King’s family’s statement came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify records surrounding the assassinations of the civil rights icon, President John F. Kennedy, and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
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EARLY NEXT WEEK, WE WILL FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT “mass deportation” means to Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the gang. But as I’ve tried to anticipate and report on what is likely to come, I keep going back to a piece of writing that awakened us to another great unknown. It wasn’t an article on immigration—it was about climate change.
The family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has addressed President Donald Trump’s latest executive order to declassify documents associated with his assassination.
After the war ended, three amendments were added to the Constitution granting citizenship and righting the wrongs of slavery’s past. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are known as the “Reconstruction Amendments,” but what happens if one or all of them get stripped from American history?
For Black Americans, who already face systemic barriers in employment, the loss of these protections exacerbates long-standing disparities. Women, particularly women of color, will likely see even more significant hurdles in hiring, pay, and promotions.
For the first time in the organization’s 131-year exis-tence, a person of color has been named head of the United Kingdom’s Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee has announced the selection of Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-Mcormick as Ranking Member of the highly influential Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee. The Subcommittee oversees the Middle East and North Africa regions and holds responsibility for monitoring State Department activities in these areas.
On recently, Sen. Sonya Halpern (D–Atlanta) was sworn in by Judge Trent Brown to serve the 39th Senate District for her third term. The Democratic Caucus also elected Sen. Halpern to serve as Democratic Vice Chair for a second term.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While the policies aim to bolster what the administration calls “American values and safety,” they carry profound implications for Black Americans and other marginalized communities.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A large swath of the 62 members of the Congressional Black Caucus who were invited to the ceremonies chose to observe the National King Day away from the nation’s capital.