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Pompeo's West Bank trip would be unthinkable for any other US Secretary of State. But not him
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Psagot on Thursday marked the first time a top American diplomat has visited a settlement in the West Bank, considered illegal under international law. For any other Secretary of State, this move would have been unprecedented, breaking with decades of US foreign policy and ignoring UN Security Council resolutions. But not from Pompeo, who has been moving American policy in this direction since virtually the beginning of his time as the Trump administration's top diplomat.
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Black Women Will Be a Force to Be Reckoned With In the 2022 Midterm Election
More Black women ran in the 2020 cycle than ever before
The 2022 midterms are just barely starting to ramp up, but Black women political leaders and organizations are already laser-focused on getting more Black women elected, saying Kamala Harris’ historic election as vice president is just the beginning.
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Biden administration unveils action plan to boost affordable housing
The Biden administration announced an action plan Monday aimed at boosting the supply of affordable housing amid rising home prices and overall high inflation.
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Black investors and consumers anxious about the economy -- but are taking control of their financial futures
The founders of Earn Your Leisure wear T-shirts with the words "Assets over Liabilities" with pride.
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Financial fairness at risk with proposed TD Bank-First Horizon merger
As banks grow larger through mergers and focus on growing online and mobile services, serious concerns emerge on how fair and how accessible banking will be to traditionally underserved Black and Latino communities. In most cases, consumers and small businesses alike view bank branch accessibility and convenience as key to serving their communities.
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Acting LA City Council president pitches expansion and 'major reform' after former leader's racist comments
A day after Los Angeles City Council's president resigned from her post for making racist remarks, the new acting president proposed several changes to help move the city forward.
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Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court
The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday in a historic vote that paves the way for her to become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the nation.
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Being Black Can Cost An Arm and a Leg
COVID-19 is not the only epidemic plaguing America’s Black community today.
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In Washington's Covid-19 outbreak, new variants flout old 'close contact' rule
Washington, DC is coping with a cluster of high-profile Covid-19 cases after a series of public events exposed high-level officials.
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To get the entire child tax credit, you need to file your 2021 tax return
There's still time to claim the enhanced child tax credit as well as other federal tax breaks, which could be worth hundreds -- if not thousands -- of dollars. But you have to submit your 2021 tax return first.
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Comcast and Faceforward Productions Partner for Upcoming Docuseries, “The Black Beauty Effect”
This first-of-its-kind docuseries examines the Black women who are serving as catalysts for social change within the beauty industry and features mega beauty influencers and industry titans Whitney White, Mikki Taylor, Cara Sabin, Esi Eggleston Bracey, Sam Fine, Amber Riley, Elaine Welteroth, Jessica Cruel, Kayla Graves, Sir John, Shalom Blac and more; Premiering exclusively on Black Experience on Xfinity channel this fall
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My Plan For Us To Win
First, we need to know Our Win Number and make sure that all of our Precinct Chairs, County Party Chairs, SDEC Members, Democratic Caucuses, Clubs, Candidates, Officeholders, Donors and Allied Organizations know Our Win Number and what they need to do to do to turnout their share of Our Win Number. (On Average-800 votes per precinct, 25,000 per county and 200,000 votes per senate district. More numbers will be shared at the State Party Convention, in Dallas, July 14-16, 2022.)
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Black Life Empowers 2022 American Black Film Festival
The 2022 American Black Film Festival featured in-theater screenings and a virtual component too. Issa Rae (Insecure) reigned as the festival ambassador and introduced her new HBO Max series “Rap Sh!t.” Crowds watched feature films, docs and shorts and participated in talk events, networking and of course partied hard. To stay tuned to Black film 24/7/365 go to ABFFPLAY.COM. Meanwhile, these distinguished films were part of the programming.
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Supreme Court blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness program
In a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden, the Supreme Court blocked the administration’s student loan forgiveness plan Friday, rejecting a program aimed at delivering up to $20,000 of relief to millions of borrowers struggling with outstanding debt.
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93% of residents in Texas’ largest city support universal background checks for gun ownership
Rice’s 2023 Kinder Houston Area Survey: Respondents also overwhelmingly support abortion rights
A turbulent economy and increasingly expensive and unattainable housing were dominant concerns cited by respondents to the 42nd annual Kinder Houston Area Survey, released today at the annual Kinder Institute Luncheon at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Houston.
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Johnson faces legislative landmines as Republicans let untested speaker chart new course
Mike Johnson swiftly ascended to the speakership with unanimous support from his party. Now comes the hard part.
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Untold Story: Three upcoming book projects on the history of PVAMU
Prairie View A&M University is affectionately known as “The Hill” by students and alumni. The University is the second-oldest public higher education institution in Texas, and it remains a pinnacle of academic excellence[1].
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House Oversight GOP claims they don’t need to find direct payments to Joe Biden to prove corruption in Hunter Biden business dealings memo
House Oversight Republicans laid out their intention to accuse President Joe Biden of corruption even without direct evidence that he financially benefited from Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings, a clear shift in their strategy that they said was launched to investigate the president. The new strategy is highlighted in a memo released by the committee on Wednesday.
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Biden to visit fire-ravaged Maui on Monday as search efforts continue, with more than 800 people still missing
President Joe Biden will journey Monday to fire-ravaged Maui to witness up close the devastation left by an inferno more than a week ago and assess for himself a government response that some residents initially found lacking.
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Florida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage
Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn about the history of slavery in America through art.
