Herman Cain Says Trump Doesn't Have 'A Racist Bone In His Body'

Herman Cain recently scoffed at the allegations accusing President Donald Trump of being racist.

“I don’t think Donald Trump has a racist bone in his body. And you can quote me on that,” Cain said in an interview with Yahoo News. “I have known him for many years. I have talked to people who work directly for him. The man is a businessman. How could he be a racist? His daughter married a person whose religious belief is Jewish. Good! He doesn’t go around making statements that are racist in nature. No, he says things where some people out there — especially people who don’t like him — try to spin it as being racist.”

On several occasions, Trump has referred to himself as "the least racist person." However, his statements on Charlottesville, Virginia, his history of running racially-charged attack ads and his recent "sh*thole countries" controversy have his critics unsure whether Trump is as tolerant as Cain claims.

According to Cain, critics need to put aside Trump’s language and personality. He instead urges them to focus on the results of Trump's policies in order to truly measure the success of his first-year in office.

Cain said he would give year one an "A" because Trump rolled back regulations and signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which he called “one of the biggest legislative achievements in 30 years.”

When it comes to Trump's campaign rhetoric (including when Trump said the following about Mexican immigrants: "They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."), Cain said that he never observed anything at Trump’s campaign events that would indicate he harbors any animus toward minorities.

Herman Cain recently scoffed at the allegations accusing President Donald Trump of being racist.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t think Donald Trump has a racist bone in his body. And you can quote me on that,” Cain said in an interview with \u003Ca href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/news/herman-cain-says-trump-doesnt-racist-bone-body-180726069.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yahoo News\u003C/a>. “I have known him for many years. I have talked to people who work directly for him. The man is a businessman. How could he be a racist? His daughter married a person whose religious belief is Jewish. Good! He doesn’t go around making statements that are racist in nature. No, he says things where some people out there — especially people who don’t like him — try to spin it as being racist.”\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>On several occasions, Trump has referred to himself as "the least racist person." However, his statements on \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/donald-trump-charlottesville-winery-both-sides-blame-violence\">Charlottesville\u003C/a>, Virginia, his history of running \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/ava-duvernay-calls-out-trump-for-his-hypocrisy-role-in-the-central-park-five-conviction\">racially-charged attack ads\u003C/a> and his recent \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/trump-reportedly-fussed-about-shthole-countries-like-haiti-and-other-african-nations-for-flocking-to-the-us\">"sh*thole countries" controversy\u003C/a> have his critics unsure whether Trump is as tolerant as Cain claims.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>According to Cain, critics need to put aside Trump’s language and personality. He instead urges them to focus on the results of Trump's policies in order to truly measure the success of his first-year in office.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Cain said he would give year one an "A" because Trump rolled back regulations and signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which he called “one of the biggest legislative achievements in 30 years.”\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>When it comes to Trump's campaign rhetoric (including when Trump said the following about \u003Ca href=\"http://time.com/4473972/donald-trump-mexico-meeting-insult/\">Mexican immigrants\u003C/a>: "They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."), Cain said that he never observed anything at Trump’s campaign events that would indicate he harbors any animus toward minorities.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp content='“When he was campaigning, I spoke at three of his rallies. There were plenty of black people and Hispanic people there trying to help him get elected. I never saw him try to put anybody down. The people who don’t like him are trying to stick him with a racist label, which is not true,” Cain said. At a campaign rally in Atlanta, he vouched for Trump as a \u003Ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/us/politics/behind-herman-cains-humor-a-question-of-seriousness.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">“shucky ducky” kind of candidate.\u003C/a> Trump received \u003Ca href=\"http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/09/behind-trumps-victory-divisions-by-race-gender-education/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8 percent\u003C/a> of votes by black people in 2016.’ data-reactid=”26″ type=”text”>“When he was campaigning, I spoke at three of his rallies. There were plenty of black people and Hispanic people there trying to help him get elected," Cain said. "I never saw him try to put anybody down. The people who don’t like him are trying to stick him with a racist label, which is not true."