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EPISODE #72

Daily Briefing

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October 28, 2025 • 4 minutes • Hosted by Victoria

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Episode #72

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About This Episode

The fight is on as SNAP benefits stop in November. We explain the crisis and why AI is still tripping on Black students. Also, salute to Gizelle Bryant repping AKA!

Today's Highlights:

SNAP and Food Stamp benefits will halt in November, impacting millions of vulnerable families.
Trump administration refuses $6 billion fund, causing critical SNAP aid to stop next month.
Community must closely track the impending November cutoff of crucial Food Stamps and SNAP aid.
Vulnerable families brace for uncertainty as SNAP benefits stop right before the holiday season.
Blavity Daily Briefing spotlights Black excellence coverage in the arts and entertainment sector.

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Topics:

black news podcastblavity daily briefingblack culture podcastdaily news briefingpodcast discoveryBlack excellenceDiddy release dateSNAP benefits updateHBCU homecoming newsAlpha Kappa AlphaBlack community supportracial injustice newsBlack arts and entertainmentBlack Greek lifeVictoria Blavity host

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