Debt Ceiling Deadlock: A Fiscal Cliffhanger?
In a high-stakes fiscal cliffhanger, debt ceiling negotiations have come to a standstill after yesterday’s meeting at the White House between President Joe Biden and [Read More]
In a high-stakes fiscal cliffhanger, debt ceiling negotiations have come to a standstill after yesterday’s meeting at the White House between President Joe Biden and [Read More]
P.B.S Pinchback, the first Black man to serve as governor of a U.S. state, was born on May 10, 1837, to a formerly enslaved mother [Read More]
A jury has held former President Donald Trump liable for sexually assaulting advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in damages. [Read More]
The FDA’s proposed ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes continues to concern many that Black Americans are being targeted. Critics argue that the ban could have a [Read More]
John Brown, a white, 19th-century abolitionist, was born on May 9, 1800. He spent much of his adult life fighting slavery. He gave land to [Read More]
In a historic move, California’s reparations task force approved recommendations to compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. [Read More]
In Brownsville, Texas, a deadly incident occurred when a driver plowed his car into a bus stop, killing eight people and injuring ten. The crash [Read More]
Heavyweight boxer Charles “Sonny” Liston was born on May 8, 1932, in St. Francis County, Arkansas. Liston fought his way to boxing fame, becoming the [Read More]
In a deadly shooting at an outlet mall near Dallas, eight people have been killed and seven victims are being treated at trauma facilities. The [Read More]
In the latest labor market report, African American unemployment reached a historic low with overall unemployment down to 3.4%, the lowest rate since 1969. Defying [Read More]