Political

The Florida Democratic Party has named veteran political operative and labor leader, Marcus L. Dixon,  as its new Executive Director. In this role, Dixon will run FDP’s day-to-day operations, as he works with newly-elected FDP Chairman […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (Source – blackpressusa.com) – Governor Snyder, his health director, and other ex-officials were informed of the legal development by the state’s Attorney General’s […]

By Charisse Jones  (Source USA Today) – For many Americans who watched the violence engulf the U.S. Capitol last week, the treatment of the rioters came down to a matter of Black and white. Law […]

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 […]

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 […]