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Friday, April 19, 2024

The Ridiculous Retiring Republicans

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) needed Democrats to narrowly avert the government shutdown that loomed large if Congressional budget legislation was not passed by Saturday, March 23.  Many Republicans did not vote for the budget legislation; Democrats saved the day. 

Defending DEI Must Remain A Ballot Issue

Elections will always be the ultimate battlefield where the fight for social and cultural changes will be won or lost.

In The Black Community, It’s Not Voter Apathy

Public Politics is the negotiating process between interested constituencies regarding the access to and distribution of limited resources and the resulting outcome or policies pertaining to those resources.

The Urban Tech Jobs Program Is Preparing Thousands In Our Communities For Jobs Of...

Hundreds of members of the Urban League community have embarked on new careers in technology and thousands more are on the path, three years into a major partnership with Google and the Tides Foundation that launched or expanded the Urban Tech Jobs Program in 11 local affiliates.

Black Women Still Making History Against Great Odds!

Listening to the news one would think Fani Willis is the criminal, but let’s get this straight. Donald Trump is the one with the 91 charges that he is on trial for in many states trying every conceivable trick to get out of the charges.

No One Likes To Be Taken For Granted 

Realignment and transformation throughout our nation’s political landscape is not new. Our country will always be divided over who gets the political upper hand and the fight to keep it.

President Biden’s State of the Union Address Centers On NUL’s Agenda To Defend Democracy,...

President Biden’s third State of the Union Address on March 7 was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews for both its powerful content and his energetic delivery.

Marcia Fudge Is One In A Short Line Of Black Women Cabinet Leaders

During this Women’s History Month, the Honorable Marcia Louise Fudge announced that she will be only the second of President Biden's original cabinet members to resign from her position. Her last day of work is March 22.  

Water Is Life. The Line 5 Oil Pipeline Threatens So Much Of It

For years, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and other tribes of the Great Lakes region have been leading a true David vs. Goliath fight against the Canadian oil giant Enbridge Energy. 

We Need More Than Billionaires To Transform Medicine

A $1 billion gift to Albert Einstein College of Medicine raises the question of what needs to happen to produce more Black doctors.

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NBA Bans Toronto Raptors’ Jontay Porter For Violating League’s Gambling Rules

The NBA has banned Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter from the league after an investigation found that the 24-year-old had violated betting rules, the league said.