By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor In a historic selection, the Smithsonian has selected Lonnie Bunch, III as the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Bunch will serve as the … [Read more...]
Florida Governor Reveals that Russians Hacked Voter Databases During 2016 Elections
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor On May 14, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Russian hackers gained access to voter databases in two counties in the state before the … [Read more...]
African American Senators Push First Federal Lynching Bill Through U.S. Senate
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor “From 1882 to 1986, Congress failed to pass anti-lynching legislation when it had an opportunity 200 times. Today, by passing this bill we … [Read more...]
First Member of Congress Calls for Trump’s Resignation Amid Month of Chaos
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor On Christmas Eve, Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore became the first sitting member of Congress to demand that President Donald Trump resign … [Read more...]
Pelosi Announces Push for Staff Diversity for New U.S House
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor With the largest Congressional Black Caucus in history along with a historic number of women entering the U.S. House in 2019, House … [Read more...]
Power of the Gavel: Five Black Caucus Members Set to Chair Committees in Congress
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Along with what could be nine new members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the CBC will also likely feature five new Chairman wielding the … [Read more...]
Boston City Council Member Ayanna Pressley Becomes the Latest New Young Candidate to Win Big
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Last week, a stunning political victory came out of Florida with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s unforeseen win in the Democratic gubernatorial … [Read more...]
Is the NFL’s New National Anthem Policy Legal?
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Protesters held a rally in front of the National Football League’s New York City headquarters on May 25 after the league announced new … [Read more...]
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Official Portraits Unveiled in Washington
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) With buzz building for months, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery recently unveiled the official portraits of President Barack … [Read more...]
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Is Trump the Worst President in the Last 50 Years?
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Donald Trump, a man best known as a “birther” with a reality TV show and a real estate empire, who claimed that Mexico was sending drugs … [Read more...]