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Charles Rangel Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHere’s a look at the life of former US Congressman Charles Rangel, who represented New York from 1971 to 2017. Personal Birth date: June 11, 1930 Birth place: New York, New York (Harlem) Birth ...
6 Afro Latino Politicians Making An Impact In America
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Hispanic Heritage Month ends this weekend, it’s important to recognize the specific contributions...
Thank You For Your Service: Cheers To These Black Celeb Veterans On 75th Anniversary of the...
The Root via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOn this day in 1948, former President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order to desegregate...
Barbara Jordan was one of the first Black and LGBTQ women in Congress, but her relationship was kept...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBarbara Jordan.File/AP Barbara Jordan was one of the first Black and LGBTQ women in Congress,...
From Otto Warmbier to Kenneth Bae: The US nationals arrested by North Korea
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoUS soldier Travis King was detained in North Korea on Tuesday (18 July) after crossing into the...
Why it’s so rare for Congress to expel a member
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt almost seems to be harder to get kicked out of Congress than it is to get elected in the first place. There’s been no shortage of scoundrels elected...
Op/Ed: Better protocols needed to keep classified documents out of the wrong house
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter classified documents were found in former Vice President Mike Pence’s residence, President Joe...
Today Marks 25 Years Since Unarmed Black Man Amadou Diallo Was Killed By 4 NYPD Officers
People via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAmadou Diallo was shot and killed by four officers from the NYPD's Street Crime Unit on Feb. 4,...
Dems Chant ‘Shame!’ as House Censures Schiff Over Trump Inquiries
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJonathan Ernst/ReutersThe Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)...
Harry Belafonte dead at 96: Oprah Winfrey, Mayor Adams and more pay tribute
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEntertainers, civil rights leaders and friends of Harry Belafonte paid tribute after his death Tuesday, with many remembering the artist and activist as a pioneer and hero. Belafonte, a Harlem ...