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Digital Brief: Tuesday, Jan. 17 (A.M.) Digital Brief: Tuesday, Jan. 17 (A.M.) 02:20 HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) — Former Pennsylvania State Representative Austin Davis was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor early Tuesday afternoon. Davis’ election to the righthand of the governor marks a significant benchmark in political history. He is now Pennsylvania’s first Black lieutenant […]
Pamela Price, Alameda County’s first Black district attorney, officially started work Tuesday. In her first day on the job, Price talked about some of the big goals she has in mind. “That we are able to deal with our mental health crisis, that we are able to provide alternatives to incarceration for young people or […]
WASHINGTON D.C. (WANE) — On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) was sworn in for a second term in the United States Senate. Young currently serves on the U.S. Senate Committees on Finance; Foreign Relations; Commerce, Science & Transportation; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reminder: New turn signal law in effect in Indiana “It is […]
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz pledged Monday to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history as he took the oath of office for his second term. Minnesota has a “historic opportunity” with its $17.6 billion projected budget surplus to become the best state in the country for children and families, the former teacher […]
EARLE, Ark. — The youngest elected Black mayor in the U.S. officially took office Sunday, new Earle, Arkansas, Mayor Jaylen Smith announced on social media. The City of Earle elected the 18-year-old to be the next mayor in a run-off election on Dec. 6. Smith thanked his supporters for their efforts. He graduated high school […]
CNN — Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president for the third time on Sunday, as threats of violence loomed from supporters of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.
But diversity and inclusion too was a big part of today’s inauguration. With Mr Bolsonaro abandoning his final official duty of passing on the presidential sash, it was left to Eni Souza, a rubbish picker, to do the honours. And standing next to Lula was an indigenous leader, a black boy and a disabled influencer. […]
Lula sworn in as Brazil president as Bolsonaro flies to US BBC Source link
Lula to be sworn in as Brazil president as Bolsonaro flies to US BBC Source link
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Karen Bass was sworn in as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles Sunday in a historic inauguration at the Microsoft Theater, becoming the first woman and second Black person to lead the city. Bass was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, a former California senator and the first woman […]