On Wednesday, Dec. 9, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced the state will be the first in the nation to require courses on Black and Latino studies. The requirement stems from a law signed in 2019 by Lamont, requiring schools to offer elective courses that provide students with “a better understanding of the African-American, Black, Puerto…
Putin’s message to Biden came a day after the Electoral College confirmed Biden as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the U.S. presidential election after weeks of holding out. Putin’s message to Biden came a day after the Electoral College confirmed Biden…
Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by the rapper, is starting an imprint with Random House called Roc Lit 101. A decade after publishing his memoir “Decoded,” Jay-Z is forming a more lasting partnership with the book industry. Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by the rapper, is starting an imprint with Random House called…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin by phone Monday evening and continues to press for help for struggling states and localities As top Washington negotiators reach for a long-delayed agreement on COVID-19 relief, rank-and-file Democrats appear increasingly resigned to having to drop, for now, a scaled-back demand for fiscal relief…
The Republican leader’s statement delivered in a speech on the Senate floor ends weeks of silence over President Donald Trump’s defeat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling him the president-elect and saying the Electoral College “has spoken.” The Republican leader’s statement delivered in a speech on the Senate floor…
‘I was glad to do my duty,’ said Jack Arends, one of 12 state electors, ‘and rid our nation of a petty dictator.’ A Washington state elector, sharing his terminal-illness diagnosis, emotionally divulged that he was “glad” to still be able to cast a vote for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. “I…
Writer and producer Issa Rae is showing her audience a different side of her creativity. The “Insecure” creator has teamed up with actress La La Anthony to executive produce a horror-comedy titled “Juju” for Universal Pictures, Deadline reported. Few details have been released about the plot of the project, which will be based on an original concept by the…
A video shared to social media earlier this month shows a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on a Black man in the same location where George Floyd was killed. The footage was first shared to YouTube by On Site Public Media on Dec. 8. It shows police responding to an alleged carjacking, a Minneapolis police spokesperson…
In 2014 the world outside of African nations became increasingly aware of the jihadist group Boko Haram, who delighted in the horrifying act of kidnapping over 270 girls in Chibok, located in northeast Nigeria. At least 100 of the girls are still missing. On Tuesday the horrors of Boko Haram again came to light after…
Once approved, distribution of the Moderna double-dose vaccine begins to 3,285 sites across the nation. More than 6 million doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine will be ready to ship by Friday. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee is scheduled to review the Moderna vaccine on Thursday. It is expected to be approved…
