Political

By Johania Charles, Miami Times Staff Writer – Color of Change fueled to fight – Six dead, dozens of arrests, suspended social media accounts and at least nine senior-level advisers in Donald Trump’s administration left […]

By Terry Shropshire (Rollingout.com) – Even in death, John Lewis may contribute to the healing at the U.S. Capitol as his former colleagues push for a statue of the legendary congressman to be erected where […]

By WI Web Staff – House Majority Whip James Clyburn wants “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called the Black national anthem, as the nation’s official hymn — a move he says can help heal […]

BY JASON LEMON  (Newsweek) – Georgia state Representative Vernon Jones announced at a Wednesday protest in support of President Donald Trump that he is officially joining the Republican Party, saying that he has been fighting “demon Democrats.” Jones […]

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – With the start of the 117th Congress this week, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), a senior member of the House Committees on Judiciary, Budget, and […]

The U.S. Capitol was on lockdown Wednesday afternoon following a breach by hundreds of protesters who battled with police on blood-streaked pavement while waving flags that announced their support for President Donald J. Trump. U.S. […]

By Claire Hansen, Staff Writer Jan. 6, 2021, at 2:58 p.m. – A mob of pro-Trump protesters forced their way inside the building shortly after lawmakers entered into a joint session of Congress to certify President-elect Joe […]

January 4, 2021 – by Margaret Kimberley – Civil rights groups’ rather basic requests for voting rights protections and the need for federal intervention to address police brutality were minimized and dismissed by the president-elect. Joe […]

By AARON MORRISON Associated Press – ATLANTA (AP) — For decades, the red-bricked Gothic Revival church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached has been a monument to the history of Black Americans’ […]

WASHINGTON – The Joint Center launched its interactive tracking tool allowing users to learn how each new Member of Congress is faring when it comes to hiring diverse top staff in their Washington, DC offices […]