Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has decided to end its third-party fact-checking program in the U.S., claiming this change will promote free speech. Mark Zuckerberg stated this move is meant to reduce censorship and errors but calling it a “relaxation” of content moderation is misleading. This isn’t about loosening the reins—it’s about purposefully allowing harmful and hateful content to flourish under the guise of free expression.
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Meta is cutting its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) team and rolling back its related programs.
Among the recipients were Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who co-led Congress’ investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Biden-Harris Administration has also implemented broader reforms to address the root causes of medical debt, including enforcing requirements for tax-exempt hospitals to provide financial assistance, simplifying debt forgiveness processes for veterans, and protecting consumers from surprise medical bills.
Two major themes, “unity” and “resilience,” have been recognized by Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the incoming Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as necessary preconditions to propel the organization toward a future influenced by current events like the COVID-19 epidemic and climate change.
On December 21, 2024, Donnell Suggs, the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlanta Voice, and his wife, Chia Suggs, who holds the dual roles of Advertising Administrator and Executive Assistant to the Publisher, had the honor of attending the White House holiday reception. This exclusive event gathered an eclectic mix of guests from the realms of print, digital, and radio media, illustrating the vital role that diverse voices play in shaping the nation’s public discourse.
The celebrated “Mean Green Marching Machine” HBCU marching band from Mississippi Valley State University has received an invitation to participate in the 60th Presidential Inauguration Parade in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2025.
This week’s arrests and sentences of more alleged offenders show effort by the Department of Justice hasn’t stopped as they continue to attempt to hold those involved accountable for the violence that disrupted American democracy.
Among them were groundbreaking figures, including two Black women Senators and two Black U.S. House members from Alabama serving simultaneously for the first time.
The newly disclosed video depicts the suspect sitting on a bench near the Democratic National Committee (DNC) building, removing what law enforcement officials identified as a pipe bomb from their bag and placing it outside the facility