Sen. Kamala Harris Announces 2020 Presidential Bid
Sen. Kamala Harris (D. Cali) announced she will run for
president in 2020 on Monday morning. Harris appeared on Good Morning America to declare her candidac... Read More...
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11 Arrests Reported in Deadly Nairobi Attack
11 people have been arrested after the deadly attack in Nairobi that left killed 21 people including a police offer. Somalia-based extremist group Al-Shabab... Read More...
Trump Told Michael Cohen to lie about Moscow Tower Project
Buzzfeed News reported Thursday that President Donald Trump directed his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress about the Moscow tower project. Ac... Read More...
Trump Cancels Pelosi’s Trip Overseas over State of the Union Fight
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested that President Donald Trump not speak at the State of the Union on January 29. In return, the president ... Read More...
Judge Acquits 3 Chicago officers of cover up in Laquan McDonald Shooting
A Chicago judge acquitted three police officers in their involvement of the 2014 fatal shooting of a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, Thursday. Former Detec... Read More...
Julián Castro Announces 2020 Presidential Bid
Julián Castro, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Barack Obama, formally announced his bid to run for president. Castro made ... Read More...
CBS News Blasted for Lack of Black Journalists on Political Team
CBS News has been met with withering criticism for not including African American reporters and producers as part of their 2020 election coverage. Over the ... Read More...
How Donald Trump’s Shutdown Trickles Down
By: Erin Mayer The government dilemma is presently the second longest shutdown in history over the past 43 years. It will become the longest if the go... Read More...
Trump Blames Democrats for Government Shutdown in Presidential Address
President Donald J. Trump blamed Democrats for the partial government shutdown that has now lasted more than two weeks in a presidential address Tuesday evenin... Read More...
Body of Another Black Man Found Dead In Home of Democratic Donor Ed Buck
The body of another Black man was found in the home of Democratic donor Edward Buck, 63, on Monday morning in his West Hollywood home. It is the second death ... Read More...
#116thCongress Diverse House Sworn Into Office
The 116th Congress was sworn into office today and with it a return to divided government. Democrats taking control of the lower chamber is the first substanti... Read More...
Pride Versus Prejudice: The Confederacy’s Place in History Today
By Erin Mayer William Faulkner once penned, "The past is never dead. It's not even past.” Today in America, we are often overwhelmed by the amount of at... Read More...
The First Step Act: An Important Initial Step to Criminal Justice Reform
On Friday, Dec. 21, the United States government proved to be simultaneously effective and ineffective, as President Trump signed a bipartisan criminal justice... Read More...
Wisconsin Republican Efforts to Hinder Incoming Governor, Why This Matters for Black Voters
Throughout various national and state-level elections, Wisconsin has been regarded as a purple state with its officials belonging to a mixture of both the Repu... Read More...
