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Shirley Sherrod Meets With Vilsack About New Job With USDA

Vilsack Confirmed For USDA, To Black Leaders' Chagrin

Former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's controversial firing of Shirley Sherrod in 2010 should preclude him from leading the agriculture agency…
Senate Homeland Security Committee Hearing On Jan. 6 Attack On Capitol
Capitol Police Capt. Carneysha Mendoza Recalls Insurrection

Capitol Police Capt. Carneysha Mendoza's harrowing testimony recalling the horrors she experienced during the insurrection and attempted coup at the…
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield Confirmed As UN Ambassador

The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield to serve as President Joe Biden's ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday in a…
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Read Capitol Police Capt. Carneysha Mendoza's Senate Testimony

Capitol Police Capt. Carneysha Mendoza was among the members of law enforcement testifying before the Senate about the response to…
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Stacey Abrams Drags Kelly Loeffler's Voter Rights Group

The lawyer and voting rights activist appeared on CNN Monday night where she addressed Loeffler's newly formed voter rights organization,…
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VA Lawmakers Vote To Abolish Death Penalty

Virginia moved one step closer to abolishing the death penalty, a measure that polling shows is overwhelmingly supported by Black…
Meet the Press - Season 71
Biden’s DOJ Wants Omarosa To Pay $61.5K Immediately

The current DOJ is still trying to make Omarosa Manigault Newman pay tens of thousands of dollars that Trump's administration…
Celebrity Sightings In Mexico - February 18, 2021
Ted Cruz Visited Mexico While Texans Froze

Sen. Ted Cruz didn't apologize after he was captured boarding a flight to Mexico in the middle of a power…
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Mckayla Wilkes' Campaign To Unseat Steny Hoyer Launches

Wilkes, 30, an activist and movement leader, recently launched her second campaign to run for Maryland's 5th Congressional District, in…
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Black Twitter Reacts To Rush Limbaugh's Death

Black Twitter promptly ran back a variety of moments recounting Limbaugh's racist, sexist, xenophobic rhetoric which continually harmed Black communities.
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Rush Limbaugh's Racist Legacy Lives After His Death

Rush Limbaugh was a lightning rod for controversy -- and racism -- over his career that spanned nearly five decades.
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Tim Scott Only Black Senator Voting To Acquit

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott tap danced for and shined the shoes of Donald Trump one last time by voting…
Second Impeachment Trial Of Donald J. Trump Continues In Senate
Stacey Plaskett Slams 'Black Women' Impeachment Video

House Impachment Manager and Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett called out Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers for "playing clip after clip…
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'He Is Overwhelmingly Guilty'

The pressure is on Donald Trump’s lawyers criticized for their ineptitude as well as Senate Republicans after House Democrats rested…
Fast Food Workers Demonstrate Nationwide For Better Pay
Democrats Push Minimum Wage Hike In Stimulus Bill

The minimum wage could finally get an increase to $15 per hour, but it's not so simple.
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New Bills Could Finally Give Black Farmers Relief

Many Black farmers remain skeptical of Tom Vilsack’s return as USDA secretary but applaud new targeted measures to address their…
Second Impeachment Trial Of Donald J. Trump Continues In Senate
'He Fanned The Flame Of Violence'

Reps. Stacey Plaskett and Joe Neguse emerged from day two of the Senate's impeachment trial as prominent voices in the…
Second Impeachment Trial Of Donald Trump Begins In Senate
Trump's 2nd Impeachment Trial Begins

Trump made history as the first president to be impeached twice and faces an incitement of insurrection charge in the…
Justice Department Inspector General Releases Report On Investigation Into FISA Warrant Process During The 2016 Election
Replacing Trump Appointees Should Mean DOJ Diversity

Cleaning house, Biden has an opportunity to bring in a new crop of U.S. attorneys committed to the values of…
President Bush Promotes Economic Plan in Philadelphia
Democrats' Proposed Child Tax Credit: Everything To Know

Families with children might be eligible for additional financial support if a Democratic proposal successfully moves through Congress. Here's what…
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