The vote will help avert one crisis but just delay another as the political parties dig in on a dispute over how to raise the government’s borrowing cap With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3, and sent the bill to…
The Biden Administration has worked to diversify the federal bench, with over a quarter of the nominees being African American President Joe Biden and his administration has made a strong commitment of making pathways for diversity at the federal level and across underserved communities. On Thursday, President Biden announced his latest slate of judicial nominees,…
The anchor plans to take her full maternity leave so she can enjoy every moment of bonding with her child CNN’s Abby Phillip is speaking out about the joys of motherhood following the birth of her first child last month. Phillip and her husband of 10 years, Marcus Richardson, welcomed their daughter, Naomi Angelina, on…
YouTube originals released the LeBron James documentary “I Promise” on Sept. 28. The documentary covers James’ attempts to close the achievement gap in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, through his school, I Promise. The I Promise school opened in 2018 with the goal of raising the expectations of at-risk children from underserved communities. The documentary…
Two sets of twin siblings have found their forever home after a Cincinnati, Ohio, couple adopted them on the same day. Nearly five years ago, Karen and Tobias Thompson of Hamilton County agreed to become foster parents to Karen’s now-14-year-old niece and nephew, Wilmya and William. Karen and Tobias Thompson, from Cincinnati, Ohio, adopted two…
Phaedra Parks‘ dedication post to her sons Ayden, 12, and 8-year-old Dylan Nida on Wednesday, Sept. 29, had fans marveling over how “handsome” the two have become. In the post, Parks celebrated “National Sons Day,” where parents of sons honor and show appreciation for their child or children on both March 4 and Sept. 28….
Netflix recently unveiled its trailer for its upcoming western film “The Harder They Fall.” The movie is based on real historical outlaws and cowboys and features an all-Black cast, but one star’s inclusion has sparked outrage from fans eager to see the project. FX’s “Atlanta” actress Zazie Beetz is set to play Mary Fields, better…
Juwan Deering will not face a second trial, Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said Murder charges were dismissed Thursday against a man who spent 15 years in prison for the fire-related deaths of five children in suburban Detroit, the climax of an investigation that found misconduct by police and prosecutors. Juwan Deering will not face a…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi assembled her leadership team for an early morning meeting and emerged determined to push ahead With President Joe Biden’s government overhaul at stake, Democrats charged into trouble Thursday as a promised vote on the first piece, a slimmer $1 trillion public works bill, faltered amid stalled talks on his more ambitious…
“I’ve did a lot of suffering with my sickle cell anemia, a lot of frequent hospitalizations and a lot of frequent pain crisis and episodes,” said sickle cell patient Lydia Langford, 39. Sickle cell anemia disease affects about 100,000 Americans, but African-Americans are disproportionately impacted. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1…
