Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is considering a possible bid to become Georgia’s next Governor. Bottoms, a graduate of Douglas High School, FAMU, and Georgia State University, became a national figure in 2017 after she won the mayoral race in Atlanta.
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In a stunning display of bigotry disguised as governance, Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum ordering the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to eliminate hiring policies designed to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Julia Ann Teamer, a former teacher from Charlotte, North Carolina, recently celebrated turning 108 years old. She is known for her decades of service to Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and her active role in the community.
Federal agencies are now prohibited from observing Black History Month, and employees involved in DE&I initiatives have been terminated
Leslie Voltaire, the head of Haiti’s interim presidential council, declared that the Trump administration’s actions to halt aid, deport migrants, and bar refugees would be “catastrophic” for Haiti. The remark was made by Voltaire in an interview with The Associated Press in Rome during a Vatican meeting with Pope Francis. To request assistance for Haiti, he went to the pope and said, “I’m knocking on the doors of people who love Haiti. The pope loves Haiti, and he is eager to help.”
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump has long referred to January 6 rioters as “hostages,” framing their convictions as politically motivated. Speaking to NBC News, Trump characterized the pardon as a “fun” start to his second term.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Experts say the freeze will likely hit red states the hardest, as they are more dependent on federal funding. “Higher-income states produce the majority of the tax dollars that go into the federal government’s pocket,” Kathy Fallon, a human services practice area director at Public Consulting Group
As several European nations start to tighten their so-called golden visa policies, one Caribbean nation is adopting a different strategy and launching the first official “citizenship by invitation” program in history.
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.
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.