NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today applauded U.S. President Joe Biden’s new federal regulations to crack down on ghost guns. These regulations are significant steps in addressing gun violence that is plaguing communities across New York and the country, and Attorney General James previously called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to regulate ghost guns under federal law. “Dangerous ghost guns exist for only one purpose — to put guns into the hands

“The lessons of history are clear: when elected officials have to take a stand, when they have to go on record and show the American people where they are on the issues, then the right side of history ultimately prevails. I believe the same will hold true in this fight to protect our Democracy. The forces that oppose democracy today are strong, but as we’ve seen in recent history, the resolve of the American people is stronger.” – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, 2022 St

For the first time since he left office on January 20, 2017, former President Barack Obama plans a triumphant return to the White House to promote and recognize the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The occasion marks Obama’s first appearance in Washington since the inauguration of his former Vice President, Joe Biden. The nation’s first Black president will join Biden and the country’s first African American vice president, Kamala Harris, at the event to deliver r

COVID-19 is not the only epidemic plaguing America’s Black community today. The respected medical journal, The Lancet, has reported, “The epidemic of amputations among Black communities across the USA is a brutal reminder of the enduring complications of [diabetes] among underserved populations…” Other prestigious publications have characterized this epidemic as an indictment of our health care system. Diabetes is one of the most common causes of amputation because it leads t

On April 7, 2022, at 2:17 p.m. EDT, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the history books, becoming the first Black woman elevated to the U.S. Supreme Court. After arduous and volatile hearings last month, the Democratic-controlled Senate confirmed Jackson by a 53-47 vote. “This is a special day for Black communities and for all Americans and marks the start of a new era for the judicial branch of the United States,” said Spencer Overton, the president of the Joint Center for

ALBANY, NY -- April 10, 2022 -- Hazel N. Dukes, president of the NAACP New York State Conference, was the guest of honor on Sunday, April 10th, at the Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus’ 40th Annual Legislative Breakfast at the Hilton Albany in Downtown Albany, New York. Dr. Dukes was also celebrating her 90th birthday and was taken aback by the standing ovation of 200 guests who sang two separate renditions of “Happy Birthday,” and a large cake wishing her many mo