Surprising No One, Senate Republicans Have No Midterm Agenda. Democratic Party, Let's Talk.Ahead of the 2022 midterms, Senate Republicans plan to watch the Democratic party trip over itself. Let's talk…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Tell Me Something Good: Biden Wants Changes To the Filibuster For Voting Rights, Groups Want ActionThe president plans to call for specific changes, but some fear it might already be too late.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 11, 2022
16 Colleges, Including Yale, Duke, and Georgetown Allegedly Collude To Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit DescribesThe complaint alleges universities overcharged 170,000 financial aid recipients by “at least hundreds of millions of…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 11, 2022
Legendary Poet Maya Angelou Becomes the First Black Woman To Be Featured On U.S. QuarterIt's the first in a series of coins designed to celebrate the accomplishment of American women.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 11, 2022
New NY Law Gives 800,000 Noncitizens the Right To Vote In Local ElectionsIf not challenged by a judge, noncitizens would be allowed to vote, starting with the 2023 elections.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 10, 2022
As Chicago Schools Stay Closed, Mayor Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union Are Still Locked In NegotiationsThe Chicago Teachers Union provided a return proposal on Saturday while the Mayor takes a hardline approach on…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Michelle Obama Makes Midterm Push To Register A Million New Voters With CoalitionThe former First Lady outlined voting rights initiatives in conjunction with other organizations in a letter…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Far Right Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene: "We're Proud of the Work We Did on Jan. 6th..."On the same day, both representatives pushed conspiracy theories and claimed the rioters had "no intention of doing…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Judge Denies Request To Dismiss Vanessa Bryant's Lawsuit Over the Death Site Photos of Kobe BryantUS District Court Judge John F. Walter cited "genuine issues of material facts" for the trial to proceed on Feb. 22ndByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Thousands of Chicago Students and Faculty COVID-19 Tests Rendered 'Invalid' After Shipping TroublesDelays in processing due to weather and the holidays caused the samples to spoil.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Jan. 6th Has Been Happening For Years. If We're Not Careful, We'll See It In Its Final FormOn the anniversary of the January 6th attempted coup, best believe that this could happen againByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 6, 2022
A Pilot Basic Guaranteed Income Program Providing $500 A-Month to 300 Low-Income Residents Launches In AtlantaApplications for the program are set to open in the coming months.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 6, 2022
Black Teachers Are Leaving the Profession Behind In Huge NumbersRecent studies show that diversity in the teaching profession has been on a sharp decline for the last two yearsByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 6, 2022
No He Didn't! NYC Mayor Eric Adams Is Calling People, "Low Skilled Workers."With an urge to get workers back in person, NY mayor Eric Adams uses a bad choice of words to describe who it would…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Seven HBCUs, Including Norfork State University Receive Bomb Threats, Prompting Evacuations and LockdownsAuthorities are currently investigating the credibility of the threats and if they are connectedByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Maxine McNair, Last Living Parent of Child Killed In 1963 Church Dies At 93"We are going to miss her laughter and her humor. The family would appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers.” her…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 5, 2022
As Speaker Pelosi Nears Her Exit, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Is A Favorite To Lead CaucusJeffries would become the first Black person in U.S. history to lead a chamber of Congress.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 4, 2022
The Proof Is In The Pudding: Protests Reduce Police Killings According To New ResearchContrary to what some believe, the mass protests of 2020 did a lot of good when it comes to police reformByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 4, 2022
New NY Mayor Eric Adams Declares the City Must Learn To "Live With COVID," But Do It With Swagger“Another variant comes out, what are we going to do? Are we going to shut down our city?”ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Confederate Statues In Virginia Potentially Headed To Black History Museum"The arrangement would enable the community to take a deliberate approach in its reckoning with such divisive…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 1, 2022