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On “Let It Be Known” on January 27, four Black journalists, including this writer who served as Fairfax’s communications consultant, had an hour-long discussion on “twitter justice,” modern media click-bait strategies and how they impact the speed and decision making of today’s journalism.

      The transformative contributions made by the late Rep. John Lewis towards advancing social justice will reverberate for generations to come, and a city that served as the backdrop for pivotal moments along the civil rights activist’s storied journey will honor his legacy in a commemorative way. A bill has been passed by the Senate to rename Atlanta’s central post office after Lewis.  

Georgia Republican senate candidate and former football star Herschel Walker sat down with Rolling Out magazine for an exclusive interview in preparation for the voter registration deadline of October 11th. In the midst of a volatile race against incumbent Democratic senator Raphael Warnock, Walker said it was important for GA residents to hear him address allegations his opponent’s campaign has leveled against him.

Investiture ceremony seals the deal: First Black woman on Supreme Court is seated

     That information and a panel discussion on how the Black community is at higher risk for certain eye diseases, which usually have no warning signs and even lead to blindness, helped launch the 51st Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference in Washington.

     The sacrifices made by Black servicemen and women have often gone overlooked. To ensure their contributions are celebrated and remembered, NBC reported a new monument in Buffalo, New York, has been created to honor the heroism and bravery displayed by African Americans across the five military branches.

Alfred Street Baptist Church’s (ASBC) Mission Division will donate up to $1 million to Jackson State University (JSU) to help defray costs related to the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, which began in late August 2022.

The Supreme Court opened its nine-month term Monday by hearing a conservative challenge to the federal government’s authority to regulate wetlands under a landmark environmental protection law, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asking multiple questions on her first day on the bench Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court, was quick off the mark, asking a series of questions early on in the nearly two hours of arguments indicating sympathy for maintaining expansive federal authority over wetlands. The conservative majority seemed more skeptical, although there appeared to be no consensus about how to draw a line that would limit federal jurisdiction over sometimes hard-to-define patches of wetland.

     According to a new report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies on the state of Black students at community colleges, an alarming 70 percent of Black students experienced food or housing insecurity or homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CBO noted that the estimates were “highly uncertain” and relied on certain assumptions.