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Congress Set to Put the Heat on ICE

By Mary Alice MillerIt was almost like deja vu all over again. The threat of yet another government shutdown loomed over the country, stopped by last minute negotiations. Last time, it was over ObamaCare subsidies. This time, it was the extrajudicial murders of Renee...
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Congress Rescinds Funding for National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting System and Member Stations Across the Country

By Mary Alice MillerIn a rarely used move Congress passed the Rescission Act of 2025 at the behest of Trump. On May 1 Trump signed an executive order to end taxpayer subsidization of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. The executive order stated...

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Warnock vs. Walker: An Atlantan’s View

By David Mark GreavesAs the Early Voting period in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Senatorial...
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Newsbriefs – 12/1

VA Congressman Donald McEachin Suddenly Dies of CancerHis office announced that recently reelected VA...
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View From Here – Becoming Iran

By David Mark Greaves After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, we naively...
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New Supreme Court Term, A Turning Point for the Nation?

On the first Monday in October, Judge Katanji Brown Jackson began her journey as...
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Will President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Help Black Farmers?

When President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) this August, it included a...
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AG Letitia James Sues Donald Trump for Years of “astounding”’ Financial Fraud

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against...
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The US has a ruling class – and Americans must stand up to it

In the year 2022, three multi-billionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of...
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Everyplace Ain’t Brooklyn

Fulton Count District Attorney Fani T. Willis. Credit: The Atlanta Voice View From Here ...
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Barriers Broken in Brooklyn and DC

Judicial Nominations Make History & Climate Hope on Horizon Rachel Cleetus,Policy Director, Union ofConcerned ScientistsVery...
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To the Editor, Re: June 30, 2022 article, “As Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Nation Speaks Up, ‘Overruled! We’re Not Going Back!’”

To the Editor: Why do you believe that a ruling that will assure that more...
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Autopsy Report: Jayland WalkerHandcuffed when Body Arrived

By Polo Sandoval John Couwels, CNNJayland Walker was handcuffed behind his back when his body arrived...
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Black Women will Suffer the Harshest Consequences After the Overturn of Roe

By Glynda C. Carr (TriceEdneyWire.com) - The Supreme Court just dealt a devastating blow to...
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Fern GillespieSince the Reconstruction Era, Black colleges and universities have nurtured generations of Black...
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Binta Vann, Family and Friends on The Reasons HBCUs Work for Us

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