Category: Politics
Bankers from 50 States Push Senate To Pass Marijuana Banking Reform
Banking associations representing all 50 states and one U.S. territory sent a letter to Senate leaders on Thursday, imploring them to include marijuana banking reform in...
U.S. Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. She was confirmed in a 53 to 47 vote, with three Republicans voting alongside...
The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination is a ‘profound achievement for African American women in the legal profession’
On Feb. 25, federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history, becoming the first Black woman to be nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court. President Joe Biden nominated...
Jay-Z and Fellow Hip Hop Artists Team Up to Block Rap Lyrics From Being Used in Court
According to Rolling Stone, Jay-Z is leading a list of music industry titans throwing their support behind a proposed New York state law that aims to stop prosecutors...
Martin Luther King III condemned federal lawmakers over lack of voting rights act
A day before the U.S. Senate was expected to take up significant legislation on voting rights that is looking likely to fail, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s eldest son...
New Cannabis Laws Are Taking Effect Across The U.S. 2022
As 2021 comes to a close, a number of states and cities across the country are set to implement new marijuana policy changes that take effect on January 1. From the...
DOJ closes Emmett Till investigation and Accuser remains Silent
After 66 years, the Department of Justice investigation into the cold case murder of Emmett Till is officially closed. Carolyn Bryant Donham, Till’s accuser will...
Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Convicted
Three men were convicted of murder Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was running empty-handed through a Georgia subdivision when the white...
Hurricane Ida Reeks Havoc on Louisianans
A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued Monday while making a shambles of the electrical...
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Blames COVID surge on unvaccinated African Americans
According to The Houston Chronicle, People criticizing the Republican leadership of Texas for the state’s rising COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths should...