\u003C/p>\n",[23,27],{"name":24,"slug":25,"id":26},"News","news",83,{"name":28,"slug":29,"id":30},"Politics","politics",120,[32,36],{"id":33,"name":34,"slug":35,"description":10,"image":10},37278,"Donald trump","donald-trump",{"id":37,"name":38,"slug":39,"description":10,"image":10},31431,"Herman Cain","herman-cain",{"url":41,"thumbnail":41,"credit":42,"title":10,"alt":10,"type":43},"https://res.cloudinary.com/blavity/image/upload/v1518555094/hlftrwf7fqctilz89h1b","Photo: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons","image","2018-02-13T16:18:42-05:00","default",[],false,{"disableAd":47,"disableConnatixPlayer":47,"enabledComments":49,"headScript":50},true,null,"https://storage.googleapis.com/blavitynews/images/fallback.jpg","article","2025-11-04T04:12:26.232Z",{"list":55,"total":184},[56,110,161],{"id":57,"author":58,"authors":69,"title":71,"subTitle":10,"excerpt":10,"slug":72,"body":73,"categories":74,"tags":83,"featuredMedia":99,"publishedAt":105,"updatedAt":106,"type":45,"listicle":107,"disableContentGate":47,"isDisabledListicleNumbers":47,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":108,"additional":109},72878579,{"id":59,"avatar":60,"firstName":61,"lastName":62,"displayName":63,"email":64,"username":65,"normalizedUsername":66,"description":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":67,"registeredAt":68},99834,"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/KyraAlessandrini-compress.jpeg","Kyra","Alessandrini","Kyra Alessandrini","[email protected]","KyraAlessandrini","kyraalessandrini","https://www.instagram.com/kyraless/","2023-04-03T03:46:17+00:00",[70],{"id":59,"avatar":60,"firstName":61,"lastName":62,"displayName":63,"email":64,"username":65,"normalizedUsername":66,"description":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":67,"registeredAt":68},"HBCU Talladega College Sells Some Of Its Historic Black Art Amid Financial Struggles","talladega-college-sells-hale-woodruff-murals","\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/s-epatha-merkerson-talladega-college-hbcu-donation\">Talladega College\u003C/a> is selling four out of six of its murals painted by Hale Woodruff and depicting key scenes of Black history. The HBCU made this decision in order to fund the school, which has been increasingly \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/hbcu-talladega-college-cuts-several-athletic-programs\">financially struggling\u003C/a> in recent years. The paintings were sold with the intent of having them exposed to the public. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-historic-hale-woodruff-paintings-that-are-part-of-talladega-college-s-heritage-nbsp\">Historic Hale Woodruff paintings that are part of Talladega College’s heritage \u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Woodruff was commissioned to paint several paintings by the HBCU, which were completed between 1939 and 1942. Each one depicts different historic events representing the fights for freedom and the advancement of Black people in the United States. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>He first painted “The Mutiny on the Amistad,” which depicts the Amistad saga. 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Those paintings will not have the same meaning if they’re put in a high-design building and a place that has nothing to do with the paintings.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Lomax later learned that Talladega issued the sale in order to help support itself financially. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“What is the theme of the Amistad murals?” he then said. “It is freedom. And this is allowing them to have financial freedom.” He added, “It was a hard call, but they made the right call. They saved the institution.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-talladega-college-is-selling-the-murals-to-help-with-its-finances\">Talladega College is selling the murals to help with its finances\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The HBCU has been facing financial struggles in recent years. It currently has an endowment of under $5 million, according to The New York Times.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Despite a $15 million credit union loan, the institution heavily relies on tuition fees to sustain itself. It recorded an enrollment of 745 this year, down from 1,291 in fall 2020.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“We had to look at every asset that we have,” Talladega board chair Rica Lewis-Payton said.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“It required deliberate thought and execution,” she said about the decision to sell four the six murals. “I sit here today feeling good that we are leveraging this most prized possession in a way that will improve the ability of the college to provide a foundational education for people like me.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although Talladega did not disclose how much the sale is worth, experts estimate it at $20 million. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“We can become a leader in the reimagining of liberal arts education,” Talladega president Willie Todd said. “I want every student to graduate with an internship or apprenticeship opportunity. And I want all of our programs to be connected to industry standards and accredited by national accreditors. 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The goal is simple: Create a gathering place where literature, community and nightlife meet.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nikole-hannah-jones-is-keeping-bed-stuy-s-legacy-alive\">Nikole Hannah-Jones is keeping Bed-Stuy’s legacy alive\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The project is deeply tied to neighborhood history. Macon Hardware stood for generations as one of Bed-Stuy’s longest-running Black-owned businesses. Keeping the building in community hands mattered to Hannah-Jones, a Bed-Stuy resident for nearly 15 years who has hosted reading salons in her home and spent years scouting a public space. After a previous lease fell through, she set her sights on ownership. A “for sale” post led her to 339 Macon Street, where she made her case to owner Warren Hayes to pass the keys to someone rooted in the neighborhood. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Hayes was very happy to be able to sell it to someone who is in the community and cares about the community and will create a great community space,” she said in an interview with Brownstoner. “I’m very much aware of the history, and very much honored to keep the building Black owned, frankly.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Macon Hardware’s legacy remains central. Open since around 1930, the shop became a neighborhood anchor under the Hayes family after Peter and Clara Hayes purchased it in 1987. Clara ran the store after Peter’s passing. Following her death in 2022, there wasn’t a relative of the couple to keep the business operating. Their son decided to sell it, marking the end of an era for a place many considered an iconic community hub. The sale was completed in 2024 with financing from the Self-Help Venture Fund, and Hannah-Jones noted it served as a bridge loan with her as the building’s owner.