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Photo Essay: Martin Luther King ....Our Journey Continues...

Our Journey Continues "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." Dr....

Rachel Maddow Explains Why Donald Trump May Yet...

Congress mulls legislation to remove those who 'engaged...

Four Reasons Why 2020 Was The Year Of...

Lawmakers who voted against Biden are denounced back...

Republican members of Congress who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory, even after a mob broke into the Capitol, are being denounced by critics in their home districts who...

Graham rails against security failure at Capitol: Rioters...

GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) offered withering criticism on Thursday of top Capitol police and Senate sergeant at arms officials, warning that the ability for rioters to breach the Capitol was "mind-boggling." Graham,...

FBI Smacks Right-Wing Media With Stinging Fact-Check: No...

Fox News, Newsmax and Republican politicians get hit with the truth after an attempt to deflect criticism of Trump supporters for the attack on Congress. The FBI on Friday slapped down claims by right-wing...

Photo Essay: Martin Luther King ....Our Journey Continues

15-01-2021

Our Journey Continues "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." Dr. Martin L.King Jr. Eric Holder, first African American Attorney General of the United States, was sworn in on February 3, 2009 Michael Steele is the first African American to lead the Republican Party Dorothy Irene... Read more

Rachel Maddow Explains Why Donald Trump May Yet Resign

13-01-2021

There may only be days left of Donald Trump’s presidency. But MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow still thinks there’s a chance that Trump ― who now faces being impeached for a second time for inciting last week’s Capitol riot — may resign before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. But Trump wouldn’t leave the White House for the good of the country, Maddow said on her prime... Read more

Congress mulls legislation to remove those who 'engaged in insurrectio…

12-01-2021

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., gestures toward a crowd of President Trump's supporters gathered outside the Capitol on Jan. 6. Amid the continuing fallout from last week’s deadly siege on the U.S. Capitol, Democrats are forging ahead with legislation to remove Republican lawmakers for inciting the riot. While there has been focus on President Trump’s possible impeachment and the use of the 25th Amendment... Read more

Four Reasons Why 2020 Was The Year Of The HBCU

11-01-2021

Cheyney University in Cheyney, Pa., was the nation's first HBCU, established in 1837. Much of higher education’s 2020 news ranged from the discouraging to the alarming - a raging pandemic, sinking enrollments, decimated budgets, unhappy students, exhausted faculty and administrators, and a growing public disillusionment about the value of college. Against this backdrop, however, one higher education sector attracted renewed interest amid... Read more

Lawmakers who voted against Biden are denounced back home

11-01-2021

Republican members of Congress who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory, even after a mob broke into the Capitol, are being denounced by critics in their home districts who demand that they resign or be ousted. Protesters, newspaper editorial boards and local-level Democrats have urged the lawmakers to step down or for their colleagues to kick them out. The House... Read more