www.latimes.com
By JAZMINE ULLOA and TARYN LUNA
As a second partial government shutdown looms in Washington over border discussions, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday will order the removal of roughly 360 National Guard members from California’s southern boundary with Mexico, repudiating President Trump’s characterization...
By Fred L. Jones, Jr.
Eagle Staff Writer
fjones@theoklahomaeagle.net
The 19th Annual Player Networking Event™ (PNE 2019) took place Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Terminus 100 Building in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Ga., PNE, a jointly administered event with the NFL Alumni Association,...
www.thegrio.com
By Cortney Wills
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Victoria Rowell on the untimely death of ‘Young and the Restless’ co-star, Kristoff St. John, blasts soap execs for racism: ‘They could have done better by him
The world is still reeling from the tragic loss of actor, Kristoff St....
www.newsone.com
Written By Nigel Roberts
McNair refused to allow the Jim Crow South to limit his ambitions.
The nation paused on Monday to remember the ill-fated space shuttle Challenger mission in 1986, including pioneering African-American astronaut Ronald McNair, who overcame racism of the Jim Crow...
www.msmagazine.com
By The Team
This post is excerpted from the latest issue of Ms.—our inauguration special, which introduces the new feminists in office. many of whom were sworn in today.
To meet more new feminists in town and read more from this feature, click here.
To read...
www.blackbusiness.org
Patricia Williams and her daughters, Nicole Enearu and Kerri Harper-Howie, have built an empire of McDonald’s franchises in the Los Angeles, California area. Combined, they employ more than 700 people in the community and generate annual revenues of almost...
www.thevox.com
By Li Zhouli@vox.com
It’s officially day 18 of the partial government shutdown — and its effects are becoming increasingly apparent.
The December 21 deadline for funding a portion of the government, including the State Department, the Justice Department, the Transportation Department, the...
www.essence.com
By BREANNA EDWARDS
Cyntoia Brown will be released on parole supervision on Aug. 7, 2019, after serving 15 years in prison.
Finally, there will be some justice for Cyntoia Brown, who has served 15 years in prison for killing a man who...
www.time.com
By LISA MASCARO
The 116th Congress gaveled into session Thursday swathed in history, returning the first woman to the House speaker’s office and ushering in a diverse class of Democratic freshmen ready to confront President Donald Trump in a new era...
www.cbsnews.com
BY CAITLIN O'KANE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgP7Ss2qlBE
Former first lady Michelle Obama has been named America's most admired woman of 2018, according to a Gallup poll. This is the first time in 17 years that someone other than Hillary Clinton was at the top of...
