U.S. Postal Service has announced that civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis will be amongst the latest to be included in their upcoming 2023 stamp releases. This honor is meant to celebrate the life and legacy of one of America’s greatest freedom fighters. […]
Before Thursday’s confirmations, there were 14 vacancies out of 62 authorized judges in the D.C. Superior Court and two vacancies out of nine authorized judges in the D.C. Court of Appeals. […]
Last week, Barkley announced that he intends to give $1 million each to Bethune-Cookman University in Florida and Jackson State University in Mississippi. Now, he’ll have to call up their respective advancement offices to let them know. […]
eet Willie “Bill” Dawson, a World War II veteran from St. Louis, Missouri, who is now 108 years old. He says that his secret to a long life is mainly staying active all the time. […]
Chaired by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) and vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming), the committee released a 161-page summary that focused on Trump’s involvement in the effort to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden. […]
The bill declared that Taney’s actions “renders a bust of his likeness unsuitable for the honor of display to the many visitors to the Capitol.” […]
Not long ago, I was surrounded by friends and relatives in the basement of a church, following a funeral, and the food served was fried chicken, mac n’ cheese and assorted cakes, pies and other desert items. […]
Given many Black Americans’ exposure to crypto, as well as the fact many hopped aboard late — investing at higher prices than their peers — these investors have been particularly impacted by crypto’s decline over the past year. Following the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX in November, cryptocurrency trading volumes plummeted 50%. Since last year, crypto’s market cap has lost nearly three-fourths of its value, with bitcoin and ethereum, both down nearly 75% from their record-highs in November of 2021. […]
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 2,414 death row inmates awaited death in 2022. Eighteen of them were executed. Looking at the statistics makes it easier to overlook these individuals as just numbers. But Kevin Johnson left a journal behind, humanizing the heart-wrenching experience awaiting an inescapable death, per the Kansas City Star. […]
Still, in the aftermath of Warnock’s win in Georgia, Democrats’ hold on the Senate remains tenuous, and Schumer expressed his understanding of that fact. […]
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