Federal Government
Former President Trump faces another indictment
Former President Donald Trump said he will be indicted for not turning over highly classified documents when he left office on January 20, 2021, said Jack Smith, Special Council to the Justice Department’s investigation of Trump. Trump said last night he is expected to report at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the U.S. Justice Department in…
Read MoreCornel West dives into the presidential race
Cornel West, a progressive activist, and scholar, announced a bid for the White House on the same day former Vice President Mike Pence announced that he is running for the Republican nomination for president against his old boss former President Donald Trump. “I am running for truth and justice as a presidential candidate for the…
Read MoreCuban woman is behind book bans in Florida schools
A Black Cuban woman who complained about Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem for President Joseph Biden, causing it to be banned by the Bob Graham education center in Miami Lakes, Florida, was reported to have ties to the Proud Boys. The woman was identified as Daily Salinas. She was born in Cuba and her first language…
Read MoreRepublican U.S. Senator Tim Scott is running
Tim Scott, the lone Black Republican in the U.S. Senate, is seeking the 2024 presidential nomination, according to a filing with the U.S. election regulator on Friday. He represents South Carolina. But Scott needs to drop his colorblindness and appeal directly to Black men who are increasingly attracted to the conservative movement, said Felecia Killings,…
Read MoreRachael Rollins resigns as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts
Rachael Splaine Rollins, the first Black woman to be named U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, resigned in the wake of an ethics probe. She was accused of giving a reporter non-public information and getting 30 free tickets to Boston Celtics games and getting free tickets to boxing matches. In a letter to President Joe Biden, Rollins thanked the…
Read MoreJoe Biden selects a fighter pilot as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Joe Biden has named Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Quinton Brown Jr., a Black Airforce fighter pilot as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs Staff. He will succeed American General Mark Milley, according to multiple reports. General Milley is scheduled to retire in October. If confirmed by the Senate, Brown would become the…
Read MoreBlack men line up to run for president
Black men have either launched bids to become president or are considering it. U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R. South Carolina), Larry Elder, a conservative radio host, and rapper Joseph Afroman Foreman have either announced they are running for U. S. president or they are exploring the possibility of getting into the mix. Sen. Scott has…
Read MoreCongressman Jim Jordan will hold a hearing attacking Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg about crime in New York City
Congressman Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, is scheduled to hold a hearing Monday in New York City concerning what he calls Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s anti-crime policies, which he claims have led to increased violent crime for New York City’s residents. In reality, however, there has been a drop year-over-year in crime in the Big Apple. The…
Read MoreI wonder what the poor people are doing?
Pro Publica published a report Thursday that Supreme Court Justice Thomas took luxury trips on a private jet and a yacht owned by a billionaire friend. Clarence Thomas said Friday that he did not disclose luxury travel paid for by a Republican donor because he was advised at the time that he did not have to…
Read MoreBlack History Hero: A Black civil war veteran, who later became a police officer, arrested President Ulysses S. Grant for speeding
While the nation and much of the world wait to see if former President Donald Trump is indicted, he won’t be the first President arrested and charged with a crime while still in office. That dubious honor belongs to Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, who served from 1869 to 1877. He was…
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