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Start Now to Take Back the Supreme Court
Did you ever wonder whether elections really matter? Well, the Trump Supreme Court majority has answered that question for good.
Their first Thanksgiving was spent with neighbors they just met. Here's how it happened
With another Thanksgiving crossed off the calendar, our stomachs are full, our fridges are stocked with leftovers and one couple from Colombia is reflecting on their first year celebrating the American holiday.
Sixty Vines Encourages Wine Lovers to Live Sustainably with New Product Lineup
Wine-centric restaurant launched e-commerce site featuring recycled, handcrafted cork products and will donate all proceeds to nonprofits in wine country
Since its inception, sustainability has been at the core of Sixty Vines. That’s why this holiday season, the wine-centric restaurant is taking its eco-friendly practices to the next level by giving guests the opportunity to buy products that help protect wine country!
SPLC Pledges $100 Million in Voter Engagement Programs in the Deep South through 2032
SPLC’s commitment represents a historic pledge of resources to amplify multi-racial, inclusive democracy initiatives
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced a $100 million reinvestment from its endowment to its Vote Your Voice program over the next decade – increasing its commitment by more than three-fold from the $30 million pledged initially in 2020 – for non-partisan voter outreach, democracy advocacy and civic engagement efforts across the Deep South. Through a collaborative partnership with the 70-year-old Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, the SPLC’s Vote Your Voice program supports organizations working in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Joe Biden said two Democratic senators vote with Republicans more than their own party. Is he right?
President Joe Biden told a crowd in Tulsa on Tuesday that it wasn't exactly his fault that Congress wasn't passing more of his agenda.
Inside the exquisite linguistic ceasefire between the US and France
Benjamin Franklin would have been proud. An exquisite linguistic ceasefire between the US and France was crafted this week in the finest tradition of the founding father and diplomat.
Stacey Abrams: 'Callous' Leadership in These States Has Left Millions of Americans Without Health Coverage
Throughout the course of the pandemic, we have witnessed inequities ripple across our society, particularly along racial and socioeconomic lines. Most tellingly, this imbalance affects frontline workers — many of whom are people of color — who put their lives and health on the line to keep our communities functioning while risking their families' well-being.
Tennessee parents say some books make students 'feel discomfort' because they're White. They say a new law backs them up
A Tibetan-style cafe set up in Edinburgh, Scotland after its owner's chance encounter with the Dalai Lama has been saved from closure by a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Blinken says Wagner insurrection shows ‘cracks’ emerging in Putin’s rule
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the brief and chaotic insurrection in Russia led by the Wagner paramilitary group shows “cracks” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s role as a leader of the country.
How the Clean Energy Win in Michigan Provides a Roadmap for Other States
The historic Clean Energy Future Package and Clean Energy and Jobs Act, just recently signed into law by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, will greatly accelerate the state’s transition to the exclusive use of clean power sources like wind and solar.
Houston Ballet Announce “Divergence” and “Swan Lake”
Houston Ballet closes out the 2022-2023 season with two final blockbuster productions: Divergence, May 25 – June 4, and Swan Lake, June 8 – 18. Divergence features three ballets from world renowned choreographers, Aszure Barton, Stanton Welch AM and Justin Peck, each with their own distinct style. Then the Company will finish the season with one of ballet’s most iconic works, Swan Lake. In Stanton Welch’s opulent production, the main characters are imbued with greater psychological complexity, giving the work a twenty-first-century pace.
The Extraordinary Muva Taraji P. Henson is Letting it All Out on HelloBeautiful’s Latest Cover
The Award-Winning Actress is representing for all the mothers in our Mother’s Day Cover as she gives us the real in navigating motherhood’s up and down, her role in Abbott Elementary, and putting her
“We need each other. We ain't shit without each other. This world is against us. We are at the bottom of every pay grade, everywhere you go, the Black woman is the last to be thought about. We don't have time to compete with each other, to go against each other, to fight with each other.” Taraji P. Henson
Jackson State University and Getty Images celebrate the storied history of the HBCU's homecoming with new photography exhibit
Jackson State University (JSU) and Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, are preserving history with the launch of a new photo exhibition, "A JSU Homecoming Legacy: Connecting the Past to the Future." The exhibit highlights and captures the spirit of JSU's homecoming from the university's early years until the present day through 30 rarely seen images from JSU's Archives, newly digitized through Getty Images' Photo Archive Grants Program for HBCUs.
People buried under collapsed luxury high-rise in Nigeria call for help
It had been advertised as "Luxury in the Sky," a glamorous residential high-rise in an upmarket area of Lagos, where apartments started at $1.2 million a unit.
Latest wave of migrants at US-Mexico border puts Biden under renewed pressure
A new surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border has placed immense pressure on federal resources and tested President Joe Biden’s border policies only months after going into place, prompting fresh criticism from Republicans and concern within the administration over a politically delicate issue.
Republican Chaos Fuels Threat of Government Shutdown
Unless warring factions of Republicans in the House of Representatives can come to their senses, the United States government will shut down next Sunday. Some may not notice – we tend to rely on government only when we are in need. But the impact – and the hurt – will be immediate – and will grow over time. Nearly a million federal employees will be furloughed and sent home without pay until there is a resolution.
Automatic voter registration a sensible first step
As Americans, we hail our democracy as a beacon to the world. And all agree the right to vote is the fundamental cornerstone of democracy. Yet in our election last fall, fewer than half of all eligible voters cast a ballot – and that is considered a relatively high turnout. We need a nationwide drive to extend and promote the right to vote, the most fundamental of all political rights in a democracy. Let’s start by automatic voter registration – registering every eligible voter automatically on his or her 18th birthday.
Biden tells Democratic senators he won't veto effort to rescind DC crime law
President Joe Biden surprised Democratic senators Thursday when he told them that he won't veto GOP-led legislation to rescind a controversial Washington, DC, crime law, a move that comes Democrats are divided over the contentious issue and Republicans are aggressively accusing them of being soft on crime.
Senate confirms Biden's IRS nominee Daniel Werfel
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Daniel Werfel, the former acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, to lead the IRS.
DOJ Initiative Fights Redlining in Cyberspace and the Real World
Former Facebook and City National Bank agree to new operating terms, and investments
As 2023 begins, a key anti-financial discrimination initiative is expanding million-dollar penalties and the kinds of businesses found to violate fair lending laws. The Combatting Redlining Initiative that since 2021 has combined resources and efforts of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is now holding a social media giant as well as another bank accountable for violations of fair credit and lending laws.
