The Supreme Court convened a special Thursday morning session to examine the scope of nationwide injunctions that have prevented the Trump administration from implementing its policy to deny automatic citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants and foreign visitors on American soil. This critical hearing represents the first time justices are considering arguments related to...
Adriana Smith lay in an Atlanta hospital bed on life support for more than three months after suffering multiple blood clots in her brain, rendering her brain dead. She is also pregnant, with several more weeks to go. Her grieving family members say she’s being kept alive only to give birth, and claim they’ve been...
A couple in Oakland, California, has won a legal victory over an appraiser and lender who undervalued their home by $254,000 during a refinance, which the state determined was due to racial bias. As the result of a settlement overseen by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD), Ronald and Dominique Curtis received $75,000 from appraiser...
In a development that has stunned literary circles and political observers alike, President Donald Trump has terminated Dr. Carla Hayden from her position as the Librarian of Congress. This abrupt dismissal represents more than a staffing change—it signals a pivotal shift in the relationship between political power and one of America’s premier knowledge institutions. The...
As Malcolm X’s 100th birthday approaches next Monday, Black advocates are seeking to uplift his mother’s legacy through a pilgrimage aimed at connecting and edifying the global African Diaspora. The prominent figure in African American history was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19, 1925. He was assassinated in February 1965 at 39 years old....
When Janelle Bynum won her congressional race in November 2024, becoming the first Black woman to represent Oregon in Congress, she wasn’t just making history. She was validating a training methodology that has quietly revolutionized how Democratic women prepare for political office. Bynum is one of three recent Emerge program graduates to reach Congress, all...