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WASHINGTON — If foreign leaders have learned anything about Donald Trump’s presidency, it may be that they’re better off as America’s foe than its friend. So far, Trump has insulted Canada, played hardball with Denmark over the future of Greenland, cowed Colombia into repatriating undocumented immigrants on his terms and threatened to wrest from Panama […]

As a child, 40-year-old Dontal Johnson dreamed of becoming a doctor, but never saw himself represented in the profession. “I had never seen a Black doctor growing up, and one of the crazier things is I never saw a Black doctor until I hit college,” Johnson said. Johnson decided to apply to medical schools in […]

As a child, 40-year-old Dontal Johnson dreamed of becoming a doctor, but never saw himself represented in the profession. “I had never seen a Black doctor growing up, and one of the crazier things is I never saw a Black doctor until I hit college,” Johnson said. Johnson decided to apply to medical schools in […]

Alabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, has pre-filed a bill that would create an alert system dedicated exclusively to missing Black individuals between the ages of 12 to 25. The system, otherwise known as an Ebony Alert, would work exactly like an Amber Alert, according to the bill’s text. With HB19, Givan said she hopes […]

CHICAGO (WLS) — Casey Grant was one of the first Black women to become a flight attendant, and she is still working to get more Black representation in the air. “It was a turbulent time because it was racism. I as I like to say we were fighting our civil rights in the air, because […]

Even as a kid, Dr. Valerie McCray had big questions about systemic issues happening at the top of the U.S. government. Why do people have to be given money to access health care? Why are people turned away from getting the services they need? She continued her questioning throughout her childhood into her career as […]

Dr. Valerie McCray speaks to a gathering of the Posey County Democratic Party recently. Photo provided. Even as a kid, Dr. Valerie McCray had big questions about systemic issues happening at the top of the U.S. government.  Why do people have to be given money to access health care? Why are people turned away from […]

Two conferences in two European cities. Two attempted bans (though only one successful). Two different responses from politicians and the media. All of which tells us something about the state of free speech today. Last Tuesday, Emir Kir, a mayor in Brussels, created international headlines when he tried to ban a National Conservative conference in […]

The top Republican with oversight of foreign affairs will travel to Saudi Arabia next month to push forward a deal to establish ties with Israel and Saudi Arabia that was upended in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he’ll be traveling to […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate is plodding past far-right Republican opposition to helping Ukraine fight Russia, working through the weekend on a $95.3 billion military aid package for Kyiv, Israel and other allies that could be President Joe Biden’s last chance for now to deliver substantial American support. Senators conducted a late-night vote Friday, […]


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