-through-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8493768cfa01baa5a10adb</guid><category><![CDATA[Creator Economy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Black Entrepreneurship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Business & Economy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Media & Culture]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:49:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7056b6_0141f78f4adf4449bfb91c8d7d1c17d2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Jackson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student loan debt is following some Americans into retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to stop the federal government from taking Social Security payments from seniors and people with disabilities because of defaulted student loan debt.]]></description><link>https://www.americanblacknews.org/post/student-loan-debt-is-following-some-americans-into-retirement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a844fd6c334f409c6325ffc</guid><category><![CDATA[Business & Economy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:58:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7056b6_3efa2491b2c04a8796e8e61bbbeb0369~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Jackson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black storytellers helped shape America. Her book explains why.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Sarah J. Jackson says Black media makers have always helped America confront its values, challenge censorship and imagine a freer democracy.]]></description><link>https://www.americanblacknews.org/post/black-storytellers-helped-shape-america-her-book-explains-why</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a832aedc3cef5dd4ab39d62</guid><category><![CDATA[Media & Culture]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:45:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7056b6_f940187f353e453895a54bc241d62763~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Jackson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black TV Station Owner DuJuan McCoy Talks Power of Media Ownership]]></title><description><![CDATA[DuJuan McCoy, owner, president and CEO of Circle City Broadcasting, says Black media ownership requires experience, discipline and doing the work before the door opens.]]></description><link>https://www.americanblacknews.org/post/black-tv-station-owner-dujuan-mccoy-talks-power-of-media-ownership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a831efd0fc3a56d442c368c</guid><category><![CDATA[Business & Economy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:04:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7056b6_1d42945523ee45639436a72de98c4377~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Jackson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marc Morial Says Trump Policies Are Driving Black Economic Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Urban League President Marc Morial says Black Americans are facing economic pressure tied to federal workforce cuts, DEI rollbacks, tariffs and rising consumer costs.]]></description><link>https://www.americanblacknews.org/post/marc-morial-says-trump-policies-are-driving-black-economic-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a83137c0184b89c47fdfddc</guid><category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Business & Economy]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:18:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7056b6_e89bba3da2c94dfdb6d7c560f34283e5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jamie Jackson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>