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-will-the-north-star-books-bar-offer-bed-stuy\">What will the North Star Books + Bar offer Bed-Stuy?\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The concept is part bookstore, part bar and cafe. Hannah-Jones, who is also a Howard University professor and co-founder of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, wants the venue to be a magnet for the creative world.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I’m very plugged into the writer community, I’m friends with a lot of great writers, and wanted to be able to bring those writers into our community,” Hannah-Jones explained. “Whenever you have big book events in the city, they’re not at Black bookstores and they’re not in Black neighborhoods, so I really wanted to bring that to Bed Stuy. People should expect all of their writing heroes.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Programming will stretch beyond author talks. Patrons can expect performances, book clubs and writing workshops designed to pull in both neighbors and visitors. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I really, really want it to be a space, especially in these times, where creative folks can come together and exchange knowledge, ideas, literature, art,” Hannah-Jones said.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-plans-are-to-open-the-bookstore-in-early-2026\">Plans are to open the bookstore in early 2026\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The two-story brick corner building sits within the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District. Apartments upstairs will host micro-residencies that give visiting writers a place to stay and a way to plug into community work. Inside, a gut renovation is underway to channel a Harlem Renaissance spirit with an Art Deco touch. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As Hannah-Jones put it, “The space will pay tribute to Black writers of all eras and of all forms.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Additionally, she and her team plan to operate the bar and cafe in-house. A full kitchen is being built now, with chefs consulting on the menu.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With The North Star Books + Bar, the partners are building on that legacy rather than replacing it. 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Police officers who responded to the scene rapidly canceled the alert while council members are now calling for a review of the AI system.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-student-was-handcuffed-and-searched-before-the-alert-was-lifted\">The student was handcuffed and searched before the alert was lifted\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Taki Allen, a student at Kenwood High School, was sitting with friends after football practice on the evening of Oct. 20. At around 7:20 p.m., police officers showed up with guns and walked up towards Allen.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe title=\"Teen handcuffed after AI system mistakes bag of chips for gun\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/7XCuHD-52xQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C/iframe>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“It was like eight cop cars that came pulling up for us. At first, I didn’t know where they were going until they started walking toward me with guns, talking about, ‘Get on the ground,’ and I was like, ‘What?’” the student said in an interview with \u003Ca href=\"https://www.wbaltv.com/article/student-handcuffed-ai-system-mistook-bag-chips-weapon/69114601\">WBAL-TV 11 News\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“They made me get on my knees, put my hands behind my back, and cuffed me. Then, they searched me and they figured out I had nothing,” Allen added. “Then, they went over to where I was standing and found a bag of chips on the floor.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>He was told the AI detector had mistaken his bag of chips for a gun after he had crumpled it and placed it in his pocket.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“I was just holding a Doritos bag — it was two hands and one finger out, and they said it looked like a gun,” Allen said.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>After the incident, the school’s principal notified parents and said counselors are available to support students involved or in need.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“We understand how upsetting this was for the individual that was searched as well as the other students who witnessed the incident,” the principal wrote in a letter. “Please know that ensuring the safety of our students and school community is one of our highest priorities. We work closely with Baltimore County police to ensure that we can promptly respond to any potential safety concerns, and it is essential that we all work together to maintain a safe and welcoming environment for all Kenwood High School students and staff.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-council-members-are-calling-for-a-review-of-the-ai-system-used-at-baltimore-county-high-schools-and-across-the-country\">Council members are calling for a review of the AI system used at Baltimore County high schools and across the country\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Omnilert AI Gun Detection System was installed at Baltimore County Public Schools in 2023. It helps detect potential weapons by using the school’s existing cameras. After a possible weapon is identified, the software alerts the school safety team and law enforcement.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>“The program did what it was supposed to do, which was to signal an alert and for humans to take a look to find out if there was cause for concern at that moment,” superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers said, according to \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/false-alarm-gun-detection-kenwood-maryland-artificial-intelligence-review/\">CBS News\u003C/a>.