NewsNewsSenate Eyeing $10B Deal For COVID AidAs of right now, the package would cut down $5 Billion in global aid for vaccinationsByMurjani RawlsPublishedApril 4, 2022
NewsNewsSenate Judiciary Committee Moves Closer To Vote On Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court NominationSenate Judiciary Committee will meet on April 4 to advance Jackson's nomination to the full Senate floorByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 29, 2022
NewsNewsBiden Administration Might Be Signaling Another Student Loan FreezeCompanies managing federal student loans instructed to hold off on sending required notices to borrowers by…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 9, 2022
NewsNewsFinally Congress Passes Emmett Till Bill Making Lynching A Hate CrimeThe historic bill carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 8, 2022
NewsNewsBipartisan Group of Senators Work On Election Reform..But Not the Way You're ThinkingThe changes are targeting the Electoral Count Act of 1887, specifically.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 26, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsMartin Luther King Jr.’s Family Told the Senate to Pass the Voting Rights Legislation right now.Martin Luther King III called out President Biden and the Senate to pass voting rights legislation while also…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 18, 2022
NewsNewsMichelle Obama Makes Midterm Push To Register A Million New Voters With CoalitionThe former First Lady outlined voting rights initiatives in conjunction with other organizations in a letter…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 10, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsMeghan Thee Lobbyist? The Duchess of Sussex Was Called Out for Cold-Calling Senators—but We're Kinda Here for ItThe California-based royal mom took her push for paid family leave a step further, calling senators from both…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedNovember 4, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsMeghan Markle Gets Political With an Open Letter Advocating for Paid Family LeaveBreaking from royal protocol, the duchess addressed Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, urging paid…ByMaiysha KaiPublishedOctober 21, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsThe Unbearable Whiteness of the Democratic Party...and AmericaActivists, voters and members of the Congressional Black Caucus have expressed frustration at the Democratic Party's…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 29, 2021
CultureCultureThe U.S. Has Expelled Nearly 4,000 Haitian Migrants in 9 Days Because America Is an Exclusive NightclubThe 4,000 Haitian migrants, whose country has been roiled by an earthquake and political turmoil, weren't even…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
NewsNews‘March On for Voting Rights’ Demonstrations to Mark Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington58 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands in the historic March on Washington. This year, King’s son and…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 27, 2021
NewsNewsHouse Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Bill, But It Will Face a Tough Fight in the SenateThe John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act looks to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that was struck…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 25, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsFormer NFL Running Back Herschel Walker Is Running for Georgia SenateThe one-time star at the University of Georgia is looking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedAugust 25, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsNY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Resigns After Scathing Report Detailing Sexual Harassment AllegationsThe investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James concluded that the Democrat sexually harassed 11 women.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedAugust 10, 2021
NewsNewsBlack WWII Veteran Finally Receives Purple Heart After Initially Being Denied Due to RacismOzzie Fletcher was wounded while serving in the Army. His daughter had to fight for him to be honored for his…ByJ.L. CookPublishedJune 20, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeFamilies of Black Men Killed by Cops Push for Serious ReformThe families of Black men killed by police spoke with White House officials and senators Thursday about the passage…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 30, 2021
NewsNewsAt Least 6 Mass Shootings Occurred This WeekendAnother bloody weekend in America has renewed calls for gun reform out of Washington, after at least six mass…ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedApril 19, 2021
NewsNewsDamian Williams Could Become Manhattan’s First Black U.S. AttorneyDamian Williams, a longtime New York prosecutor who currently heads the Securities and Commodities Task Force in the…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedMarch 24, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsIf Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Cuomo Prove True, Biden Believes the Governor Should Step Down: 'He'll Probably End Up Being Prosecuted, Too'During an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday, President Biden stated that if an…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMarch 17, 2021