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Lawmakers seek to end slavery for the incarcerated, which is legal in most states
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have offered...
Lawmakers Use Juneteenth As A Platform To Close the Constitution's Slavery loophole
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCongressional leaders like Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) utilized the...
Congresswoman Nikema Williams Proposes New Grant Intended To Help Entrepreneurs From HBCUs
Blavity via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBlack entrepreneurs often face significant hurdles to starting new businesses, but Congress may make...
Democrat offers resolution marking Atlanta race massacre — 116 years ago today
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) on Thursday offered a House resolution calling on Congress to condemn...
Georgia federal lawmakers backing Benton MacKaye Trail as new National Scenic Trail
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoU.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., introduced legislation Thursday to...
What's the latest on a White House visit for the national champion Georgia football team?
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Georgia football team didn’t visit the White House after its 2021 national championship season....
Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe House comfortably passed the bipartisan bill to raise the debt ceiling until January 2025 and...
50 Cent says he sees Black men ‘identifying’ with Trump in upcoming election
The Hill via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoRapper 50 Cent said he sees Black men “identifying” with former President Trump in November’s...
Obama to rally Friday with Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams in Atlanta
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoATLANTA — Former President Barack Obama is set to headline a rally Friday for Sen. Raphael Warnock,...
New bill aims to help fund Black student entrepreneurs
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe legislation would create a program within the SBA to allow higher education institutions that...