The Obama Foundation and Urban Alliance, a national youth development nonprofit organization, today launched the Obama Youth Jobs Corps (OYJC) to bring workforce readiness training to high school sophomores and juniors on Chicago’s South Side over the next five years.
Read MoreFashion designer Diane von Furstenberg will honor Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor with a Lifetime Achievement Award at her annual awards gala.
Read MoreSharon Toomer, Executive Director of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), delivered a stinging five-page letter to NABJ board members peppered with accusations of “bad business culture” that she says are rampant enough to warrant recruiting an outsider “to facilitate the necessary organizational turnaround.”
Read MoreNBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, the first African American to solo anchor a broadcast network evening news program, has switched his registration from Republican to “blank.”
Read MoreSenator Kamala Harris (D-CA) has been shopping a book around to a number of New York publishers, reports The Daily Beast. According to a copy of the proposal obtained by the news website, the Senator’s working title for the project is Speaking Truth: Hard Facts and Hope for America’s Future.
Read MoreCongressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has introduced a resolution which would declare March 31st, César Chávez’s birthday, “National Border Control Day.”
Read MoreWe’ve got 99 problems, and the criminal justice system is one. Hence, JAY-Z is throwing his support behind a mobile app created to help address part of the challenge. Leadership at the Roc Nation company have teamed up with organizers behind the Promise app to create "a sustainable and scalable program that will reduce the number of people behind bars.
Read MoreSenator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) last week introduced a bill to support veterans and veteran families reduce veteran unemployment by helping improve access to child care services for veterans participating in workforce and job training programs.
Read MoreHomeland Security Committee Ranking Member Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA), and Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Ranking MemberCongresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) on Monday called on the FBI to brief Congress on the recent bombings in and around Austin, TX that have left two people dead and, as of this morning, five wounded.
Read MoreSecretary Ben Carson has announced new measures to protect HUD’s “financial integrity” and correct lax internal processes and controls. Carson has directed HUD’s recently appointed Chief Financial Officer, Irving Dennis, to design and implement a plan and lead an internal task force to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.
Read MoreInterior Secretary Ryan Zinke is attempting to defend himself after he replied "konnichiwa" to Japanese American Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing.
Read MoreCongresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congressman Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) have teamed up to introduce a bill to have the U.S. Treasury issue quarters -- one from each of the 50 states and the U.S. territories -- in honor of women who have made significant contributions to the United States.
Read MoreThe Congressional Black Caucus has launched an NCAA task force, which will be led by CBC Chairman Cedric Richmond (D-LA), in light of reports that the NCAA violated rules regarding the payment of student-athletes.
Read MoreKamau Marshall has joined the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as the new Director of African American Media and Deputy National Press Secretary.
Read MoreA group of 25 House Democrats yesterday wrote a letter to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, calling for the firing of Advisor-On-All-the-Things Jared Kushner.
Read MoreCongressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), the top Dem on the House Committee on Natural Resources, joined the ranks of the many people who are calling on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to halt all trophy hunting imports for elephants and other species.
Read MoreAfter springing forward last weekend, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) wants to make sure the country doesn’t fall back. On Thursday, the Senator introduced the Sunshine Protection Act, legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across the country.
Read MoreFormer President Barack Obama has unveiled his bracket for this year’s NCAA men’s and women's basketball tournaments.
Read MoreHeritage Foundation President Kay Coles James tells Politico that she was “blocked” from serving in Donald Trump’s administration by Omarosa.
Read MoreHUD Secretary Ben Carson has said that the purchase of a $31,000 furniture set for his office dining room was made without his knowledge. However, new emails obtained by CNN show that’s not the case. He and wife, Candy, appear to have been intimately involved.
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