Category: Politics
Juneteenth, the new federal holiday
The U.S. government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called...
Whitehouse to Sign a Bill declaring Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of...
White House Announces New Actions to Build Black Wealth and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap
One hundred years ago, the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as “Black Wall Street,” was ruthlessly attacked by a violent white...
White House Declares A Proclamation on Black Music Appreciation Month
Throughout our history, there has been no richer influence on the American songbook than Black music and culture. From early spirituals born out of the unconscionable...
Veteran housing benefits Expanded
May is National Moving Month and many Veterans may find themselves moving to a new address as they take advantage of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expanded...
Report: Protecting Against Police Brutality
Foreword The protest movement sparked by George Floyd’s killing last year has forced a nationwide reckoning with a wide range of deep-rooted racial inequities — in...
Ryan Coogler Confirms Filming of Black Panther 2 In Atlanta, Georgia
Director Ryan Coogler will still be filming Black Panther 2 for Marvel and Disney in Atlanta, Georgia which follows all the controversy surrounding the state voting. In...
U.S. Students leading push for a Complete Black history education
Ebele Azikiwe was in the sixth grade last year when February came and it was time to learn about Black history again. She was, by then, familiar with the curriculum:...
Stacey Abrams vs. Brian Kemp
It’s the worst-kept secret in Georgia that Abrams is gearing up for a rematch against Kemp in 2022, after narrowly losing to him in 2018 and spending years building a...
Trump is defeated by Biden for White House
Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation as a leader who...
