historic
Page: 3
Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton will face off at the U.S. Open quarterfinals Tuesday, marking the first time in 15 years that two Black American men will play in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The world’s largest tennis venue is named after the barrier-breaking player who reached the No. 1 rank in the world and became the […]
Since day one, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have treated climate change as the existential threat of our time. After spearheading the most significant climate action in history at home and leading efforts to tackle the climate crisis abroad, the United States heads into the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference […]
Jennifer Ouellette reports via Ars Technica: Back in 2012, a crowdfunding effort on Indigogo successfully raised the funds necessary to purchase the Wardenclyffe Tower site on Long Island, New York, where Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla once tried to build an ambitious wireless transmission station. The goal was to raise additional funds to build a $20 […]
Ava Ziegler pulled off arguably the wildest breakthrough victory by a U.S. figure skater in Grand Prix Series history on Saturday. Ziegler, a 17-year-old from New Jersey, jumped from fifth after Friday’s short program to win the free skate and the title at NHK Trophy in Japan by a mere 1.77 points over countrywoman Lindsay […]
The U.S. Congress is currently considering the 2024 federal budget, plus a supplemental budget request for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and the U.S.-Mexico border. In exchange for approval—especially for the $106 billion supplemental request—legislators from the Republican Party, which controls the House of Representatives and 49 of 100 Senate seats, are demanding changes […]
“Katastrofa. Katastrofa.” A man named Piotr repeats this like a mantra. On a warm fall evening in Tijuana, he’s the first in a long line to request asylum in the U.S. “Katastrofa,” he says again, on the verge of tears. It’s the Russian word for catastrophe. Piotr, a middle-aged man who requested that his last […]
Nearly $400 billion in funding and over 40,000 projects across 4,500 communities announced across the country through Bidenomics and President Biden’s Investing in America agenda Two years ago, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – a once-in-a-generation investment in America’s infrastructure and competitiveness. Since then, the Biden-Harris Administration has been breaking ground on projects […]
NAACP Climate & Environmental Justice Director: “Together, we will continue to craft innovative solutions that reach those most in need while shaping a more equitable, resilient, and hopeful future for all.” As the 2023 hurricane season comes to a close, the nation’s preeminent civil rights organization has announced its partnership with the American Red Cross. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2023 Contact: Alicia Mercedes, amercedes@naacpnet.org WASHINGTON – As the 2023 hurricane season comes to a close, the nation’s preeminent civil rights organization has announced its partnership with the American Red Cross. This historic collaboration is geared toward building greater awareness around, and increasing disaster resilience with a focus on centering […]
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission recently accomplished a historic feat by successfully landing a capsule containing rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu. The capsule was landed in a targeted area of the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range near Salt Lake City. (Photo credits:NASA/Keegan Barber). The goal of this mission is to help scientists […]