Figures, Sewell introduce bill to block sale of federally owned landmarks on National Register
U.S. Representatives Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) have introduced the Civil Rights Landmarks...
Montgomery Bus Station, home to the Freedom Rides Museum, listed for sale among hundreds of properties in DOGE reductions
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, expressed relief on Wednesday after the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)...
D.C. begins reconstructing ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’ near White House
Washington, D.C., began removing Black Lives Matter Plaza on Monday, just days after Mayor Muriel Bowser...
How many homeless people are in the US?
n 2024, over 240,000 homeless individuals—31.6% of the total homeless population—identified as Black, African American, or...
Who is Telita Crosland, former head of the US Military Health Agency
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, who has served as the director of the Defense Health...
What is Bloody Sunday?
In 1965, at the height of the modern civil rights movement, activists organized a march for...
Telita Crosland, head of the US Military Health Agency resigns
Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, who leads the U.S. military’s health agency and is among the most...
What does a censure mean in the US Congress?
One of the disciplinary measures the Senate has historically used against its members is censure, sometimes...
New North Portland development aims to repair harms of urban renewal
A long-vacant area at the intersection of North Russell Street and North Williams Avenue in Portland,...
Fact-checking President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress
President Donald Trump recapped six weeks of efforts to cut the federal workforce, reorganize the economy,...
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