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Rogers added that the system works as a multi-step process. It sends an alert after detection, which is reviewed by human staff. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>“This system is AI, and it’s looking for certain elements, and then humans have to verify them,” she added.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Several members of the community have expressed concerns regarding the technology following the incident.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>“Nobody wants this to happen to their child. No one wants this to happen,” Allen’s grandfather Lamont Davis said, according to \u003Ca href=\"https://www.wbaltv.com/article/student-handcuffed-ai-system-mistook-bag-chips-weapon/69114601\">WBAL-TV 11 News\u003C/a>.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>“AI is not the best,” one of the officers who responded to the scene was heard saying on bodycam footage, per \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/ai-gun-detection-system-kenwood-high-school-mistakes-a-bag-of-chips/\">CBS News\u003C/a>.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Baltimore County councilman Julian Jones highlighted that the incident could have escalated to a more serious situation. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>“Thank God it was not worse,” he said. “How did it come to be that we had police officers with guns drawn approaching a kid because of a bag of Doritos?”\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Both Jones and his fellow council member, Izzy Patoka, are calling police to review Omnilert at schools that use the technology across the country. In January 2025, the AI software failed to detect a hidden gun before a mass shooting that occurred at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>“Each situation is unique,” an Omnilert spokesperson said in a statement. “In the Nashville case, the gun was not visible to the camera and therefore not detectable by any vision-based system.”\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>“Our technology can only identify what the camera sees, and we emphasize that AI gun detection is one layer of a comprehensive security strategy that always includes human oversight and other safeguards,” they added.\u003C/p>\n",[170],{"name":24,"slug":25,"id":26},[172],{"id":96,"name":97,"slug":98,"description":10,"image":10},{"url":174,"thumbnail":175,"credit":176,"title":177,"alt":178,"type":43},"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-1297070538.jpg","https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-1297070538-150x91.jpg","Photo: Getty Images","Simple Conceptual Image of Silver Handcuffs on Blue Surface","Shiny silver metal handcuffs on blue surface with space for copy.","2025-10-27T19:50:08-04:00","2025-10-28T10:51:51-04:00",[],"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_7854.jpeg",{"disableAd":47,"disableConnatixPlayer":47,"enabledComments":47,"headScript":10},211,{"list":186,"total":376},[187,221,251,296,344],{"id":188,"author":189,"authors":196,"title":198,"subTitle":10,"excerpt":10,"slug":199,"body":200,"categories":201,"tags":203,"featuredMedia":212,"publishedAt":217,"updatedAt":218,"type":45,"listicle":219,"disableContentGate":47,"isDisabledListicleNumbers":47,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":213,"additional":220},72878853,{"id":190,"avatar":191,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":192,"email":193,"username":192,"normalizedUsername":194,"description":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":195},96045,"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DSC09602-2-compress.jpg","Tomas Kassahun","[email protected]","tomas-kassahun","2019-09-06T00:00:00+00:00",[197],{"id":190,"avatar":191,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":192,"email":193,"username":192,"normalizedUsername":194,"description":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":195},"Some Families Will Get Up To $8,231 From IRS Next Year: Here's How You May Qualify","irs-families-to-get-up-to-8321-next-year","\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/nyc-child-welfare-investigations-low-income-black-latino-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Low-income\u003C/a> families may be able to get an increase in refunds after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) raised the income \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/irs-tax-brackets-for-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tax\u003C/a> credit for the upcoming year. After the IRS’ adjustments, families with three or more children may get up to $8,231, \u003Ca href=\"https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/10/irs-makes-major-2026-tax-update-some-filers-can-get-up-to-8k-credit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MassLive \u003C/a>reported. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Families with two children can get $7,316, increasing from $7,152 in 2025. A family with one child may get as much as $4,427, increasing from the previous amount of $4,328. Adults without children can receive up to $664, a $15 increase from the previous year.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-qualifies-for-the-earned-income-tax-credit-from-the-irs\">Who qualifies for the Earned Income Tax Credit from the IRS?\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Taxpayers may qualify for the tax credit if they meet specific thresholds for adjusted gross income. For married couples who have more than three children, their adjusted gross income must be below $70,224, \u003Ca href=\"https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/10/new-income-tax-brackets-announced-2026-standard-deduction-increases-rates.html\">MassLive reported\u003C/a>. The IRS also states that the threshold is $65,899 for a married couple with two children, $58,863 for those with one child and $26,820 for those without children.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Single taxpayers with three or more children must have an adjusted gross income below $62,974 to qualify for the credit. It’s also a lower threshold for single taxpayers with two children ($58,629) and those with one child ($51,593), as well as people without children ( $19,450).\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Taxpayers who have more than $12,200 in investments for 2026 don’t qualify for the credit.