Month: June 2021

Opinions

Mankind’s Powerful Emotions, Love v Hate, Can Both Serve a Greater Good or Wrong

June 2, 2021 Carma Henry 0

     Further, an account of one of America’s bloodiest massacres, the Tulsa Massacre of May 31, 1921, must be retold and etched into the conscience of white America. This massacre occurred because of white’s love for supremacy, power and hatred of Blacks who had achieved self-reliance and a measure of wealth. Also, this massacre, fueled by hate, included the coordination and participation of the Nation’s own government making it systemic. More Black people were killed during these 18 days of terror than during the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 attack combined. […]

National News

Kristen Clarke becomes first Black woman to lead DOJ’s Civil Rights Division

June 2, 2021 Carma Henry 0

       On the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd, a 51-48 vote in the U.S. Senate seals Kristen Clarke’s place in history: the first woman, the first woman of color, and the first Black woman to receive Senate confirmation to head the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Civil Rights Division. The largely partisan vote included Maine’s U.S. Senator Susan Collins as the only Republican to support the historic confirmation.  […]