Alexis Taylor is managing editor of the AFRO American Newspapers. This week, she discusses the economic lynching of those who are chose to speak on the late Charlie Kirk’s history of White supremacy.
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Posted inU.S. Government
Supreme Court makes it easier to claim ‘reverse discrimination’ in employment, in a case from Ohio
A new Supreme Court ruling states that federal civil rights law protects all individuals equally, regardless of majority or minority status.
Posted inPOLITICS
Supreme Court blocks reinstatement of fired federal workers
The Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that would have reinstated 16,000 federal workers fired under the Trump administration—many of whom are Black and based in Maryland, where the federal workforce is a major economic engine. Critics say the mass firings, which bypassed legal protections for probationary employees, disproportionately harm minority communities and threaten the integrity of federal agencies. Lawmakers and advocacy groups have vowed to continue challenging what they call politically motivated and discriminatory terminations.
Posted inU.S. Government
Biden hosts historic celebration of Black excellence at the White House
President Joe Biden hosted a historic celebration of Black excellence on the White House South Lawn, highlighting the administration’s efforts to improve health care access for Black Americans and condemning racism against Haitian migrants.
Posted inBooks
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, ‘Lovely One’
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a nationwide tour to promote her new memoir, “Lovely One”, which traces her family’s rise from segregation to her confirmation as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court in one generation.
Posted in2024 Elections
Biden administration shows better record of Black Cabinet leaders than Trump
Former President Donald Trump’s idea of “Black jobs” does not include high-ranking positions in his administration, while President Joe Biden has appointed nine Black people to high-ranking positions, including the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.