Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has launched a podcast called Lift Every Voice, that will be dedicated to shining a light on overlooked issues of injustice and inequality and sharing inspiring stories of change. His first guest? Congressman John Lewis (D-GA).
Read MoreVP Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, were guests at the historic Black Metropolitan Baptist Church in Maryland on Sunday. The church’s pastor, Maurice Watson, told his congregation that he felt “led by God” to speak out against the president’s comments about Haiti and African countries calling Trump’s remarks “dehumanizing” and “ugly.”
Read MoreRené Muñoz has joined Univisión as Director of Government Affairs.
Read MoreGoogle has promoted Valeisha Butterfield to be its Global Head of Women and Black Engagement.
Read MoreAddressing criticism that their plans would undermine the landscape of Chicago’s historic Jackson Park, backers of the Obama Presidential Center on Tuesday revealed major revisions that include a sleeker version of the center’s museum tower.
Read MoreCongressmen Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) -- both military veterans -- have authored an op-ed for Foreign Policy magazine calling on Donald Trump to take the nuclear option off the table when it comes to North Korea.
Read MoreU.S. District Judge Robert Sweet threw out a lawsuit against Fox News, saying that the complaint "alleges a conspiracy theory involving [Fox] Defendants, The New York Times, [the law firm of] Paul, Weiss, and others worthy of its own Martin Scorsese thriller.”
Read MoreJournalist Jada Yuan has been chosen by the NYT as their "52 Places Traveler," a job that will take her to each of the Times’ recommended, “52 Places to Go in 2018.”
Read MoreMark your calendars. The Smithsonian will unveil the official portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama next month. The Obamas will participate in a private ceremony on February 12th at the National Portrait Gallery.
Read MoreThe Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is naming seven more candidates to its Red to Blue program, which highlights Democratic recruits who have met certain campaign goals. And Chair Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) has added Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) to his list of targets.
Read MoreCNN has named Jim Acosta Chief White House Correspondent. The news network also announced that Senior Washington Correspondent Joe Johns will leave the White House beat to cover the midterms and national politics.
Read MoreCongresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) successfully crashed Tuesday’s bipartisan immigration meeting with Donald Trump. Politico reports that the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair rode with House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), who was invited to the 11:30A meeting. Her plan worked.
Read MoreYesterday, a Senate resolution introduced by Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) -- and backed by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Bob Menéndez (D-NJ), among others -- to reverse the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality received its 30th co-sponsor, guaranteeing a vote on the Senate floor. Markey’s Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval would rescind FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s repeal and fully restore the 2015 Open Internet Order.
Read MoreFor the first time in its history, the Cherokee Nation will officially celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday. Principal Chief Bill John Baker announced yesterday that he had signed an executive order declaring next Monday a national holiday.
Read MoreAs part of a bipartisan, bicameral effort to help improve the financial health of HBCUs, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), David Perdue (R-GA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) late last week introduced the HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act which would make changes to the HBCU Capital Financing Program.
Read MoreDonald Trump has nominated Michelle Giuda as an Assistant Secretary of State (Public Affairs).
Read MoreThe House Ethics Committee has announced the members of a subcommittee -- including Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) -- which will investigate allegations that Congressman Rubén Kihuen (D-NV) sexually harassed multiple women.
Read MoreCrossroads Strategies snagged Salim Alameddin from Capitol Hill to join their ranks as VP.
Read MoreA collective of five construction firms -- most of them owned by African Americans -- has been hired to manage the building of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. The awarding of the contract -- valued at $300 million -- to the newly created joint venture Lakeside Alliance represents some of the most established and well-respected African American-owned construction firms in Chicago.
Read MoreHUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson is being forced by a court to implement a new rule that will give more than 200,000 low-income families in 24 cities significantly improved access to housing in high-income neighborhoods. The rule was crafted by the Obama administration, and a court ordered the Trump administration to enforce it.
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