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-the-irs-adjust-tax-brackets\">How does the IRS adjust tax brackets? \u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The IRS adjusts tax brackets according to the rate of inflation. The adjustment is designed to help increase tax refunds for eligible low-income and moderate-income families.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to \u003Ca href=\"https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/10/new-income-tax-brackets-announced-2026-standard-deduction-increases-rates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MassLive\u003C/a>, the IRS also announced new tax inflation rates for the upcoming year. Although the tax rate hasn’t changed much from 2025, people may be able to earn a higher income without being bumped into a higher bracket, Yahoo! Finance reported.\u003C/p>\n",[202],{"name":24,"slug":25,"id":26},[204,208],{"id":205,"name":206,"slug":207,"description":10,"image":10},74060,"Internal Revenue Service","internal-revenue-service",{"id":209,"name":210,"slug":211,"description":10,"image":10},59108,"Tax Credits","tax-credits",{"url":213,"thumbnail":214,"credit":215,"title":216,"alt":216,"type":43},"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2198404842.jpg","https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2198404842-150x100.jpg","Photo: MarioGuti via Getty Images","IRS detail on a computer screen","2025-11-03T20:22:47-05:00","2025-11-03T20:22:54-05:00",[],{"disableAd":47,"disableConnatixPlayer":47,"enabledComments":47,"headScript":10},{"id":222,"author":223,"authors":234,"title":236,"subTitle":10,"excerpt":10,"slug":237,"body":238,"categories":239,"tags":241,"featuredMedia":242,"publishedAt":247,"updatedAt":248,"type":45,"listicle":249,"disableContentGate":47,"isDisabledListicleNumbers":47,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":10,"additional":250},72878999,{"id":224,"avatar":225,"firstName":226,"lastName":227,"displayName":228,"email":229,"username":230,"normalizedUsername":230,"description":10,"twitter":231,"facebook":10,"instagram":232,"registeredAt":233},98966,"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WhatsApp-Image-2022-02-07-at-19.31.50-2-compress.jpeg","Kui","Mwai","Kui Mwai","[email protected]","kuimwai","https://twitter.com/kuiwrites_","https://www.instagram.com/kuiwrites_/","2019-11-07T00:00:00+00:00",[235],{"id":224,"avatar":225,"firstName":226,"lastName":227,"displayName":228,"email":229,"username":230,"normalizedUsername":230,"description":10,"twitter":231,"facebook":10,"instagram":232,"registeredAt":233},"Recalled Pasta Meals Due To Listeria: 6 Dead And At Least 25 Hospitalized","recalled-pasta-meals-due-to-listeria","\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/listeria-outbreak-recalled-trader-joes-walmart-pasta-products\">A listeria outbreak\u003C/a> connected to recalled ready-to-eat pasta meals has killed six and left many others hospitalized across the United States. According to \u003Ca href=\"https://people.com/6-dead-25-others-hospitalized-due-to-listeria-outbreak-linked-to-recalled-pasta-11841694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People\u003C/a>, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service found that a total of 27 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of the bacteria, with 18 states reporting cases of infection.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Here’s what to know about the outbreak. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pasta-meals-from-nate-s-fine-food-tested-positive-for-listeria-monocytogenes-in-june\">Pasta meals from Nate’s Fine Food tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes in June\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In June, epidemiologic, laboratory and traceback data found that the chicken fettuccine alfredo meals produced by FreshRealm were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes that were making people sick. FreshRealm tested ingredients used in the meals, which were supplied by Nate’s Fine Food, a ready-to-eat foods manufacturer based in Roseville, California, with products sold at major grocery chains nationwide, including Trader Joe’s, Sprouts Farmers Market, Kroger and Walmart, \u003Ca href=\"https://news4sanantonio.com/news/nation-world/7-dead-27-sick-from-recalled-pasta-meals-sold-at-major-grocery-chains-fda-deaths-nates-fine-foods-trader-joes-sprouts-farmers-market-kroger-walmart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">News 4 San Antonio\u003C/a> reported.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>After FreshRealm’s investigation, a recall was issues on more than 245,000 pounds of prepared pasta dishes. According to the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/chicken-fettuccine-alfredo-06-25/investigation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u003C/a>, it was later confirmed that ingredients used by Nate’s Fine Foods in its pasta dishes tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As state and local health officials continue to “gather information of what ill people ate before getting sick,” they’re urging customers to return or discard recalled meals, People reported.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In total, there have been 27 reported cases of listeria infection, though the CDC suspects the number of people who are sick because the outbreak is higher, as it takes three to four weeks to determine if an illness is tied to listeria, People reported. Of the 26 cases of infection that had information available, 25 were hospitalized and six deaths have been reported in Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Oregon, Texas and Utah.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The outbreak has also seen one pregnancy-associated illness, which resulted in a fetal loss.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-symptoms-of-listeria-typically-manifest-two-weeks-after-exposure\">Symptoms of listeria typically manifest two weeks after exposure\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The CDC describes listeria as “a bacteria that can contaminate many foods,” with those infected experiencing symptoms as early as the same day or as late as 10 weeks after infection, per People. Those infected usually experience symptoms two weeks after exposure.