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Op-Ed from Senator Borris L. Miles on Fort Bend ISD
Today, 53 years after the enactment of the Voting Rights Act, Jim Crow still dares to raise its head in Texas. While we celebrate the gains made in minority representation and self-determination, we cannot ignore the fact that in places such as the Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD), racially-exclusive tactics still bar access to power in decisions affecting thousands of children of color and hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.
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My Great-Grandmother Was Exposed to Lynchings; This is what she would say about the Capitol riot
The mob action that took place at the US Capitol two weeks before the inauguration was a reminder that most White and Black Americans live in different worlds with vastly different realities.
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White House defends response to asylum seeker influx following criticism from New York governor
The White House defended its response to the asylum seeker influx facing New York Friday, arguing that without congressional action, the administration is limited in what it can do, following a letter from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul urging more action.
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Storm clouds are seen near the White House on June 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Published on November 2, 2020
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President Joe Biden returns to the White House after a trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Harnik/AP
Published on July 18, 2022
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Peter Navarro speaks to the press outside of the White House in June 2020. Mandatory Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
Published on June 3, 2022
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Betty White, former Golden Girl and national treasure, turns 100 on Jan. 17. Amanda Edwards/WireImage/Getty Images
Published on January 3, 2022
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President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, in June. Mandatory Credit: Evan Vucci/AP
Published on July 6, 2023
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Previous megalodon reconstructions, such as this one, were based on the proportions of the modern great white shark. Mandatory Credit: DeAgostini/Getty Images
Published on January 22, 2024
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Shea Moisture Criticized for New Video Campaign
Shea Moisture released a new ad as part of their #BreakTheWalls campaign on their Facebook page Monday that sparked controversy on Twitter. The video features an African American woman, and in an attempt to expand their current demographic, also features two Caucasian women. The video opens with a black woman sharing her personal experiences with “hair hate,” then quickly switches to two white women discussing their issues with hair. The ad tries to push the message, “break free from hair hate” and “embrace hair love in every form,” but the intended message seems to get lost by including white women in the ad.
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Ex-WH aide says he was tasked with taping together Trump's torn-up papers
President Donald Trump has a habit of tearing up memos, notes, letters and even negative news articles he doesn't like, according to one of the people tasked with reassembling records the President has hand-shredded.
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Trump finds anti-immigrant ally in extremist Hungarian Prime Minister
Hungary's hardline nationalist prime minister, whose erosion of checks on his power has led some to describe him as a de facto dictator, will meet President Donald Trump in Washington next week, the White House announced on Tuesday.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson to meet with top Democratic and Republican senators Wednesday
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will hold meetings with top Democratic and Republican senators on Wednesday, a White House official tells CNN, as the confirmation process for the President's nominee to the Supreme Court gets underway.
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Firefighters evacuate more than 200 patients from a Los Angeles hospital after Hilary-related power outage
A power outage overnight at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of more than 200 patients from a building housing neonatal intensive care and OBGYN units, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department and hospital officials.
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Third of 6 former Mississippi officers sentenced to more than 17 years in torture of 2 Black men
Daniel Opdyke, the third of six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty in the torture of two Black men in January 2023, was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday afternoon.
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XSCAPE & SWV Announce The Queens Of R&B Tour With Special Guests Mýa, Total, And 702
Following a teaser on socials that ignited fervent excitement among fans, the legendary groups XSCAPE and SWV have reunited for The Queens of R&B Tour with support from MÝA, Total, and 702. The Queens Of R&B Tour is a testament to the power of what can be accomplished when women come together with respect, admiration and undeniable talent. It is a celebration of passion, power, resilience and unstoppable ability to exceed expectations.
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Inside the White House's months of prep-work for a GOP investigative onslaught
More than four months before voters handed Republicans control of the House of Representatives, top White House and Department of Homeland Security officials huddled in the Roosevelt Room to prepare for that very scenario.
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Women working in the White House earn an average salary of 80 cents for every dollar paid to their male colleagues, a CNN analysis found.
Published on July 3, 2017
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President Donald Trump on Monday insulted a small Virginia restaurant that recently asked White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to leave.
Published on June 25, 2018
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Amber Guyger, who is white, was off-duty when she shot Botham Shem Jean, a black man, police said Thursday.
Published on September 10, 2018
