Corporations forced to take sides in voting rights battle
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Battle-lines are being drawn across the country between those who oppose the voter suppression tactics exemplified by
By Elisha Brown Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — The historic Democratic wins in the U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia this past January and the state’s flip to blue during the ... Biden nominates three Black women for Federal Court of Appeals
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Remember these names: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Tiffany Cunningham, and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi. These are President Joseph Biden’s first three nominations for the federal ... SCLC wants President Joe Biden to use executive order to restore the gutted 1965 Voting Rights Act with expansion
(Special from The Atlanta Voice) — The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) called on President Joe Biden to use an executive order to restore Section 4 and Section 5 of ... The American Rescue Plan and your taxes: What you need to know
By Jenny Manrique Contributing Writer THE IRS HAS EXTENDED THE DEADLINE FOR FILING TAX RETURNS UNTIL MAY 17. THE CHILD TAX CREDIT WILL BE ISSUED STARTING THIS SUMMER AND A PORTION OF ... St. Louis elects Tishaura Jones as city’s first Black female mayor
By Stacy M.Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA) — Tishaura Jones began her political career in 2002 as an appointed Democratic Committeewoman of St. Louis’ 8th Ward. Report: Children of Color are 71 percent of those that live in poverty
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is Part I of a series of articles that will delve into the information provided by the Children’s Defense Fund’s report: “The State ... CDC’s eviction moratorium extended through June 30
By Jarvis DeBerry Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the extension of an eviction moratorium that it first announced in September during President Donald Trump’s administration ... Defendants whose non-unanimous convictions were tossed take plea deals on lesser charges
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens Over a dozen people who recently had their convictions based on non-unanimous jury verdicts vacated by Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams office last month ...
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