Texas Governor, Greg Abbott signed legislation on this past Tuesday outlining how state schools can teach students about race and racism and forbidding schools from teaching that individuals bear responsibilities for actions committed by people in the past because of their race. Follow The Russ Parr Show on Twitter and Instagram and On Facebook Too! The bill that […]
Now that Juneteenth is being recognized nationally, here are some ways to celebrate over the weekend.
1. Juneteenth is Now a Federal Holiday What You Need To Know: As African Americans and allies in this country prepare to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation Tuesday to make the day a federal holiday and recognize the emancipation of formerly enslaved African Americans. 2. Despite Dim Odds, Democrats Nationwide […]
A long and overdue piece of legislation passed through the House on Wednesday, formally classifying lynching as a federal hate crime. The bill is named in honor of the 14-year-old black teenager who was brutally murdered by a white mob in Mississippi in 1955. Emmett Till’s uneventful death was one of the watershed moments marking the beginning of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, Congress has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law. The bill, introduced by Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush and named after Till, comes 120 years after Congress first considered anti-lynching legislation and after dozens of similar efforts were defeated. […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Victims of imprisoned former sports doctor Larry Nassar helped unveil what they described Monday as a sweeping rewrite of Michigan laws related to childhood sexual abuse, saying the changes would ease the ability to stop abuse and bring justice to survivors. Included in the bipartisan 10-bill package is a proposal to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Buffeted by seething differences, members of a key House panel are digging into work on the sweeping GOP tax plan that President Donald Trump and Republicans are counting on to protect their majorities in elections a year from now. The Ways and Means Committee started debating the proposed legislation on Monday with […]
We knew people were glad to see LeBron come back home but this…this is doing a whole lot! According to ESPN.com, Ohio State Rep. Bill…
The annual Congressional Black Caucus weekend is this weekend and that means that there’s a lot going on. Although it’s become Known as one of the biggest Black events on the annual social calendar , there is a serious side to the gathering. Congresswomen Marcia Fudge, who represents Ohio’s 11th district, says that this year […]
