The latest move of distraction on the part of President Trump has been two-fold. First, the freeing of all hostages in Gaza and flying there to participate in the cease-fire, […]
Tag: Supreme Court
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The right to vote: An uncertain pathway for African-Americans
The hard-fought gains of the 1965 Voting Rights Act faced challenges back in July of 2022, when a Senate Republican filibuster prevented the passage of the Freedom to Vote: John […]
Posted inBusiness, Education
Harvard Law Black student enrollment rebounds
Black student enrollment at Harvard Law School has rebounded. The incoming J.D. Class of 2028 includes 46 Black students, nearly returning to the averages seen between 2020 and 2023. That […]
Posted inGovernment, Government/Politics, National
Supreme Court lifts limits on Los Angeles area immigration raids
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a win and lifted restrictions barring federal agents from making immigration arrests resulting from “roving patrols” that a Los Angeles […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, National
Trump attempts to remove birthright citizenship
Yesterday, Trump’s continued attack on immigration policies was put to a halt as his attempt to remove birthright citizenship was rescinded. In the first month of Trump’s presidency, he has […]
Posted inLocal
Supreme Court says cities can enforce ban on sleeping outside
The United States Supreme Court has made a decision to allow cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors on the same day data from the 2024 Greater Los […]
Posted inGovernment, Government/Politics, Local
Attorney General affirms support for common sense gun laws
California Attorney General Rob Bonta reaffirmed his support for common sense gun laws in response to an opinion issued by the U.S. Supreme Court in New York State Rifle & […]
Posted inAcross Black America, Government/Politics, National, News
Black leaders not surprised Roe is at risk, but prepared for the aftermath
When Donald Trump was elected president, Marcela Howell, the founder and executive director of a national reproductive justice advocacy group in Washington, D.C., said she and other leaders immediately began to consider ways to […]
Posted inNational, Practical Politics
The politics of never giving up
Though the racial riots which occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Black Greenwood District right after Memorial Day in 1921 have been studied, exasperated and prayed over, and even included in 21st […]