Edrea Davis – U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry, Rep. Alma Adams, and Sen. Ed Markey will also address national climate goals and implementing the historic Justice40 initiative Washington, D.C. – After an introduction by U.S. Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry, environmental justice leader, Mustafa Santiago Ali, will discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s approach to climate […]
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Rep. Nikema Williams, Ambassador Andrew Young, Melanie L. Campbell, and Rev. Al Sharpton to Speak at Black Youth Vote March Against Voter Suppression
By Edrea Davis – Black Youth Vote Georgia (BYV GA) will host the intergenerational Stand With Georgia Virtual March to launch “Don’t Bother My Ballot,” a youth-led campaign to fight oppressive voter suppression laws recently introduced by Georgia legislators and to promote the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Proposed laws to […]
Congressman Bennie Thompson and NAACP File Federal Lawsuit Accusing Trump and Giuliani of Violating the “Ku Klux Klan Act”
WASHINGTON D.C—Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson filed a federal lawsuit today accusing Donald J. Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of conspiring to incite a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, with the goal of preventing Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit alleges that, by preventing Congress from carrying […]
President Biden’s Full Statement About Trump Acquittal for Inciting an Insurrection
“It was nearly two weeks ago that Jill and I paid our respects to Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who laid in honor in the Rotunda after losing his life protecting the Capitol from a riotous, violent mob on January 6, 2021. Today, 57 Senators – including a record 7 Republicans – voted to find […]
The Only Way to End the Gridlock in Washington is to End the Filibuster
President Joseph R. Biden was Sworn in As the 46th President of the United States
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Vice President Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first woman and Black South Asian to become vice president. The Howard University graduate and member of AKA Sorority was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonja Sotomayer.
Congresswoman Cori Bush: This is the America that Black People Know
In a Washington Post op-ed former nurse and organizer of Black Lives Matter protests in Ferguson, MO, Congresswoman Cori Bush, tells a chilling tale of protesters being tear-gassed, beaten by police, shot with rubber bullets, and rushed by police wielding batons and shot guns. The Democrat, who was recently sworn in to represent Missouri’s 1st […]
NCBCP President Melanie Campbell Calls for Congress to Remove President Trump from Office for Instigating a Deadly Assault on Democracy by a Racist Mob
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the entire world witnessed a brazen insurrection and an attempted assault on the Congress in the U.S. Capitol Building by a treasonous and violent mob—inspired by President Donald Trump, while Congress attempted to officially certify the Electoral College victory of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris. The attack was […]
Fani Willis, First Female Fulton County District Attorney, May Investigate Trump
Meet District Attorney Fani Willis, she became the first female Fulton County DA Jan 1, 2021 beating incumbent Paul Howard. The graduate of HBCU Howard University & Emory Law, could potentially investigate potus’ mafia-inspired, bullying call to SOS Raffensperger. The newly-elected district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia isn’t wasting any time easing into the new […]