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Jackson Makes History
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history becoming the first Black woman to be confirmed to serve upon the Supreme Court.
Virtual Will on the Hill
Members of Congress Head Back to Ye Olde England for a Good Cause: Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Will on the Hill Fundraiser Pay-what-you-will pricing benefits arts education programming On Monday, June 7, Members of Congress and distinguished Washington influencers from both sides of the aisle will travel back to Shakespeare’s day for one evening only! This year’s […]
BET’s New Documentary
Illustration by Kaelen Felix BET PRESENTS NEW ORIGINAL GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENTARY “SMOKE: MARIJUANA + BLACK AMERICA” EXECUTIVE PRODUCED AND NARRATED BY MULTI-PLATINUM RAPPER AND ENTREPRENEURNASIR “NAS” JONES The Two-Hour Original Documentary Explores Black America’s Complex Relationship with Marijuana and the Current Fight to Reap the Benefits of Legalization. “SMOKE” Will PremiereWednesday, November 18 at 10 PM […]
Nina Turner Launches New Firm
Nina Turner Launches National Public Affairs Firm To Advance Progressive Issues Nina Turner, former Ohio State Senator and Co-Chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, announced today she has launched a new firm designed to bring a progressive voice to America’s public affairs arena. Turner’s new firm, Amare Public Affairs, will work with anyone, and […]
Controversy Over Monument Defacings
By Eamonn Burke As the reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice in the United States continues, so does the demand for a change in how we view and represent our racist history. One target of such criticism has been statues of American “heroes” who were known to have owned slaves or were part of […]
TRIGGER WARNING: New Kavanaugh Video
***WARNING: This video is a dramatization of alleged events. It contains violent images that may be disturbing to some viewers. Caution is strongly advised.*** WATCH THE AGENDA PROJECT’S NEW VIDEO: TRIGGER WARNING The Agenda Project released a new video featuring a dramatization of the alleged attempted rape several years ago by Supreme Court nominee Brett […]
Influential Women at Wellesley
This January, Wellesley College will host several of the world’s most influential women, including Sally Yates, Wendy Sherman, Andrea Mitchell, Katharine H.S. Moon, and Madeleine Albright herself, as part of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs ninth annual Wintersession, a three-week intensive program at Wellesley that educates the next generation of women leaders. Highlighted Events […]
VICE News + Donald Trump
As the GOP is recruiting candidates ahead of the 2018 midterms, most of the potential candidates for Senate look more like the 16 other Republicans in last year’s presidential primary than the populist anomaly who took the White House. On ViceNews.com, Alex Thompson examines how the GOP is looking for more conventional Republicans and is […]