President-Elect Trump Nominates First Black Cabinet Member

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent On November 23, President-Elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Scott Turner for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Turner is the first African American selected by Trump for his cabinet or any other high-level Administration position. The former NFL player has also previously worked in government. Turner was the executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. He also is a former Texas state representative. Though it is becoming increasingly clear that Trump’s Administration is guided by the goals as published in Project 2025, Turner could lead an agency that is responsible for policy that impacts the lives of many African Americans. How much control members of Trump’s cabinet will have remains to be seen. During Trump’s first Administration, there was a great deal of turnover in cabinet-level and senior staff-level positions. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shapes policies that connect to the enforcement of fair housing laws, government money that subsidizes lower-income rents and mortgages, and other policies, including: Fair Housing: Enforcing fair housing laws and ensuring equal housing opportunities Homeownership: Supporting homeownership through mortgage insurance programs Turner currently serves as chair of the Center for...