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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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Democracy’s Next Battleground

Michael WaldmanThe Brennan CenterLater this year, states will begin the process of redrawing their...
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Voter Suppression is also a Public Health Crisis

By Samantha Derrick |www.dailycal.orgAs in recent election cycles, the 2020 election saw numerous reports...
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New Form of Jim Crow Emerging as GOP Attacks Voting Rights

The Republican-led House in Georgia has passed a sweeping bill to make it harder...
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Observations on the Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump

By Aprille Russell If you thought Bruce Castor Jr. was ad-libbing and completely unprepared to...
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AG James Files Lawsuit Against Amazon

NEW YORK –Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Amazon over its failures to provide adequate health...
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Deborah Archer, First Black Woman to Head ACLU

The National Board of The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Jamaican American lawyer/law...
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Stacey Plaskett is 1st Nonvoting House Delegate to Argue an Impeachment Trial

Brakkton Bookerwww.npr.comStacey Plaskett made history on the Senate floor Wednesday when she became the...
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Hakeem Jeffries and Family Threatened; California man arrested

By Hayley Miller,www.huffpost.comA California man was arrested and charged Tuesday with making threats against...
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FIRST BLACK TO LEAD U.S. ANTI-DRUG EFFORTS

by Joe GonzalezThis week a stunning history making event took place. It was the...
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Legislation to Fight the Climate Crisis and Promote Clean Energy Microgrids is Reintroduced to a Receptive Administration

Congresswomen Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) reintroduced a bill to...
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Vice President Harris Used 2 Bibles

Vice President Harris used two Bibles to be sworn in on Jan. 20, USA...
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“The Hill We Climb”

Recited at the Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden as President of the United States When...
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by Hortensia Gooding On Dr. Norma Raybon, Spelman College "To inspire" originally carried a literal sense...
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By David Mark Greaves It is widely acknowledged, and has been for some time, that...
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Kristen Clarke Named General Counsel of the NAACP

The NAACP today announced that Kristen Clarke, one of the nation's most respected civil...
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Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup....