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Vice President Kamala Harris Becomes The First Woman To Deliver The Commencement Speech At The Naval Academy

Vice President Kamala Harris had made history this week. The former U.S. Senator has become the first woman to deliver the commencement speech at the U.S. Naval Academy. During her…

House Reintroduces Bill Aimed At Decriminalizing Cannabis

Members of the United States House of Representatives have reintroduced a bill aimed at decriminalizing marijuana. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 looks to eliminate criminal penalties,…

Department Of Justice Asks Judge To Dismiss Charges Against Donald Trump For Lafayette Square Clearing

The United States Department of Justice has requested that a federal judge dismiss charges against former President Donald Trump and former Attorney General Anthony Barr for dispersing a crowd of…

Robin Ransom Becomes First Black Woman To Serve On Missouri Supreme Court

Judge Robin Ransom been appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court. With this promotion, she will become the first Black woman to serve on the state’s highest court. “As the daughter…

Kristen Clarke Becomes First Black Woman To Lead The Department Of Justice’s Civil Rights Division

Black women have been making history on Capitol Hill this year. Things got off to a fast start in January when Kamala Harris became the first Black woman to be…

Karine Jean-Pierre Becomes The First Openly Gay Black Woman To Lead A White House Press Briefing

Karine Jean-Pierre has made Black history and it ain’t even February. Yesterday, the former political commentator made history as the first openly gay Black woman to lead a White House…

Barack Obama, Kerry Washington, Jamal Crawford And More Remember The One-Year Anniversary Of George Floyd’s Death

One year ago today, society erupted in a way that it has not done so in decades. Centuries of injustice and state violence culminated in the successive deaths of Ahmaud…

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