Hawaii Close To Recognizing Juneteenth After Bill Passes House, Senate
The state of Hawaii is close to becoming the 49th state to recognize Juneteenth after the state House and Senate…
New Bipartisan Bill Introduced in House Would Phase Out Subminimum Wage, Raising Salaries for Thousands of Disabled Individuals
All around the country, in both rural and urban settings, disabled Americans are working for less than minimum wage. But…
House Passed Bill to Make D.C. the 51st State, It’s About Time
The House of Representatives approved a bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. H.R. 51 passed by…
House Democrats Block GOP Attempt To Censure Maxine Waters
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to block a resolution from Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to censure Democratic Rep.…
Police Take Family Of White Army Sergeant Who Assaulted Black Man to Unknown Location After Protesters Appear at his House
Earlier this week, a white, South Carolina-based U.S. Army staff sergeant, Jonathan Pentland, 42, was detained and charged with third-degree…
House Democrats Move Forward With Historic Bill to Form ‘Reparations Commission’
Three decades after the idea of reparations was first introduced on Capitol Hill to help repair the lasting effects of…
Hammonds House Museum’s Leatrice Ellzy Wright Named Sr. Director of Programming at Apollo Theater
Executive director Leatrice Ellzy Wright (right, with Spelman College Museum of Fine Arts’ curator Anne Collins Smith) has led Hammonds…
White House Eases Restrictions on Food Stamps Impacting 1.3 Million Primarily Black and Latinx Americans
In 2018, the Trump administration issued a proposal that would have placed employment requirements on individuals receiving benefits from the…
White House Nominates a Diverse Group of Judicial Nominees for Federal Bench
Upholding a campaign promise to select judges for federal service who don’t have traditional backgrounds, President Biden has announced the…
Initiative to Address Anti-Asian Violence Announced by White House as Hate Crimes Continue to Spread in Cities Like New York
On March 30, President Biden announced a new federal initiative aimed at curbing and helping to address the rampant spread…