Who is Rep. Senfronia Thompson, a member of the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting
Now serving her 50th year in the Texas Legislature, Thompson is the longest-serving woman and African American in Texas legislative...
William ‘Bill’ Clay Sr, Missouri’s first Black congressman dies at 94
William "Bill" Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black member of Congress and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, served...
Emory University study uses AI to reveal genetic and biological factors behind endometrial cancer disparities in Black women
Led by Emory’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, the study represents one of the most comprehensive AI-based investigations into...
Federal court to consider return of preclearance oversight to Alabama’s voting map
A three-judge federal panel will hear arguments on July 29, 2025, to determine whether Alabama should be reinstituted under the...
Justice Jackson warns limiting nationwide injunctions threatens separation of powers
Trump v. CASA, sparked a rare and impassioned dissent from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who warned that the ruling greenlights...
WWII USS Utah survivor Clark Simmons’ 1998 Pearl Harbor interview removed from National Park Service website
A significant excerpt from an oral history interview with Clark Simmons, a survivor of the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack aboard...
What was the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion? The unsung Black soldiers who protected D-Day’s skies
When Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, a little-known but highly specialized all-Black U.S. Army...
Federal court won’t revisit ruling that weakens the Voting Rights Act in 7 states
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to revisit a decision that bars private individuals and groups from...
Hakeem Jeffries sets record for longest House floor speech to delay vote on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’; sweeping tax, spending and policy bill passes final vote
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made history Thursday, July 3rd, by delivering the longest speech ever on the House floor.
Tarrant County hires law firm to defend redistricting map
Tarrant County commissioners have approved a $250,000 contract with the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) to defend the county's recently...
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