The Biden-Harris administration held the second annual Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, featuring performances from Patti LaBelle, Anthony Hamilton, Kirk Franklin, and many other talented artists, as well as a speech from President Biden emphasizing the importance of celebrating Juneteenth.
Category: !Front Page National News
Posted inWord In Black
Hampton Ministers Conference fosters learning and fellowship
The 110th Hampton Ministers Conference and the 90th Choir Directors and Organists Guild Workshop will bring together thousands of ministers, chaplains, pastors, choir members, organists, musicians and directors for a week of worship, learning, and fellowship.
Posted inNational News
Former U.S. President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony chargesÂ
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 charges related to his attempt to cover up an alleged affair with an adult film star, becoming the first U.S. president to be convicted in a criminal court case.
Posted in2024 Elections
Lock Him Up: Trump Is Now a Convicted Felon
Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 criminal charges, marking the first time in American history that a former U.S. president has been found guilty of a crime, and his conviction should not end his presidential campaign.
Posted inNational News
President Joe Biden to nominate Judge Embry J. Kidd to federal circuit court
President Joe Biden has announced his intention to nominate four individuals to federal circuit and district courts, including Judge Embry J. Kidd, an African-American judge, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Posted inNational News
Little Rock Nine activist Daisy Bates to be honored with statue in U.S. Capitol
A statue of civil rights activist Daisy Gatson Bates will be unveiled at the U.S. Capitol on May 8 to honor her legacy of helping desegregate schools in Arkansas as part of the Little Rock Nine.
Posted in!Front Page National News
Black Uber driver shot in Ohio
Here’s what’s known about the scam surrounding the shooting By Ben FinleyThe Associated Press It was a common scam that ended with an uncommon outcome, tragically in an Ohio driveway. William J. Brock fatally shot an Uber driver because he wrongly assumed she was part of a scheme to extract $12,000 in supposed bond money […]
Posted inOPINION
Why MAGA policies are detrimental to Black communities
The MAGA agenda poses a direct threat to the hard-fought gains of Black Americans, and the policies espoused under the guise of MAGA pose a direct threat to voting rights, healthcare, and economic opportunity.
Posted in!Front Page National News
Thurgood Marshall Center Trust and Lewis Museum to celebrate 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board
The Thurgood Marshall Center Trust and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture will host a commemorative event on April 24 to spotlight the legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the attorney who argued the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case before the high court and later became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court.
Posted inNational News
Rev. Dr. Freddie Haynes resigns from new presidency of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Rev. Dr. Freddie Haynes has resigned as President of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition due to financial problems, less than a year after being announced as Jesse Jackson’s successor.
Posted inINTERNATIONAL
Biden delegates funds for support of Haiti Multinational Security Support Mission
U.S. President Joe Biden has invoked the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance and military training to countries that will lend support to Haiti via a Multinational Security Support Mission, with the aim of addressing the gang-related violence in the beleaguered Caribbean nation.
Posted in!Front Page National News, INTERNATIONAL, NEWS, News
Israel says Iran launched a number of drones toward it that will take hours to arrive
The Israeli military has confirmed that Iran has launched a number of drones toward Israel, and is prepared with defensive and offensive actions, with the U.S. and other partners in the region providing support.