Evanston, Illinois, has become the first city in the United States to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery. The Chicago suburb’s City Council voted 8 to 1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible Black households, with qualifying residents receiving $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property.
As workers in Bessemer, Alabama, continue to vote on whether to establish the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States, we speak with actor and activist Danny Glover, who recently joined organizers on the ground to push for a yes vote. “This election is a statement,” says Glover, one of the most high-profile supporters of the closely watched union drive. Nearly 6,000 workers, most of them Black, have until March 29 to return their ballots.
Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp has signed a sweeping elections bill that civil rights groups are blasting as the worst voter suppression legislation since the Jim Crow era. The bill grants broad power to state officials to take control of election management from local and county election boards.
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis enters its seventh year in Yemen, we look at the toll of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led air war. A new report by the Yemen Data Project summarizing the impact of air raids over the past six years finds the bombing campaign has killed almost 1,500 civilians every year on average, a quarter of them children. Journalist Iona Craig, who heads up the Yemen Data Project, says there have been almost 23,000 air raids since the war began in 2015.
“It’s heartbreaking,” the second son told Maria Bartiromo. “I know how much time and effort my father put into the job.
“Do you miss me yet?” the self-absorbed former president asked, instead of talking about the happy couple.
Julia Letlow was elected to the seat that was left empty when her husband died from the coronavirus.
“If there’s a natural disaster in South Carolina where the cops can’t protect my neighborhood, my house will be the last one that the gang will come to,” he said.
Many in the party see stimulus checks, an infrastructure plan, and tax hikes on the rich as key to winning working-class votes.
Evanston, Illinois, has become the first city in the United States to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery. The Chicago suburb’s City Council voted 8 to 1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible Black households, with qualifying residents receiving $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property.
As workers in Bessemer, Alabama, continue to vote on whether to establish the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States, we speak with actor and activist Danny Glover, who recently joined organizers on the ground to push for a yes vote. “This election is a statement,” says Glover, one of the most high-profile supporters of the closely watched union drive. Nearly 6,000 workers, most of them Black, have until March 29 to return their ballots.
Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp has signed a sweeping elections bill that civil rights groups are blasting as the worst voter suppression legislation since the Jim Crow era. The bill grants broad power to state officials to take control of election management from local and county election boards.
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis enters its seventh year in Yemen, we look at the toll of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led air war. A new report by the Yemen Data Project summarizing the impact of air raids over the past six years finds the bombing campaign has killed almost 1,500 civilians every year on average, a quarter of them children. Journalist Iona Craig, who heads up the Yemen Data Project, says there have been almost 23,000 air raids since the war began in 2015.
The law strips Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger of his role as chief elections officer.
Yes, McCain should lose her job to make “The View” better and more diverse, because her only talent is benefiting from nepotism, Cross snapped.
Cruz’s recent images from his tour of the U.S.-Mexico border are a deflection as he ignores more pressing issues in his own state, O’Rourke said.
If at first you don’t succeed…
“This is Jim Crow in the 21st Century,” Joe Biden said about the law that Georgia’s governor signed on Thursday.
How do I determine if my child is ready for school?
As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis enters its seventh year in Yemen, we look at the toll of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led air war. A new report by the Yemen Data Project summarizing the impact of air raids over the past six years finds the bombing campaign has killed almost 1,500 civilians every year on average, a quarter of them children. Journalist Iona Craig, who heads up the Yemen Data Project, says there have been almost 23,000 air raids since the war began in 2015.
The company largely stood by as Georgia passed one of the biggest crackdowns on voting rights in recent history.
The company largely stood by as Georgia passed one of the biggest crackdowns on voting rights in recent history.
“Has the president taken questions from you since he came into office, yes or no?” Psaki presses the reporter when he complains he wasn’t called on.
“Has the president taken questions from you since he came into office, yes or no?” Psaki presses the reporter when he complains he wasn’t called on.
“What we have witnessed today is a desperate attempt to lock out and squeeze the people out of their own democracy,” said the senator, who is Cannon’s pastor.
“What we have witnessed today is a desperate attempt to lock out and squeeze the people out of their own democracy,” said the senator, who is Cannon’s pastor.
The law is expected to severely restrict voting access in the state and will disproportionately affect Black voters.
The law is expected to severely restrict voting access in the state and will disproportionately affect Black voters.
The Texas senator said he was on the banks of the Rio Grande, watching human traffickers on the opposite side.
The Texas senator said he was on the banks of the Rio Grande, watching human traffickers on the opposite side.