WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden wants Americans to grasp the extraordinary stakes of this year’s presidential election, as he sees them. As part of that effort, he’s revisiting some of the nation’s worst traumas to highlight what can happen when hate is allowed to fester. On Monday, Biden heads to Charleston, South Carolina, […]
Rep. James Clyburn said on Sunday that he was “very concerned” about President Joe Biden’s standing with Black voters as the general election nears. The South Carolina Democrat, making an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” said he had spoken to the president about his fears, which were based around the failure of the […]
Breaking down walls to build up a new home, and a new life. The New Carlisle community has rallied behind a family as they work to start from scratch. The family’s first home had so many problems, they had to move out immediately. >>PHOTOS: Local construction company, community works to get family back in their […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Blackhawks Chapter of the Black Pilots of America Organization held a meet and greet today to celebrate Rafael Edwin, a United States Air Force Pilot. Rafael was just accepted to the training program to fly B-2 stealth bombers. Royals, Chiefs commit to Jackson County if sales tax approved […]
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 07: Republican Candidate for Governor of Kentucky, Attorney General Daniel Cameron and wife, Makenze Cameron, walk off of the stage after his concession speech at the Republican election watch party at the Marriott Hotel on November 7, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – NOVEMBER 07: Republican Candidate for Governor of […]
A quality knife set is a must-have for any kitchen. While there are certain premium brands that shoppers love and swear by, there are a few way-affordable options that reviewers say are just as high-quality, if not better — and this six-piece Hecef set ranks high on that list. It’s only $18, and its matte […]
Eden Getahun was ecstatic when, just 13 months ago, she learned Harvard University would have its first Black female president. But she sensed even then that Claudine Gay, a prominent African American studies scholar, would face harsh obstacles leading the predominantly white institution. There was “excitement and hope in terms of what it represents for […]
India sent its XPoSat X-ray observatory into orbit on New Year’s Day, in what was the first launch of 2024 worldwide. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 9:10 a.m. Indian Standard Time on Jan. 1 (0340 GMT, or 10:40 p.m. EST on Dec. 31). The X-ray […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Republicans are working to rein in government spending in ways that would affect many federal social programs and could have a disproportionate impact on Black Americans. Here is a rundown on some of House Republicans’ spending proposals that will be discussed as Congress attempts to avert a partial […]
This article was originally published in CalMatters. For most K-12 student groups in California, test scores have been maddeningly flat since the pandemic. But for Black students, stagnant scores have been particularly frustrating: Black students’ math and English language arts scores inched downward for most grade levels last year, notching some of the lowest scores […]
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Charla Plaines saw the toll lead paint took on her granddaughter, she was able to get the hazardous substance scrubbed from her home thanks to a federally funded program that Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives want to cut. Black Americans, including Plaines, a 66-year-old grandmother in […]
The Air Force has found the flight voice and data recorder commonly known as the black box from the deadly CV-22B Osprey crash off the coast of Japan in November, the service revealed Wednesday. The piece of equipment is a major find for the Air Force, as it could give investigators a view into what caused the accident that killed all eight airmen aboard. The black box “will be transported to laboratories […]