This year’s event, themed “Empowering Black Press, Communities, Families, and Voter Turnout,” marks the Black Press’s 197th anniversary, just three years shy of its bicentennial.
As of mid-May, President Biden remains the only president to have appointed more women than men to the federal bench, with over 60% of his judges being female.
Officials said the Biden-Harris administration’s dedication to HBCUs underscores their vital role in fostering upward economic mobility in the United States.
The liftoff from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch site was the company’s first passenger flight in nearly two years.
The funds, administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Housing Counseling, will facilitate counseling services catering to the needs of homebuyers, homeowners, and renters across America.
Kim Godwin’s departure, a surprising turn of events, comes on the heels of Disney’s recent appointment of a veteran executive to oversee ABC News, a move that effectively diminished her authority within the organization.
A housing crisis is gripping tens of millions of families nationwide, cutting across political lines and sparking bipartisan action in state legislatures.
“Mother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee and civil rights activist Medgar Evers are among those being honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year.
The initiatives include calling on states to increase teacher pay, fix public service loan forgiveness (PSLF), support special education teachers, establish a technical assistance center, provide data on PSLF, and increase special education funding.
The tour, which will begin with a moderated conversation in Atlanta on April 29, will see the Vice President visiting several states to emphasize the administration’s commitment to creating an economy where every person can thrive.
The petition calls on President Joe Biden to grant a full pardon to former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who is facing 40 years in federal prison when she’s sentenced in May on fraud charges.
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Zeita Merchant has made history as the first Black female admiral in the service’s 233-year history.