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to News 4 Antonio, listeria is especially dangerous to people aged 65 or older, women who are pregnant or people with compromised immune systems, as the bacteria is more likely to spread beyond their gut to other parts of their body, oftentimes leading to a severe condition known as invasive listeriosis.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Symptoms may include fever, muscle aches and tiredness, and those infected may also experience headaches, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance or seizures. Pregnant women may experience fevers, muscle aches and tiredness.\u003C/p>\n",[240],{"name":24,"slug":25,"id":26},[],{"url":243,"thumbnail":244,"credit":176,"title":245,"alt":246,"type":43},"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-936642078.jpg","https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-936642078-150x100.jpg","Pasta with chicken, steak","Pasta","2025-11-03T20:02:53-05:00","2025-11-03T20:03:00-05:00",[],{"disableAd":47,"disableConnatixPlayer":47,"enabledComments":47,"headScript":10},{"id":252,"author":253,"authors":263,"title":265,"subTitle":10,"excerpt":10,"slug":266,"body":267,"categories":268,"tags":277,"featuredMedia":286,"publishedAt":292,"updatedAt":293,"type":45,"listicle":294,"disableContentGate":47,"isDisabledListicleNumbers":47,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":10,"additional":295},72879185,{"id":254,"avatar":255,"firstName":256,"lastName":257,"displayName":258,"email":259,"username":260,"normalizedUsername":260,"description":261,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":262},98848,"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2da4e4032b5f8358dd429b2129677ea08cd82811258070074b014cd6424c975c?s=1024&r=g","Trey","Mangum","Trey Mangum","[email protected]","tmangum","Trey Mangum is the Managing Editor of Blavity and Shadow & Act. Email him at [email protected] ","2015-09-15T00:00:00+00:00",[264],{"id":254,"avatar":255,"firstName":256,"lastName":257,"displayName":258,"email":259,"username":260,"normalizedUsername":260,"description":261,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":262},"'Snowfall' Spinoff Starring Gail Bean And Isaiah John Officially Ordered To Series At FX","snowfall-spinoff-starring-gail-bean-and-isaiah-john-ordered-to-series","\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/entertainment/snowfall-spinoff-casts-asante-blackk-peyton-alex-smith\">The long-gestating \u003Cem>Snowfall \u003C/em>spinoff\u003C/a>, starring original series stars Isaiah John and Gail Bean, has officially been ordered to series at FX. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The still-untitled drama series is from Malcolm Spellman and the original \u003Cem>Snowfall \u003C/em>producers Dave Andron, Thomas Schlamme, Julie DeJoie, Michael London and Trevor Engelson. After being in development since the parent series first wrapped, \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/entertainment/snowfall-spinoff-starring-gail-bean-isaiah-john-fx-pilot-order\">it officially received a pilot order back in March\u003C/a>. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Asante Blackk, Peyton Alex Smith and Simmie Sims III also star in the project, which also had a first-look image released with news of the series order. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-will-the-snowfall-spinoff-be-about\">What will the ‘Snowfall’ spinoff be about?\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The logline is as follows:\u003Cem> Set in ‘90s Los Angeles soon after the end of the original series, a recovering addict strives to take West Coast rap mainstream — while gang wars erupt and record labels move to exploit hip hop culture for their own gain. \u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FXs-Untitled-Snowfall-Spinoff-Ordered-to-Series-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gail Bean and Isaiah John in Untitled Snowfall Spinoff\" class=\"wp-image-72879190\" srcset=\"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FXs-Untitled-Snowfall-Spinoff-Ordered-to-Series-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FXs-Untitled-Snowfall-Spinoff-Ordered-to-Series-200x300.jpg 200w, https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FXs-Untitled-Snowfall-Spinoff-Ordered-to-Series-100x150.jpg 100w, https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FXs-Untitled-Snowfall-Spinoff-Ordered-to-Series-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FXs-Untitled-Snowfall-Spinoff-Ordered-to-Series-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FXs-Untitled-Snowfall-Spinoff-Ordered-to-Series-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FXs-Untitled-Snowfall-Spinoff-Ordered-to-Series-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FXs-Untitled-Snowfall-Spinoff-Ordered-to-Series-150x225.jpg 150w, https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FXs-Untitled-Snowfall-Spinoff-Ordered-to-Series-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Ray Mickshaw/FX\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“This new series takes us back to one of the most formative eras in music with the birth of the West Coast rap revolution,” said Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment. “We worked with Malcolm Spellman on the documentary series \u003Cem>Hip Hop Uncovered\u003C/em> and he has encyclopedic knowledge of this material. This is a breakout starring role for Gail Bean and, as always, Isaiah John is terrific along with the ensemble cast. Snowfall was one of the most successful FX dramas ever and we’re excited that Dave Andron, Thomas Schlamme and other veterans of the Snowfall creative team are on board.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Snowfall\u003C/em> ran for six seasons from 2017 to 2023, was created by the late John Singleton, and focused on a group of characters during the ’80’s crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles, primarily Damson Idris’ Franklin Saint. 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Also added to the cast are Portia Doubleday, Patrick Fischler, Joey Brooks and Tehmima Sunny. Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Mikey Madison and Bill Burr are also starring in the film as leads.