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Senate Majority Continues Work to Make Voting As Accessible As Possible
Jan 22, 2023
In the Community: From the Office of Senator Samra Brouk Senator Samra Brouk has voted with the Senate Majority to pass a slate of voting...
Economic Guidance From Prof. James Clingman
Jan 13, 2023
Op-ed by A. Peter Bailey It is not an exaggeration to say that day by day, week by week, month by month and year by year most Black...
Mayor Malik Evans Renders His End-of-the-Year Review After First Year in Office
Jan 09, 2023
By Staff Happy New Year! As we march into 2023, many are reflecting on the past years triumphs and maybe even the troubles that may have...

Senator Brouk Sworn-In to
Second Term
Jan 09, 2023
Brouk Retains Position as Chair of Mental Health Committee In the Community: From the office of Senator Samra Brouk Huge congratulations...
The New Look of the U.S. Supreme Court – 233 Years in the Making
Dec 26, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson Follows in the Footsteps of Thurgood Marshall By D. Kevin McNeir African-Americans, women in particular, joined in...
Challenges Maryland’s First Black Governor Overcame Inspired His Mission To Combat Poverty And Racism
Dec 18, 2022
Op-ed by Marc H. Morial “A campaign based on championing equal opportunity, compassion for the incarcerated, education for all...
Sen. Warnock’s Victory Is a Win for Georgia and America
Dec 15, 2022
By Ben Jealous If you haven’t watched Sen. Raphael Warnock’s speech on the night of his reelection in Georgia on December 6, stop...
Democrats Must Learn to Dance with African-Americans, Young People
Dec 15, 2022
By Jesse Jackson Dance with the one that brung you,” goes the old saying. Democrats would be wise to absorb its wisdom. In the last...
We Are at a Dangerous Milestone
Dec 14, 2022
By Rev. Jesse Jackson Last week, Donald Trump finally crossed the Rubicon. That is, he took to his social media platform and, for the first...
Warnock Wins Georgia, Brings U. S. Senate Democrats to Powerful New Majority
Dec 07, 2022
By Hazel Trice Edney Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) has won re-election to the U. S. Senate, solidifying a clear Democratic majority in the...