Administration officials said 20 internet service providers, including AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast, have agreed to either lower costs or increase speeds to provide eligible households with access to broadband internet […]
Category: Politics
Posted inHomepage, National, National, Politics
Karine Jean-Pierre Selected as First Black Woman White House Press Secretary
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Karine Jean-Pierre, whose long career in Democratic communications led her to the podium last year as the second Black woman […]
Posted inCommunity, Health, Homepage, Local, Metro, Politics, This Week
Environmental Advocates and City Officials Hold Historic, Tense Dialogue
In West Dallas, the Singleton United/Unidos campaign continues to fight for the shuttering of a toxic air pollutant spewing asphalt shingle plant that sits immediately adjacent to residential homes through a process known as amortization. In Floral Farms, community advocates who once sued the city now reflect on the victorious removal of the illegal Shingle Mountain dumpsite as they continue to push for the acceptance of a neighborhood-led plan that would result in the full remediation of the site.
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White House Correspondents Association Honors and then Disses Black Press at Dinner
While honoring the two, the WHCA failed to acknowledge National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., who inexplicably was seated in the back of […]
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Gardening is Gangsta with Que P!
Lil D chats with rapper & agricultural instructor, Quincy “Que P” Bradley. For Minority Health Month, we chat with Que P on the importance of sustainability farming and why people […]
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Time’s Up for Clarence Thomas Being on the Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas has been a controversial figure since Day One — and it’s time for him to step down from the United States Supreme Court.
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Dan Patrick Pinpoints Education As Key Culture War Issue
By Steven Monacelli In recent months, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has signaled his increasing focus on education policy with the announcement of a proposal targeting professor tenure and the recent […]
Posted inHomepage, Politics, Texas
Texas is quietly using redistricting lawsuits to launch a broader war against federal voting rights law
As Texas defends against accusations that its new political maps are discriminatory, it’s laying the groundwork to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out longstanding Voting Rights Act protections. […]
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Confirmation Hearings for Judge Jackson Wraps with Independent Witnesses
In the classic “I’m not racist, I have a Black friend” portion of their shameful and spineless public denigration of the accomplished Harvard Law graduate, the GOP trotted out First […]