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to the film’s description, per Deadline, \u003Cem>The Social Reckoning\u003C/em> serves as a companion piece to the first film and tells the true story of Facebook engineer Frances Haugen (Madison), who gets Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz (White) to embark on a treacherous journey that blows the whistle on Facebook’s most buried and protected secrets.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-else-stars-in-the-social-reckoning\">Who else stars in ‘The Social Reckoning’? \u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The already-stuffed cast also includes Billy Magnussen, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Nelson Franklin, Betty Gilpin, Anna Lambe, Kelley Pereira and Aidan Laprete.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Sorkin directs from his own script. 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(","2025-11-03T17:05:18-05:00","2025-11-03T17:05:26-05:00",[],{"disableAd":47,"disableConnatixPlayer":47,"enabledComments":47,"headScript":10},{"id":345,"author":346,"authors":353,"title":355,"subTitle":356,"excerpt":10,"slug":357,"body":358,"categories":359,"tags":361,"featuredMedia":367,"publishedAt":372,"updatedAt":373,"type":45,"listicle":374,"disableContentGate":47,"isDisabledListicleNumbers":47,"canonicalUrl":10,"socialThumbnail":10,"additional":375},72878994,{"id":347,"avatar":348,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":349,"email":350,"username":349,"normalizedUsername":351,"description":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":352},95243,"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/16fdff8cddc7bd4702273ce7e1677d1d0021c4b55e83ca690c8b22edc3cbfdf4?s=1024&r=g","Christopher Rhodes","[email protected]","christopher-rhodes","2020-09-14T00:00:00+00:00",[354],{"id":347,"avatar":348,"firstName":10,"lastName":10,"displayName":349,"email":350,"username":349,"normalizedUsername":351,"description":10,"twitter":10,"facebook":10,"instagram":10,"registeredAt":352},"Nicki Minaj Faces Backlash For Cosigning Trump's Accusations Against Nigeria","As Trump threatens possible military intervention over his allegation of anti-Christian persecution in Nigeria, Minaj called out for backing Trump","nicki-minaj-faces-backlash-for-cosigning-trumps-accusations-against-nigeria","\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/nicki-minaj-on-whether-colorism-has-contributed-to-her-success-i-try-not-to-play-dumb\">Nicki Minaj\u003C/a> is no stranger to controversy, and now the rap superstar is getting strong reactions over a political post.\u003Cbr>Minaj is backing \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/trump-health-bruised-hand-speculation\">President Donald Trump \u003C/a>as he goes after Nigeria over the alleged persecution of Christians, garnering a response from the administration and backlash from many on social media.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicki-minaj-receives-backlash-after-supporting-president-donald-trump\">Nicki Minaj receives backlash after supporting President Donald Trump\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Trump took to social media on Friday to designate Nigeria “A COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN” to the United States, alleging that “thousands of Christians are being killed” in the West African nation by “radical Islamists.” Trump’s pledge to investigate possible Christian persecution in Nigeria was met with approval by MAGA supporters and by Minaj, who shared a screenshot of the post and praised Trump’s move. “Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God,” Minaj posted on X, formerly Twitter, Saturday. Noting, “No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion,” Minaj extended a “thank you to The President & his team for taking this seriously.” She ended her message to her followers by saying, “God bless every persecuted Christian. Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion. We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Numerous countries all… \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/2M5sPiviQu\">pic.twitter.com/2M5sPiviQu\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1984566555460485280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2025\u003C/a>\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C/script>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Responses to Minaj’s post have been mixed. Several condemned her support for Trump. A self-proclaimed “Cardi B enthusiast” said the rapper’s support for Trump and her being a conspiracy theorist shouldn’t come as a surprise, along with a reaction meme video, telling Minaj she’s the one ruining her legacy, not Roc Nation.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">nicki being a donald trump supporter alongside being a conspiracy theorist you really can’t make this up. .\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NICKIMINAJ\u003C/a> it is not roc nation ruining your legacy it is YOU. \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/SqPveGOUIU\">pic.twitter.com/SqPveGOUIU\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— louboucardi✰ (@louboucardi) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/louboucardi/status/1984711694824681747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2025\u003C/a>\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C/script>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-minaj-s-political-views-scrutinized\">Minaj’s political views scrutinized\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another X user posted a confused face GIF, saying, “So how exactly are people surprised or shocked that Nicki Minaj is a Trump supporter?????? She’s been very loud about it for years.