Sen. Lisa Murkowski Is Now Conflicted On How She'll Vote For SCOTUS NomineeDespite voting for Judge Jackson to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals last year, the senator representing Alaska…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 10, 2022
Idaho House Republicans Pass Bill Which Could Lead To Prosecution of Librarians For Certain BooksThe penalties would include a maximum fine of $1,000 as well as up to a year in jail.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 10, 2022
Sen. Lindsay Graham Signals To Be A 'No' Vote On Biden SCOTUS NomineeThe South Carolinian Senator claims the choice of Jackson “means the radical left has won President Biden over yet…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 9, 2022
Biden Administration Might Be Signaling Another Student Loan FreezeCompanies managing federal student loans instructed to hold off on sending required notices to borrowers by…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 9, 2022
Florida Students Stage Walkouts In Protest of 'Don't Say Gay' BillHigh schools students across Florida join in schools protest of the controversial "Parents Education Rights" billByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 8, 2022
Finally Congress Passes Emmett Till Bill Making Lynching A Hate CrimeThe historic bill carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 8, 2022
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas Wants the Supreme Court To Look At Facebook's "Broad Immunity"The associate justice wants to specifically look at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 7, 2022
In New York City, Black Residences Are Disproportionately Affected By OmicronBlack citizens were hospitalized at a rate more than two times greater than white citizens, NYC's Department of…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 7, 2022
Hope Chicago Partners With Five Chicago Public Schools To Send About 4,000 To College Tuition-FreeThe scholarship program would "cover tuition, room and board, books, fees, and surcharges for CPS students and one…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Rep. Jim Clyburn Calls For ‘Strong, Bipartisan Support' For Biden's Supreme Court NomineeRep. Clyburn also stated Jackson's background as a public defender would “add a new perspective to the court.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 28, 2022
U.S. Embassy In Moscow Advises Americans To Leave 'Immediately'The U.S. embassy in Minsk, Belarus has also suspended operations.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Barack Obama Releases Statement On Russian Invasion of UkraineFormer President Obama calls on 'people of conscience' to condemn Russia's excursion into Ukraine.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 25, 2022
GOP Lawmakers In Arizona Want To Make It Illegal To Record PoliceHouse Bill 2319 would make it illegal for members of the public to be within 8 feet of an officer without their…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 25, 2022
Trayvon Martin Should Still Be With UsOn the 10th anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death, it's sad to think about everything he could have been.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 25, 2022
Alabama Bill Would Ban Teachings of 'Divisive Concepts,' Including Race and GenderThe bill would be another instrument in the anti-CRT and book banning movement to remake history to nurture a few.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Amazon Union Organizers Arrested After Bringing Food To Warehouse WorkersThree three union organizers, including Amazon Union President Chris Smalls, were arrested for "trespassing."ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Endorses Ketanji Brown Jackson For Supreme CourtCrump highlights principles of "justice, respect, and fairness to this nation" as qualities Brown Jackson will bring.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Colin Kaepernick Offers Free Autopsies For Police-Related DeathsKaepernick's new service will provide families a second-free autopsy with full access to the report’s findings.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 23, 2022
George Floyd Case Closing Arguments Conclude; Prosecutor Says 3 Officers “Chose To Do Nothing"The prosecution and defense attorneys provided their closing arguments to a federal jury on Tuesday.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams' Call For Diverse Newsrooms Doesn't Entitle Him To Good PressThere is value in someone identical to you telling your story, but that shouldn't be the only story they get to tell.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 23, 2022