The final tally of 53-47 included GOP Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
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Hate is as much a part of our American experience as the struggle for equality that often provokes it. Justice, which has too often been far from blind, has failed too many victims of hate. But we have a beacon of light in dark times. President Biden has signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which came to his desk with the all too rare bipartisan support we need more of where justice and democracy are concerned. It also comes at a time when it could not be more critical to our democracy to take a unified stand against hate.
From Freedom’s Journal to the North Star to John Abbott’s Chicago Defender, African American-owned newspapers have sparked fires for truth and equality that have burned with the passion of fighting for freedom throughout history. Wednesday, March 16, 2022, marked the 195th anniversary of the Black Press of America, whose global impact remains undeniable. It all began with Freedom’s Journal.
In a society where integral parts of American history have been rewritten, omitted and enshrouded, preservationists have dedicated their careers to protecting and amplifying powerful stories from the past. Amongst them is park ranger Betty Reid Soskin who retired from the National Park Service on Thursday, CBS News reported.
Ninety-one years ago on the 25th day of March 1931, the Courageous Investigative Journalist, Educator, Activist Ida B Wells Barnett died. I began to write this article of Ida B Wells, I ponder my version of her investigative journalism as it relates to my writings on Rubin Stacy. As I understand it, Ida’s risk for her life and passion to tell the truth about the unjust crimes that Black Americans were experiencing. As a Historian and member of the Southeastern Association of Colored Women’s Northwest Federated Club of Broward County. I will be spotlighting Ida B Wells and Rubin Stacy as I represent Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the National Association of Colored Women National Umbrella Parade in Little Rock, Arkansas. The NACW celebrates its 126th and 63rd Biennial convention from July 20-24, 2022. Which is also the memorial week for Rubin Stacy’s lynching on July 19, 1935.
Under the President’s plan, families would receive tax credits if the cost of their coverage exceeds more than 10 percent of their incomes.
On the 54th anniversary of King’s death, observances took place around the nation, while those not attending specific events took to social media to commemorate the icon.
The $5.8 trillion proposal, a wish list of administration priorities, aims to reduce America’s growing deficit over the next ten years while raising military spending and aiding domestic programs.
Sen. Manchin declared his intention to vote in the affirmative after the country witnessed perhaps the most unprofessional confirmation hearings in history.
Born in Prague, Czechia, Albright stood just four feet and ten inches tall. But her legacy is as significant as any political figure.