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So how exactly are people surprised or shocked that Nicki Minaj is a Trump supporter?????? She’s been very loud about it for years \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/iFVG7tLlVE\">pic.twitter.com/iFVG7tLlVE\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— Eva Styles (@MissEvaStyles) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MissEvaStyles/status/1984796845118222618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2025\u003C/a>\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C/script>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Minaj has commented on politics over the years without firmly declaring a partisan affiliation. In \u003Ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/forget-mitt-romney-rap-nicki-minaj-confirms-support-obama-flna990604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2012\u003C/a>, Minaj turned heads when she rapped, “I’m a Republican voting for Mitt Romney/ you lazy b***hes  are f**king up the economy.” However, she later clarified in a tweet to President Barack Obama that she was using “creative humor & sarcasm” in the line. In \u003Ca href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-barack-obama-sandra-bland-6804598/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2015\u003C/a>, she stated that she supported Hillary Clinton “as a woman” without saying whether she would vote for her, while calling Trump’s campaign at the time “childish” but also “hilarious.” \u003Ca href=\"https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/oct/29/social-media/no-rapper-nicki-minaj-has-not-publicly-endorsed-do/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reports\u003C/a> that Minaj endorsed Trump in 2024 were determined to be false.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-approval-for-minaj-from-the-trump-administration-as-nigeria-pushes-back-against-accusations\">Approval for Minaj from the Trump administration as Nigeria pushes back against accusations\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Minaj’s post received approval from Trump supporters and even members of the administration. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations \u003Ca href=\"https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicki-minaj-trump-nigeria-christian-killings_n_690785c9e4b05a8637e7e2f8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Waltz\u003C/a> responded to Minaj on X, thanking her for “using your platform to speak out in defense of the Christians being persecuted in Nigeria.” He extended an invitation to meet with Minaj to discuss the matter, and Minaj responded that she’d be “honored” to do so. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Waltz said in a Fox News appearance, “Kudos and thanks to someone like Nicki Minaj as a Christian but as someone with a following that she has and with a lot of followers who may not be paying attention to these kinds of issues to kind of double down.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">"Thanks to Nicki Minaj, as a Christian but someone with a following that she has…to double down." \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@michaelgwaltz\u003C/a> credits the superstar singer for bringing attention to the killing of Christians in Nigeria \u003Ca href=\"https://t.co/qGJxElz2Fm\">pic.twitter.com/qGJxElz2Fm\u003C/a>\u003C/p>— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/foxandfriends/status/1985325253149556820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2025\u003C/a>\u003C/blockquote>\u003Cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\">\u003C/script>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the ambassador praises Minaj for her support, the Trump administration has indicated that it’s developing plans that could include \u003Ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/2/nigeria-welcomes-us-assistance-to-fight-terrorism-after-trumps-threats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">military intervention\u003C/a> in Nigeria. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But Trump’s claims of Christian persecution are misleading and incomplete. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is divided almost evenly between Muslims who live mainly in the north of the country and Christians who predominantly reside in the south. An Islamist terrorist organization, Boko Haram, has killed tens of thousands of people and conducted high-profile \u003Ca href=\"https://blavity.com/dozens-of-nigerian-schoolgirls-missing-after-suspected-boko-haram-invasion-at-their-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kidnappings\u003C/a> and other attacks in its decade-long insurgency. Though the group has targeted Christians among its victims, many of those killed have been Muslims in the north, where the group is based. Members of the Nigerian government have denied that a Christian genocide is taking place and reiterated that the government promotes religious freedom and continues to fight extremists, with Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu saying in a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev18jy21w7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement\u003C/a>, “The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As the U.S. government presses its accusations against Nigeria, the country’s officials have expressed hope that the leaders of the two nations can resolve this issue peacefully. With the Trump administration taking increasingly hostile stances against various countries, it remains to be seen if it will follow through on its comments about Nigeria. For now, the administration is counting on Minaj as a high-profile supporter of its position on Nigeria.\u003C/p>\n",[360],{"name":24,"slug":25,"id":26},[362,363],{"id":33,"name":34,"slug":35,"description":10,"image":10},{"id":364,"name":365,"slug":366,"description":10,"image":10},35671,"Nicki Minaj","nicki-minaj",{"url":368,"thumbnail":369,"credit":176,"title":370,"alt":371,"type":43},"https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/design-2025-11-03T125856.344.jpg","https://cms.blavity.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,slow-connection-quality=30,onerror=redirect/https://cms.blavity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/design-2025-11-03T125856.344-150x84.jpg","design – 2025-11-03T125856.344","Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump","2025-11-03T16:12:39-05:00","2025-11-03T16:12:48-05:00",[],{"disableAd":47,"disableConnatixPlayer":47,"enabledComments":47,"headScript":10},74693,["Reactive",378],{},["Set"],["ShallowReactive",381],{"page-herman-cain-says-trump-doesnt-have-a-racist-bone-in-his-body":50,"L5mKWLzO22":50,"7VUhfdt1ev":50},"/herman-cain-says-trump-doesnt-have-a-racist-bone-in-his-body",["Reactive",384],{}]