Congressman Kweisi Mfume discusses the need for a living wage, affordable housing, healthcare, and education in order to build a prosperous America.
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Posted inNational News
Embattled Fed Gov. Lisa Cook vows legal fight against 47th president’s bid to oust her
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook plans to sue the White House to block her removal, setting up a potential Supreme Court fight that could redefine presidential authority over the central bank and test the Fed’s political independence.
Posted inMaryland Government
Maryland Dems condemn racist ‘ghetto governor’ remark from Freedom Caucus leader
The Maryland Democratic Party condemned a derogatory comment made by a leader of the Maryland Freedom Caucus on Aug. 21.
Posted inMaryland News
Civil rights leaders at Maryland gala urge unity, investment in young voices
The Maryland Commission on Civil Rights hosted its 2025 Annual Civil Rights Gala on Aug. 23 at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, featuring a panel discussion on unity, policy and the future of leadership. Panelists Jeff Johnson, Tamika D. Mallory and Maryland Del. Malcolm P. Ruff, D-District 41, urged attendees to stay committed to the civil rights movement and invest in young leadership.
Posted inCommentary
Abusive cops won’t be punished– but #BLM isn’t over yet
By Joseph WilliamsWord in Black In 2020, when Louisville police gunned down Breonna Taylor during a botched raid, the incident helped galvanize the ascendant Black Lives Matter movement. Along with the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, Taylor’s killing spurred outrage and pushed nationwide police reform tantalizingly close to reality. How times have changed. […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
D.C. residents ‘make good trouble’ in push back against federal takeover of nation’s capital
D.C. residents are continuing to speak out against the 47th U.S. president’s decision to bring National Guard troops to the streets of D.C.
Posted inOpinion
The Democratic Party is not enough against White nationalism
Trump’s law enforcement policy in D.C. exposes underlying White nationalism, echoing Nixon’s war on drugs. Democrats’ resistance lacks focus on Black masses.
Posted inU.S. Government
White House targets Black-led cities despite record crime declines
The 47th president’s takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force and his threats to extend the same approach to other Black-led cities are being denounced as racially motivated and tied directly to the Project 2025 blueprint.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Weaponizing democracy and human rights in the age of doublespeak
Jared O. Bell is a former U.S. diplomat and scholar of human rights and transitional justice, dedicated to advancing global equity and systemic reform. In this article he warns of the growing use of doublespeak to twist the language of democracy and human rights into tools of repression, drawing on examples from the U.S. and abroad to show how rhetoric is being weaponized to erode freedoms.
Posted inU.S. Government
Where are the Epstein files? Democrats press for answers as the current administration stonewalls
Democratic lawmakers are intensifying calls for the 47th president’s administration to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, accusing officials of stonewalling the public. The president, meanwhile, has turned on supporters within his own base who echo those demands, calling them “weaklings” who’ve “bought into this bulls—.”
Posted inOpinion
Stolen democracy: Nicaragua’s cautionary tale, America’s warning
Jared O. Bell is a former U.S. diplomat and scholar of human rights and transitional justice, dedicated to advancing global equity and systemic reform. In this article he warns that the U.S. is showing troubling parallels to Nicaragua’s slide into autocracy under Daniel Ortega, urging Americans to actively defend democratic institutions before it’s too late.
Posted inOPINION
The republic is no more: Federal crackdown, civil rights collapse and the urgent need for community defense
The author argues that the 47th president’s federal takeover of D.C.’s police and deployment of National Guard troops—despite declining crime rates—marks a dangerous consolidation of executive power. Coupled with rollbacks of civil rights protections, judicial retreat from constitutional freedoms, and the end of federal police oversight, it signals an accelerating slide into authoritarianism that demands urgent community defense.
