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Toyota Advisory Board Members
Published on August 15, 2022
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Council Member Sallie Alcorn
Published on November 2, 2023
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Labor Secretary says Congress needs to block rail strikes without new deals
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says he hopes negotiators between railroads and some rail unions can reach new labor deals and avert a possible strike. But he said without a deal he expects Congress will step in and impose contracts on the unhappy rank-and-file union members.
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Actors set to strike after talks with major studios and streaming services fail
A union representing about 160,000 Hollywood actors is poised to go on strike after talks with major studios and streaming services have failed.
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My Letter Requesting Texas Expand Medicaid Has Been Sent: Next Move is on Governor Abbott
Jackson Lee: “The Governor should reconsider his opposition and lead Texas into the column of 32 states including the District of Columbia that have accepted the deal of the century and expanded their Medicaid program.”
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Navy Cites Equipment Malfunction In SEAL Skydiver's Death
The US Navy said Monday the weekend death of a member of its skydiving team was due to "an equipment malfunction, though the specific nature and cause is currently unknown."
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Announces Most Ambitious Fundraising Event in its History
BIG NIGHT (At the Museum), presented with YouTube, offers an unprecedented opportunity to witness today’s country music masters connecting with historic instruments.
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, in partnership with YouTube and the country music community, will stage the most ambitious digital fundraiser in the museum’s history, BIG NIGHT (At the Museum). Premiering at 8 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, the program is free to view on the museum’s YouTube channel.
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Jim Jordan no longer running for top GOP Judiciary slot
Rep. Jim Jordan is no longer seeking to be President Donald Trump's chief defender on the House Judiciary Committee next year.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Urges Trump Administration to Stop Immigrant Family Separation
Decrying the forcible separation of immigrant children from their parents at the Mexico border, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson urged the Trump administration to immediately end the practice and reunite the families.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Denounces the Racist Tweets from the President and Calls for a Resolution of Condemnation by the United States Congress
Jackson Lee: “The President’s words must immediately be taken down and he must face a Resolution of Condemnation. Short of impeachment, the Congress must take action, even though such action may play into the President’s playbook, which is to distract, demean and destroy all of the values we hold dear as America. I love America and I recognize that patriots come from all racial and religious backgrounds. That is the greatest statement made by Americans to the world: that we live harmoniously, despite our differences.”
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Amazon offers free shipping on all orders for the holidays
For the first time, Amazon is offering free shipping on all holiday orders in an effort to add new Prime members and juice the season's sales numbers.
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Jason Taylor Foundation’s Bluapple Poetry Network receives Broward College Grant for MLK Day of Service Event “Write to Ride” Inspired by the Freedom Riders
The bluapple Poetry Network’s C.O.R.E will take to the streets in honor of the Freedom Riders with a ride of their own on Monday, January 15 as part of Broward College’s MLK Day of Service.
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Illinois lawmaker Bobby Rush's retirement marks 2 dozen Democrats leaving the House
Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois told the Chicago Sun-Times in an interview published Monday that he won't run for a 16th term in the US House of Representatives, the 24th House Democrat to announce plans of leaving the chamber at the end the term.
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Wreaths Across America Invites All Downeast, Maine Community Members to Wave the Flag on September 12, 2023
Local volunteers, Gold Star families, veterans, first responders and their families will participate in a national flag-waving event intended to recapture the American pride and unity felt on September 12, 2001.
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The Reset of TSU with Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young
"What is the transformative thing that I am going to do today?" is the question that Texas Southern University President Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young asks herself at the start of each day. It's a question that causes her to act intentionally for a defined purpose. This is how she will approach each day of the presidency of Texas Southern University.
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Harris scores big CBC endorsement in Barbara Lee
Kamala Harris just picked up her biggest endorsement to date in her fledgling 2020 campaign: Congresswoman Barbara Lee, former Congressional Black Caucus chair and all-around anti-war and social justice activist star.
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Which GOP lawmakers have condemned Trump's tweet
Lawmakers are returning to Congress on Monday following a racist series of tweets from President Donald Trump aimed at four Democratic lawmakers, and Republican leaders as well as rank-and-file members are feeling the pressure to weigh in on the President's comments.
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Austin school board member Edmund Gordon
Published on January 19, 2018
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Council member Jerry Davis with future voter
Published on September 11, 2018
