December - 2022

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House Oversight Committee’s Revelations are Merely the Tip of Trump’s Iceberg of Graft

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A Washington Post investigation found that Trump’s company raked in at least $2.5 million in taxpayer money and $5.6 million in campaign funds during his presidency, — an incomplete accounting, as several federal agencies refused to turn over records to the Post. The Trumps’ illicit taxpayer-funded windfall included exorbitant overcharges like $2,600 per night for a house at Mar-a-Lago, $50 per palm for decorative palm trees, $7,700 for a catered dinner for 30

Changing the World Through Inspiration Using Politics and Music

PEEKSKILL, NY -- Former Mayor of Peekskill, New York, Andre’ Rainey, is now on the road to change the world through inspiration using politics and music. Few things are more inspirational than positive, powerful music and these artists have come together to change the world through music. “There’s a song for every emotion and experience in life, why not make more positive emotions and life experiences?” Next spring, Noo Moves Entertainment is hosting the second Inspire to Cha

Brittney Griner Freed!

After 294 days in Russian custody, including the past several weeks in a dreaded and dangerous penal colony, WNBA star Brittney Griner is free. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Griner’s wife at the White House, where they spoke with the basketball player on the telephone. “She’s safe. She’s on a plane. She is on her way home,” Biden declared. The Biden administration secured Griner’s release after agreeing to a one-for-one prisoner swap that saw t

Rep. Jones Applauds Historic Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY), a leading member of the House Judiciary Committee, applauded the passage of the historic Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that formally repeals the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act and compels the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages performed under state law. The Respect for Marriage Act also codifies the right to interracial marriage. Rep. Jones joined Rep. Jerry Nadler in introduc

Andrea Stewart-Cousins Unanimously Re-elected as Senate President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader

(ALBANY, NY) -- December 7, 2022 -- Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins was unanimously re-elected by her Democratic Conference colleagues as Senate President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader. Senator Stewart-Cousins has served as Leader of the Senate Democratic Conference since December 2012, and was the first woman and African-American woman to be elected as a Conference Leader in New York State history. Under her leadership, for the first time in New York State h

Rep. Jones, Colleagues Demand Transparency and Higher Ethical Standards for Supreme Court Justices

Washington, DC — Last week, U.S. Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY), along with his colleagues, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Hank Johnson (D-GA) and David Cicilline (D-RI), sent a letter to Democratic Congressional leadership urging them to include the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act in upcoming must-pass legislation before the end of the 117th Congress. The SCERT Act would establish crucial ethical standards for Supreme

What Must Be Done with White Reconstruction

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Unlike one hundred years ago, we know what’s coming and what we can do to stop such actions. We know that from the increase in hate crimes and racism, much of it fueled by the actions of our former President, that racism on the part of conservative and right-wing whites is fear of the “browning” of America. While many are watching 47 out of the 50 States propose and enact Voter Suppression Laws, the question becomes one of what can we as individuals do to coun

Ben Crump Brings TheGrio Awards Crowd to Its Feet in Dr. King-Inspired Acceptance Speech

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Byron Allen’s inaugural TheGrio Awards honored comedian Dave Chappelle with the Cultural Icon Award, Allyson Felix with the Sports Icon Award, and Patti LaBelle with the Music Icon Award. And while trailblazers like Tyler Perry and Jennifer Hudson also received honors, the recently televised awards spotlighted the work of “America’s Black Attorney General.” Ben Crump, the renowned civil rights att

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