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Former Houston Mayor Chosen As Democratic Nominee For Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s Congressional Seat
Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner won a nail-biter runoff Tuesday to become the Democratic nominee for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, a seat vacated by the...
Mpox Declared A Global Emergency After An Alarming Rise In Cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a global emergency amid surging infection rates among children and adults in more than a dozen countries,...
Ohio Police Officer Charged With Murder For Shooting of Pregnant Black Woman
An Ohio police officer has been charged with murder for the fatal shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting at a...
Missouri Votes To Increase Funding For Kansas City Police
Missouri voted to increase funding for police in Kansas City last Tuesday. This is the second time in two years that voters passed Amendment 4,...
Here’s What You Need To Know About The Upcoming Democratic National Convention
It has been less than one month since Vice President Kamala Harris became the new Democratic presidential nominee and a week since Minnesota Governor Tim...
Donald Trump Is Strategically Attempting To “Denigrate” Vice President Harris By Commenting On Her Appearance Says Susan Rice
Former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail, offering up repeated attacks against Vice President Harris’s race, heritage and gender. President Biden’s former...
Environmental Protection Agency Launches Historic Partnership With HBCUs
Black communities have long been victims of environmental racism, from the contaminated water crises in Flint, Newark and Jackson, to the noxious fumes from truck...
Four Charged With Murder In Death Of Man Outside Of Hotel
Four hotel employees were charged with murder last week in the death of D’vontaye Mitchell after restraining and holding him down outside of a Hyatt,...
This HBCU Alum Is Leading The First Digital Presidential Library
An HBCU alum is leading the first digital presidential library. Two-time Howard University grad Dr. Kenvi Phillips is the inaugural Director of the Barack Obama...
This Black #SistersInLaw Talks Law, Politics And What You Need To Know This Election Season
Kimberly Atkins Stohr has been covering politics for more than two decades. The lawyer turned award-winning journalist is a cohost on Politicon’s #SistersInLaw podcast, and...